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Chess Quotes: "I spend hours playing chess because I find it so much fun. The day it stops being fun is the day I give up."

I spend hours playing chess because I find it so much fun. The day it stops being fun is the day I give up.



Chess Quotes: "The biggest problem I see among people who want to excel in chess – and in business and in life in general – is not trusting their instincts enough."

The biggest problem I see among people who want to excel in chess – and in business and in life in general – is not trusting their instincts enough.




Chess Quotes: "Chess is a sport. The main object in the game of chess remains the achievement of victory."

Chess is a sport. The main object in the game of chess remains the achievement of victory.



Chess Quotes: "I am the best player in the world, and I am here to prove it."

I am the best player in the world, and I am here to prove it.




Chess Quotes: "Concentrate on material gains. Whatever your opponent gives you take, unless you see a good reason not to."

Concentrate on material gains. Whatever your opponent gives you take, unless you see a good reason not to.



Chess Quotes: "It is rightly said that the most difficult thing in chess is winning a won position"

It is rightly said that the most difficult thing in chess is winning a won position



Chess Quotes: "In chess, there is only one mistake: over-estimation of your opponent. All else is either bad luck or weakness."

In chess, there is only one mistake: over-estimation of your opponent. All else is either bad luck or weakness.




Chess Quotes: "Thank you, darling, for learning to play chess. It is an absolute necessity for any well organized family. (in a letter to his wife)"

Thank you, darling, for learning to play chess. It is an absolute necessity for any well organized family. (in a letter to his wife)



Chess Quotes: "I have never in my life played the French Defence, which is the dullest of all openings"

I have never in my life played the French Defence, which is the dullest of all openings



Chess Quotes: "Even the laziest King flees wildly in the face of a double check!"

Even the laziest King flees wildly in the face of a double check!



Chess Quotes: "I have not given any drawn or lost games, because I thought them inadequate to the purpose of the book."

I have not given any drawn or lost games, because I thought them inadequate to the purpose of the book.



Chess Quotes: "It is said that an ounce of common sense can outweigh a ton of 'variations'."

It is said that an ounce of common sense can outweigh a ton of 'variations'.




Chess Quotes: "A game of chess is not an examination of knowledge; it is a battle of nerves."

A game of chess is not an examination of knowledge; it is a battle of nerves.



Chess Quotes: "Chess is, above all, a fight."

Chess is, above all, a fight.



Chess Quotes: "A sacrifice is best refuted by accepting it"

A sacrifice is best refuted by accepting it



Chess Quotes: "Once you're a chess player, you spend a lot of time thinking about the game and you can't get it completely out of your head."

Once you're a chess player, you spend a lot of time thinking about the game and you can't get it completely out of your head.



Chess Quotes: "In my country, at that time, being a champion of chess was like being a King. At that time I was a King and when you are King you feel a lot of responsibility, but there is nobody there to help you."

In my country, at that time, being a champion of chess was like being a King. At that time I was a King and when you are King you feel a lot of responsibility, but there is nobody there to help you.



Chess Quotes: "The power of hanging Pawns is based precisely in their Mobility, in their Ability to create acute situations instantly."

The power of hanging Pawns is based precisely in their Mobility, in their Ability to create acute situations instantly.



Chess Quotes: "It is not enough to be a good player... you must also play well"

It is not enough to be a good player... you must also play well



Chess Quotes: "Along with my retirement from chess analytical work seems to have gone too."

Along with my retirement from chess analytical work seems to have gone too.



Chess Quotes: "The chess-board is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the universe, the rules of the game are what we call the laws of Nature. The player on the other side is hidden from us."

The chess-board is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the universe, the rules of the game are what we call the laws of Nature. The player on the other side is hidden from us.



Chess Quotes: "Only the player with the initiative has the right to attack"

Only the player with the initiative has the right to attack



Chess Quotes: "I add status to any tournament I attend."

I add status to any tournament I attend.



Chess Quotes: "Modern Chess is too much concerned with things like Pawn structure. Forget it, Checkmate ends the game"

Modern Chess is too much concerned with things like Pawn structure. Forget it, Checkmate ends the game



Chess Quotes: "Nowadays the dynamic element is more important in chess - players more often sacrifice material to obtain dynamic compensation."

Nowadays the dynamic element is more important in chess - players more often sacrifice material to obtain dynamic compensation.



Chess Quotes: "I'd rather have a Pawn than a finger"

I'd rather have a Pawn than a finger



Chess Quotes: "It is dangerous to maintain equality at the cost of placing the pieces passively."

It is dangerous to maintain equality at the cost of placing the pieces passively.



Chess Quotes: "In chess, bigamy is acceptable but monarchy is absolute."

In chess, bigamy is acceptable but monarchy is absolute.



Chess Quotes: "A chess game, after all, is a fight in which all possible factors must be made use of, and in which a knowledge of the opponent's good and bad qualities is of the greatest importance."

A chess game, after all, is a fight in which all possible factors must be made use of, and in which a knowledge of the opponent's good and bad qualities is of the greatest importance.



Chess Quotes: "Some part of a mistake is always correct"

Some part of a mistake is always correct



Chess Quotes: "Chess is imagination."

Chess is imagination.



Chess Quotes: "Don't worry kids, you'll find work. After all, my machine will need strong chess player-programmers. You will be the first."

Don't worry kids, you'll find work. After all, my machine will need strong chess player-programmers. You will be the first.



Chess Quotes: "Nowadays, when you're not a grandmaster at 14, you can forget about it"

Nowadays, when you're not a grandmaster at 14, you can forget about it



Chess Quotes: "The King is a fighting piece. Use it!"

The King is a fighting piece. Use it!



Chess Quotes: "It often happens that a player is so fond of his advantageous position that he is reluctant to transpose to a winning endgame."

It often happens that a player is so fond of his advantageous position that he is reluctant to transpose to a winning endgame.



Chess Quotes: "I honestly don't read that much. Obviously I read chess books - in terms of favorites, Kasparov's 'My Great Predecessors' is pretty good."

I honestly don't read that much. Obviously I read chess books - in terms of favorites, Kasparov's 'My Great Predecessors' is pretty good.



Chess Quotes: "I'll always take Scrabble and chess if I'm going filming. But I do have the Scrabble dictionary, which can be infuriating for other players."

I'll always take Scrabble and chess if I'm going filming. But I do have the Scrabble dictionary, which can be infuriating for other players.



Chess Quotes: "Contrary to many young Colleagues, I do believe that it makes sense to study the Classics."

Contrary to many young Colleagues, I do believe that it makes sense to study the Classics.



Chess Quotes: "Chess is mental torture."

Chess is mental torture.



Chess Quotes: "The strategies of offense and defense are very similar between chess and football. Chess really brought closeness to the team back in those days."

The strategies of offense and defense are very similar between chess and football. Chess really brought closeness to the team back in those days.



Chess Quotes: "Chess, like mathematics and music, is a nursery for child prodigies."

Chess, like mathematics and music, is a nursery for child prodigies.



Chess Quotes: "Chess is a fairy tale of 1001 blunders."

Chess is a fairy tale of 1001 blunders.



Chess Quotes: "Your body has to be in top condition. Your Chess deteriorates as your body does. You can't separate body from mind"

Your body has to be in top condition. Your Chess deteriorates as your body does. You can't separate body from mind



Chess Quotes: "Chess is a terrible game. If you have no center, your opponent has a freer position. If you do have a center, then you really have something to worry about!"

Chess is a terrible game. If you have no center, your opponent has a freer position. If you do have a center, then you really have something to worry about!



Chess Quotes: "Chess first of all teaches you to be objective."

Chess first of all teaches you to be objective.



Chess Quotes: "I get more upset at losing at other things than chess. I always get upset when I lose at Monopoly."

I get more upset at losing at other things than chess. I always get upset when I lose at Monopoly.



Chess Quotes: "One does not succeed by sticking to convention."

One does not succeed by sticking to convention.



Chess Quotes: "Chess is the touchstone of intellect."

Chess is the touchstone of intellect.



Chess Quotes: "No matter what the name, we're all the same pieces in one big chess game."

No matter what the name, we're all the same pieces in one big chess game.