Character Quote by Vladimir Kramnik

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

— Boris Spassky

The way he plays Chess demonstrates a man's whole nature

— Stanley Ellin

The ability to play chess is the sign of a gentleman. The ability to play chess well is the sign of a wasted life.

— Paul Morphy

I used to play a lot of chess and competitive chess and study chess and as you get to the grandmasters and learn their…

— Rainn Wilson

The essence of Chess is thinking about what Chess is.

— David Bronstein

Chess hasn't really influenced my literature. It's true, there's a character in Pigeon Post, an old chess player; but it's more of a wink,…

— Dumitru Tepeneag

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

When you sit down to play a game you should think only about the position, but not about the opponent. Whether chess is regarded…

— Jose Raul Capablanca

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

A character, to be acceptable as more than a chess piece, has to be ignorant of the future, unsure about the past, and not…

— Anthony Burgess

Only he, who penetrates into the depth of the game, can express his personality in it.

— Vladimir Kramnik

I think chess players are not always what you think them to be. Or maybe it's our job to appear serious.

— Anish Giri