Chess Quotes

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.

** Benjamin Franklin **

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By the beauty of his games, the clarity of his play, and the brilliance of his ideas, Fischer made himself an artist of the same stature as Brahms, Rembrandt, and Shakespeare.

** David Levy **

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Capture of the adverse King is the ultimate but not the first object of the game.

** William Steinitz **

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Castle early and often.

** Rob Sillars **

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Checkers is for tramps.

** Paul Morphy **

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Chess and theatre often lead to madness.

** Arrabal, Sur Fischer **

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Chess books should be used as we use glasses: to assist the sight, although some players make use of them as if they thought they conferred sight.

** Jose Raul Capablanca **

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Chess demands total concentration.

** Bobby Fischer **

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Chess holds its master in its own bonds, shackling the mind and brain so that the inner freedom of the very strongest must suffer.

** Albert Einstein **

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Chess is 99 percent tactics.

** Teichmann **

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Chess is a beautiful mistress.

** Bent Larsen **

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Chess is a cold bath for the mind.

** Sir John Simon **

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Chess is a curse upon a man.

** H.G.Wells **

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Chess is a fighting game which is purely intellectual and includes chances.

** Richard Reti **

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Chess is a foolish expedient for making idle people believe they are doing something very clever when they are only wasting their time.

** George Bernard Shaw **

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

** Edward Morgan Foster **

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