Abstraction Quote by Wilhelm Steinitz

I think of myself as playing against the board, and not against my opponent.

— Daniel Naroditsky

That's usually the way I am - I don't care what my opponent can do. I just focus on myself.

— Derrick Lewis

The opponents and I are really one. My strength and skills only half of the equation. The other half is theirs. An opponent is…

— Sadaharu Oh

If you start to focus on your opponent then you see so much quality in your opponents and weaknesses in your own side. You…

— Emmanuel Petit

There are two schools of thought. You can be basic and spend all your time on what your opponents are going to do. Or,…

— Tony Dungy

I never focus on my opponent - I focus more on myself: knowing what my strengths are, where I can take the fight, how…

— Michael Chandler

I'm not an 'opponent.' I don't believe I should be treated as an opponent.

— Mikey Garcia

I don't do anything different for any opponent. I just do me.

— Adrien Broner

I am convinced, the way one plays chess always reflects the player's personality. If something defines his character, then it will also define his…

— Vladimir Kramnik

I don't tend to spend the whole day in the personality of the person I'm playing.

— Olivia Williams

I do not play chess – I fight at chess. Therefore, I willingly combine the tactical with the strategic, the fantastic with the scientific,…

— Alexander Alekhine

When everything on the board is clear it can be so difficult to conceal your thoughts from your opponent.

— David Bronstein