Playing Chess Quotes

All I want to do, ever, is play chess.

Strategy requires thought, tactics require observation

Every Chess master was once a beginner

Nothing excites jaded Grandmasters more than a theoretical novelty

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

Like dogs who sniff each other when meeting, chess players have a ritual at first acquaintance: they sit down to play speed chess.

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

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

By playing at Chess then, we may learn... First: Foresight. Second: Circumspection. Third: Caution.

If I win a tournament, I win it by myself. I do the playing. Nobody helps me

Playing rapid chess, one can lose the habit of concentrating for several hours in serious chess. That is why, if a player has big aims, he should limit his rapidplay in favour of serious chess.

By playing at Chess then, we may learn: First: Foresight... Second: Circumspection... Third: Caution...And lastly, we learn by Chess the habit of not being discouraged by present bad appearances in the state of our affairs, the habit of hoping for a favorable chance, and that of persevering in the secrets of resources

No fool can play chess, and only fools do.

Let the perfectionist play postal.

The passion for playing Chess is one of the most unaccountable in the world

Logic is good for playing chess but is often too slow for the needs of survival.

It was not until I got my first job, at the University of Washington in Seattle, and began playing chess with Don Gordon, a brilliant young theorist, that I learned economic theory.

You know you're going to lose. Even when I was ahead I knew I was going to lose -on playing against Fischer

Ralph... would treat the day's decisions as though he were playing chess. The only trouble was that he would never be a very good chess player.

In Chess, as it is played by masters, chance is practically eliminated.

I think I can safely conclude that there is not a lot to be said for playing chess while on Valium.