Chess Quote by Stanley Kubrick

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

Chess is a good way to learn, to keep your brain fit and the ego in check, a mental form of your local gymnasium.…

— Peter Abelard

Chess teaches foresight, by having to plan ahead; vigilance, by having to keep watch over the whole chess board; caution, by having to restrain…

— Benjamin Franklin

Chess sharpens the mind, stimulates concentration, improves the memory and promotes visualization.

— Samuel Reshevsky

Chess helps you to concentrate, improve your logic. It teaches you to play by the rules and take responsibility for your actions, how to…

— Garry Kasparov

You sit at the board and suddenly your heart leaps. Your hand trembles to pick up the piece and move it. But what chess…

— Stanley Kubrick

Playing chess has many aspects that can be useful in everyday situations like planning, concentration and combinations. You learn to win but also to…

— Judit Polgar

Once you're a chess player, you spend a lot of time thinking about the game and you can't get it completely out of your…

— Magnus Carlsen

The game of Chess is not merely an idle amusement; several very valuable qualities of the mind are to be acquired and strengthened by…

— Benjamin Franklin

The way you have to think in chess is good for everyday thinking, really, especially for brothers in the urban community who never take…

— Rza

Critical thinking is the most important factor with chess. As it is in life, you need to think before you make decisions.

— Hikaru Nakamura

The essence of Chess is thinking about what Chess is.

— David Bronstein