Chess Quote by Yuri Averbakh

Botvinnik tried to take the mystery out of Chess, always relating it to situations in ordinary life. He used to call chess a typical…

— Garry Kasparov

The legend of the best player of chess has been destroyed.

— Garry Kasparov

By strictly observing Botvinnik's rule regarding the thorough analysis of one's own games, with the years I have come to realize that this provides…

— Garry Kasparov

Chess is ruthless: you've got to be prepared to kill people.

— Nigel Short

Leonard Chess passed, and that was the end of the Chess label for that time.

— Solomon Burke

Fischer Chess play was always razor-sharp, rational and brilliant. One of the best ever

— Dave Regis

There is no doubt that Bronstein's shrewd understanding of chess psychology was crucial to his success. Without it, his impetuous style and technical flaws…

— Pal Benko

Bobby Fischer has an enormous knowledge of chess and his familiarity with the chess literature of the USSR is immense.

— Boris Spassky

The only positive contribution to chess from Fischer in the last 20 years.

— Viktor Korchnoi

In the Soviet Union, for instance, the pressure on the chess stars was immense. When Boris Spassky came home after losing that match, he…

— Liz Garbus

A great chess player always has a very good memory.

— Leonid Shamkovich

The first great chess players, including the world champion, got by perfectly well without constant coaches.

— Anatoly Karpov