"No Chess Grandmaster is normal; they only differ……" — Viktor Korchnoi

"No Chess Grandmaster is normal; they only differ in the extent of their madness"

— Viktor Korchnoi

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15 Quotes by Viktor Korchnoi

Viktor Korchnoi has 15 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Those who think that it is easy to play chess are mistaken. During a game a player lives on his…
The only positive contribution to chess from Fischer in the last 20 years.
Skeletons of mice are often to be found in coconuts, for it is easier to get in, slim and greedy,…
The aim was simple: to deprive Karpov of his favourite occupation - standing at the board, staring straight at his…
Sometimes I even say that I have surpassed Lasker in using psychology. How? Well, sometimes I use psychology with a…
All obvious moves look dubious in analysis after the game.
The whole life with a wife is like an end game with two bishops of different colors.
The human element, the human flaw and the human nobility - those are the reasons that chess matches are won…
Every time I win a tournament I have to think that there is something wrong with modern chess.
As a rule, the more mistakes there are in a game, the more memorable it remains, because you have suffered…
It is unpleasant for the players, when the organizers arrange for play to take place in the morning. The games…
I don't study; I create.

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More Chess Quotes

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I was a terrible father. The most I ever did for my children was to teach them chess. At least… — David Bailey
My problem with chess was that all my pieces wanted to end the game as soon as possible. — Dave Barry
These young guys are playing checkers. I'm out there playing chess. — Kobe Bryant
A lot of people think international relations is like a game of chess. But it's not a game of chess,… — Madeleine Albright
Chess first of all teaches you to be objective. — Alexander Alekhine
I believe that true beauty of chess is more than enough to satisfy all possible demands. — Alexander Alekhine
I look at improvising as a prolonged game of chess. There's an opening gambit with your pawn in a complex… — Steve Carell
I have always thought you could take the measure of a man by his sports manners - that is to… — Graydon Carter
Chess is as elaborate a waste of human intelligence as you can find outside an advertising agency. — Raymond Chandler
People are governed with the head; kindness of heart is little use in chess. — Nicolas Chamfort
Play the game for more than you can afford to lose... only then will you learn the game. — Winston Churchill
I failed to make the chess team because of my height. — Woody Allen

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