Actuality Quote by Shankarananda

Emotional instability can be one of the factors giving rise to a failure by chess players in important duels. Under the influence of surging…

— Mark Dvoretsky

Chess is thirty to forty percent psychology. You don't have this when you play a computer. I can't confuse it

— Judit Polgar

Chess truly uncovers whether or not someone has imagination and takes initiative.

— Christian Morgenstern

Those who think that it is easy to play chess are mistaken. During a game a player lives on his nerves, and at the…

— Viktor Korchnoi

As a chess player one has to be able to control one's feelings, one has to be as cold as a machine.

— Levon Aronian

The best indicator of a Chess Player's form is his ability to sense the Climax of the game.

— Boris Spassky

Psychology is the most important factor in chess.

— Alexander Alekhine

Chess is mental torture.

— Garry Kasparov

Chess is imagination.

— David Bronstein

Chess teaches you to control the initial excitement you feel when you see something that looks good and it trains you to think objectively…

— Stanley Kubrick

All chess players know what a combination is. Whether one makes it oneself, or is its victim, or reads of it, it stands out…

— Eugene Znosko-Borovsky

Chess is a contributor to net human unhappiness, since the pleasure of victory is greatly exceeded by the pain of defeat.

— William Hartston