Chess Quotes - Page 22

I feel that my chess strengths are still here, .. I believe I can still improve.

In general there is something puzzling about the fact that the most renowned figures in chess - Morphy, Pillsbury, Capablanca and Fischer - were born in America.

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.

Regardless of Bobby's recent hate-filled rantings, which I abhor, he is nonetheless one of the greatest chessplayers of all time.

... though combinations are without number, the number of ideas are limited.

Unless a player has an 'understanding chess' rating of at least 2400, the amount of significant knowledge that he can impart on others is limited.

Chess is a forcing house where the fruits of character can ripen more fully than in life

Took awhile, got the jokers out of the deck now, I'm holdin all the cards and niggas wanna play chess now

I detest the endgame. A well-played game should be practically decided in the middlegame.

I must admit that I haven't heard of the Duchess of Erat before." "You're a fortunate man," Wolf said. "She's a great beauty," the man said admiringly. "And has a temper to match," Wolf told him. "I noticed that," the guard said. "We noticed you noticing," Silk told him slyly.

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

There are no heroes in chess.

I'd like to go away for six months and learn to kiteboard and windsurf. I love pinochle, I love chess and I love windsurfing.

With or without the title, Bobby Fischer was unquestionably the greatest player of his time

The consumer game is tougher than pro football and more conniving than chess. One side [industry] invents the rules and the other side [consumers] is left to guess what they are.

The stomach is an essential part of the Chess master

No, no, it is obvious that the ECU should act as a close alliance for the benefit of chess.

An amusing fact: as far as I can recall, when playing the Ruy Lopez I have not yet once in my life had to face the Marshall Attack!

Describing one competitive advantage of IBM's Deep Blue chess computer. It has no fear.

Earlier in my career, I never thought of boxing as a chess game, but I confirm that they are, in fact, very similar. You can plan your fights and strategy just like you would in chess.

Chess is not something that drives people mad; it is something that keeps mad people sane.

I'll take my five positions per second any day, thank you

I don't know if I went to the gym, [but] Woody [Harrelson] was 24, and at that point I was like 37, which is when you realize you're no longer 24. So in walked Woody, who was instantly great, but offstage, it was [all] testosterone. We'll arm-wrestle. I still have, like, tendinitis in my elbow. Woody cleaned everybody's clock in everything. Then we got less physical and went to chess, and he whipped our asses with chess.

It is well-known that chess and music go well together, and many are those who have achieved unusual proficiency in both.

The first essential for an attack is the will to attack.