Quotes by Chess Which do I prefer? Sex or chess? It depends on the position. Boris Spassky position chess sex Often, in the Ruy Lopez, one must be patient, wait and carry on a lengthy and wearisome struggle. Boris Spassky struggle waiting chess I still hope to kill Fischer Boris Spassky fischer stills chess Bobby Fischer has an enormous knowledge of chess and his familiarity with the chess literature of the USSR is immense. Boris Spassky fischer literature chess I also follow chess on the Internet, where Kasparov's site is very interesting. Boris Spassky internet chess interesting The shortcoming of hanging pawns is that they present a convenient target for attack. As the exchange of men proceeds, their potential strength lessens and during the endgame they turn out, as a rule, to be weak. Boris Spassky target chess men The best tournament that I have ever played in was in 1950. It was great - a waiter came to you during the game, and you could order anything you wanted to drink (even some vodka, if you liked). Pity, there are no longer tournaments organized in this manner. Boris Spassky games chess order The power of hanging Pawns is based precisely in their Mobility, in their Ability to create acute situations instantly. Boris Spassky mobility pawns chess There is only one thing Fischer does in Chess without pleasure: to lose! Boris Spassky pleasure doe chess Nowadays there is more dynamism in chess, modern players like to take the initiative. Usually they are poor defenders though. Boris Spassky modern player chess The Soviet Union was an exception, but even there chess players were not rich. Only Fischer changed that. Boris Spassky unions player chess 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. Boris Spassky debt chess trying 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 Bruce Pandolfini opponents kings chess We don't really know how the game was invented, though there are suspicions. As soon as we discover the culprits, we'll let you know Bruce Pandolfini culprit games chess With or without the title, Bobby Fischer was unquestionably the greatest player of his time Burt Hochberg titles player chess With a name like that, he must be Catholic, right? Burt Hochberg catholic names chess Within these premises, the only thing one can be is an impeccable mediator. One is not the player in this cosmic match of chess, one is simply a pawn on the chessboard. What decides everything is a conscious impersonal energy that sorcerers call intent or the Spirit. Carlos Castaneda energy player chess Pawn endings are to Chess what putting is to golf Cecil Purdy pawns chess golf I maintain that in every position that arises, we should deliberately search, among other things, for pieces which have no retreat. If we see one, we automatically look to see if it can be netted. Cecil Purdy pieces chess looks There is nothing that disgusts a man like getting beaten at chess by a woman. Charles Dudley Warner disgusting chess men «23456789101112»
