Chess Quotes - Page 8

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

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

Chess is mental torture.

I add status to any tournament I attend.

Weak points or holes in the opponent's position must be occupied by pieces not Pawns

One does not succeed by sticking to convention.

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.

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

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

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

Chess is not for timid souls.

I'd rather have a Pawn than a finger

If you are going to make your mark among masters, you have to work far harder and more intensively, or, to put it more exactly, the work is far more complex than that needed to gain the title of Master.

As one by one I mowed them down, my superiority soon became apparent

In chess, bigamy is acceptable but monarchy is absolute.

Chess is imagination.

Every chess game is like taking a five-hour final exam.

Chess first of all teaches you to be objective.

Fame, I have already. Now I need the money.

The King is a fighting piece. Use it!

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

Some part of a mistake is always correct

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

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