Quotes by Chess A defeatist spirit must inevitably lead to disaster. Eugene Znosko-Borovsky losing spirit chess Age brings wisdom to some men, and to others chess. Evan Esar age chess men Chess and theatre often lead to madness. Fernando Arrabal madness theatre chess Litigation is the pursuit of practical ends, not a game of chess. Felix Frankfurter ends games chess A pawn, when separated from his fellows, will seldom or never make a fortune. Francois-Andre Danican Philidor pawns fortune chess It is always advantageous to exchange your king's bishop pawn for the king's pawn, since this leads to the seizure of the centre and, in addition, to the opening of a file for the rook. Francois-Andre Danican Philidor bishops kings chess The pawn is the soul of chess. Francois-Andre Danican Philidor pawns soul chess Regardless of Bobby's recent hate-filled rantings, which I abhor, he is nonetheless one of the greatest chessplayers of all time. Frank Brady all-time hate chess But alas! Like many another consummation devoutly to be wished, the actual performance was a disappointing one. Fred Reinfeld disappointing humour chess Short of actual blunders, lack of faith in one's position is the chief cause of defeat. To be sure, it is easy to recommend faith and not so easy to practise it. Fred Reinfeld causes losing chess A chess problem is simply an exercise in pure mathematics. G. H. Hardy problem exercise chess tennis is a 100-mph chess match. Gabriela Sabatini mph tennis chess Losing can persuade you to change what doesn't need to be changed, and winning can convince you everything is fine even if you are on the brink of disaster. Garry Kasparov winning chess needs Tactics involve calculations that can tax the human brain, but when you boil them down, they are actually the simplest part of chess and are almost trivial compared to strategy. Garry Kasparov tactics chess brain Ultimately, what separates a Winner from a Loser at the Grandmaster level is the Willingness to do the Unthinkable. Garry Kasparov loser levels chess 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. Garry Kasparov responsibility play chess By this measure (on the gap between Fischer & his contemporaries), I consider him the greatest world champion Garry Kasparov champion chess world Chess is mental torture. Garry Kasparov torture chess One does not succeed by sticking to convention. Garry Kasparov succeed doe chess Caissa, the goddess of chess, had punished me for my conservative play, for betraying my nature. Garry Kasparov conservative play chess «678910111213141516»
