Boards Quote by Omar Khayyam

“But helpless Pieces of the Game He plays Upon this chequer-board of Nights and Days Hither and thither moves, and checks and slays”

— Edward FitzGerald

“On nights such as these the gods, as has already been pointed out, play games other than chess with the fates of mortals and…

— Terry Pratchett

“Like they say, the game is chess, it damn sure ain't checkers. Every move I make is so that I can conquer and destroy.”

— Wahida Clark

Woe to he who checkmates his opponents at last, only to discover they have been playing cribbage.

— Jedediah Berry

“It was like playing checkers, only to learn that your opponent was playing chess all along.”

— Barry Lyga

“I'm playing chess while everyone else is playing checkers, that's why I always lose”

— Josh Stern

“and swallows his cares thoughts drift to women and weekends he too soon won't play”

— Kieran Seán Fitzpatrick

“I like to play chess. I moved to a small town, and nobody played chess there, but one guy challenged me to checkers. I…

— Peter Hessler

“The rhythms of the game complemented the lifestyle he preferred.”

— Nicholas Dawidoff

“In games there are rules, but in life the rules keep changing. You could put your bishop out there to mate the other guy’s…

— Kim Stanley Robinson

“Man may feel like a feeble and powerless pawn, at some moment in his life. This apprehension can come out of the blue, in…

— Erik Pevernagie

“Deal me in. If they want to play checkers, we’ll play chess. Fuck them.”

— Dick Lehr