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Chess Quotes: "In chess, as in life, a man is his own most dangerous opponent."

In chess, as in life, a man is his own most dangerous opponent.



Chess Quotes: "By some ardent enthusiasts Chess has been elevated into a science or an art. It is neither; but its principal characteristic seems to be - what human nature mostly delights in - a fight."

By some ardent enthusiasts Chess has been elevated into a science or an art. It is neither; but its principal characteristic seems to be - what human nature mostly delights in - a fight.




Chess Quotes: "Excelling at chess has long been considered a symbol of more general intelligence. That is an incorrect assumption in my view, as pleasant as it might be."

Excelling at chess has long been considered a symbol of more general intelligence. That is an incorrect assumption in my view, as pleasant as it might be.



Chess Quotes: "The winner is the one who makes the next-to-last mistake."

The winner is the one who makes the next-to-last mistake.




Chess Quotes: "Chess is as elaborate a waste of human intelligence as you can find outside an advertising agency."

Chess is as elaborate a waste of human intelligence as you can find outside an advertising agency.



Chess Quotes: "Chess makes man wiser and clear-sighted."

Chess makes man wiser and clear-sighted.



Chess Quotes: "Chess960 is healthy and good for your chess. If you get into it and not just move the pieces to achieve known positions it really improves your chess vision."

Chess960 is healthy and good for your chess. If you get into it and not just move the pieces to achieve known positions it really improves your chess vision.




Chess Quotes: "Chess is a very logical game and it is the man who can reason most logically and profoundly in it that ought to win."

Chess is a very logical game and it is the man who can reason most logically and profoundly in it that ought to win.



Chess Quotes: "Chess is intellectual gymnastics."

Chess is intellectual gymnastics.



Chess Quotes: "Alekhine evidently possesses the most remarkable chess memory that has ever existed. It is said that he remembers by heart all the games played by the leading masters during the last 15-20 years."

Alekhine evidently possesses the most remarkable chess memory that has ever existed. It is said that he remembers by heart all the games played by the leading masters during the last 15-20 years.



Chess Quotes: "Chess is eminently and emphatically the philospher's game."

Chess is eminently and emphatically the philospher's game.



Chess Quotes: "I try to help developing junior chess. When I lived in USSR, I got a lot of free help from very good coaches - now I am trying to repay that debt."

I try to help developing junior chess. When I lived in USSR, I got a lot of free help from very good coaches - now I am trying to repay that debt.




Chess Quotes: "During a chess tournament a master must envisage himself as a cross between an ascetic monk and a beast of prey."

During a chess tournament a master must envisage himself as a cross between an ascetic monk and a beast of prey.



Chess Quotes: "Chess helps you to concentrate, improve your logic. It teaches you to play by the rules and take responsibility for your actions, how to problem solve in an uncertain environment."

Chess helps you to concentrate, improve your logic. It teaches you to play by the rules and take responsibility for your actions, how to problem solve in an uncertain environment.



Chess Quotes: "It is not possible to become a great player without having learned how to analyse deeply and accurately."

It is not possible to become a great player without having learned how to analyse deeply and accurately.



Chess Quotes: "You can become a big master in chess only if you see your mistakes and short-comings. Exactly the same as in life itself."

You can become a big master in chess only if you see your mistakes and short-comings. Exactly the same as in life itself.



Chess Quotes: "You know I'm finished with the old chess because it's all just a lot of book and memorization you know."

You know I'm finished with the old chess because it's all just a lot of book and memorization you know.



Chess Quotes: "Chess: It's like alcohol. It's a drug. I have to control it, or it could overwhelm me. I have a regular Monday night game at my home, and I do play a little online."

Chess: It's like alcohol. It's a drug. I have to control it, or it could overwhelm me. I have a regular Monday night game at my home, and I do play a little online.



Chess Quotes: "The ideal in chess can only be a collective image, but in my opinion it is Capablanca who most closely approaches this."

The ideal in chess can only be a collective image, but in my opinion it is Capablanca who most closely approaches this.



Chess Quotes: "The laws of chess do not permit a free choice: you have to move whether you like it or not."

The laws of chess do not permit a free choice: you have to move whether you like it or not.



Chess Quotes: "The good thing in chess is that very often the best moves are the most beautiful ones. The beauty of logic."

The good thing in chess is that very often the best moves are the most beautiful ones. The beauty of logic.



Chess Quotes: "Chess is a beautiful mistress."

Chess is a beautiful mistress.



Chess Quotes: "Every Chess master was once a beginner"

Every Chess master was once a beginner



Chess Quotes: "I'd like to always be romantic in chess. Sadly, this doesn't always work like that."

I'd like to always be romantic in chess. Sadly, this doesn't always work like that.



Chess Quotes: "Even a poor plan is better than no plan at all."

Even a poor plan is better than no plan at all.



Chess Quotes: "Analysis, if it is really carried out with a complete concentration of his powers, forms and completes a chess player."

Analysis, if it is really carried out with a complete concentration of his powers, forms and completes a chess player.



Chess Quotes: "Fischer was a master of clarity and a king of artful positioning. His opponents would see where he was going but were powerless to stop him"

Fischer was a master of clarity and a king of artful positioning. His opponents would see where he was going but were powerless to stop him



Chess Quotes: "Morphy was probably the greatest genius of them all"

Morphy was probably the greatest genius of them all



Chess Quotes: "I don't keep any close friends. I don't keep any secrets. I don't need friends. I just tell everybody everything, that's all."

I don't keep any close friends. I don't keep any secrets. I don't need friends. I just tell everybody everything, that's all.



Chess Quotes: "Chess is beautiful enough to waste your life for."

Chess is beautiful enough to waste your life for.



Chess Quotes: "Half the variations which are calculated in a tournament game turn out to be completely superfluous. Unfortunately, no one knows in advance which half"

Half the variations which are calculated in a tournament game turn out to be completely superfluous. Unfortunately, no one knows in advance which half



Chess Quotes: "When chess masters err, ordinary wood pushers tend to derive a measure of satisfaction, if not actual glee."

When chess masters err, ordinary wood pushers tend to derive a measure of satisfaction, if not actual glee.



Chess Quotes: "Chess books should be used as we use glasses: to assist the sight, although some players make use of them as if they thought they conferred sight"

Chess books should be used as we use glasses: to assist the sight, although some players make use of them as if they thought they conferred sight



Chess Quotes: "You can only get good at Chess if you love the game"

You can only get good at Chess if you love the game



Chess Quotes: "An hour's history of two minds is well told in a game of chess."

An hour's history of two minds is well told in a game of chess.



Chess Quotes: "Attack! Always Attack!"

Attack! Always Attack!



Chess Quotes: "Your only task in the opening is to reach a playable middlegame."

Your only task in the opening is to reach a playable middlegame.



Chess Quotes: "The only good Rook is a working Rook!"

The only good Rook is a working Rook!



Chess Quotes: "I am more strongly confirmed than ever in the belief that the time devoted to chess is literally frittered away."

I am more strongly confirmed than ever in the belief that the time devoted to chess is literally frittered away.



Chess Quotes: "Robert Fischer is a law unto himself"

Robert Fischer is a law unto himself



Chess Quotes: "It is impossible to ignore a highly important factor of the chess struggle - psychology."

It is impossible to ignore a highly important factor of the chess struggle - psychology.



Chess Quotes: "The endgame is an arena in which miraculous escapes are not uncommon."

The endgame is an arena in which miraculous escapes are not uncommon.



Chess Quotes: "Chess mastery essentially consists of analyzing Chess positions accurately"

Chess mastery essentially consists of analyzing Chess positions accurately



Chess Quotes: "Discovered check is the dive bomber of the Chessboard"

Discovered check is the dive bomber of the Chessboard



Chess Quotes: "Intuition in chess can be defined as the first move that comes to mind when you see a position."

Intuition in chess can be defined as the first move that comes to mind when you see a position.



Chess Quotes: "Checkers is for tramps"

Checkers is for tramps



Chess Quotes: "The best way to learn endings, as well as openings, is from the games of the masters."

The best way to learn endings, as well as openings, is from the games of the masters.



Chess Quotes: "Methodical thinking is of more use in Chess than inspiration"

Methodical thinking is of more use in Chess than inspiration



Chess Quotes: "Don't worry about your rating, work on your playing strength and your rating will follow."

Don't worry about your rating, work on your playing strength and your rating will follow.