Chess Game Quotes

There are two types of sacrifices: correct ones and mine

Mikhail Tal

Sacrifice, Two, Chess Pieces

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Chess is so inspiring that I do not believe a good player is capable of haviong an evil thought during the game.

Wilhelm Steinitz

Believe, Player, Games

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I'm a chess piece. A pawn,' she said. 'I can be sacrificed, but I cannot be captured. To be captured would be the end of the game.

Paolo Bacigalupi

Games, Chess Pieces, Would Be

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After a bad opening, there is hope for the middle game. After a bad
middle game, there is hope for the endgame. But once you are
in the endgame, the moment of truth has arrived

Edmar Mednis

Games, Moments, Middle

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Of course, errors are not good for a chess game, but errors are unavoidable and in any case, a game without ant errors, or as they say 'flawless game' is colorless.

Mikhail Tal

Mistake, Errors, Games

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A single inattention may lose a chess game, whereas a single successful approach to a problem, among many which have been relegated to the wastebasket, will make a mathematician's reputation.

Norbert Wiener

Successful, Games, May

Norbert Wiener (1953). “Ex-prodigy: My Childhood and Youth”

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You can only get good at Chess if you love the game

Bobby Fischer

Learning, Games, Ifs

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Because of the level of my chess game, I was able - even against a weak opponent, such as my younger brothers or the dog - to get myself checkmated in under three minutes. I challenge any computer to do it faster.

Dave Barry

Dog, Brother, Games

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The rules of the game are what we call the laws of nature.

Thomas Huxley

Expanding Universe, Law, Games

'Lay Sermons, Addresses, and Reviews' (1870) 'A Liberal Education'

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I don't believe in psychology. I believe in good moves

Bobby Fischer

Believe, Moving, Psychology

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In life, unlike chess, the game continues after checkmate.

Isaac Asimov

Life, Games, Criminals

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Though most people love to look at the games of the great attacking masters, some of the most successful players in history have been the quiet positional players. They slowly grind you down by taking away your space, tying up your pieces, and leaving you with virtually nothing to do!

Yasser Seirawan

Success, Player, Games

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I failed to make the chess team because of my height.

Woody Allen

Funny, Team, Playing Chess

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Good positions don't win games, good moves do

Gerald Abrahams

Moving, Winning, Games

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Methodical thinking is of more use in Chess than inspiration

Cecil Purdy

Success, Inspiration, Thinking

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My opponents make good moves too. Sometimes I don't take these things into consideration

Bobby Fischer

Mistake, Moving, Opponents

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In order to improve your game you must study the endgame before everything else.

Jose Raul Capablanca

Order, Games, Study

"Last Lectures". Book by Jose Raul Capablanca, 1966.

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I give 98 percent of my mental energy to Chess Others give only 2 percent

Bobby Fischer

Success, Giving, Energy

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

Richard Reti

Fighting, Games, Intellectual

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The Pawns are the soul of the game

Francois-Andre Danican Philidor

Games, Chess Pieces, Soul

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Tactics flow from a superior position

Bobby Fischer

Tactics, Flow, Position

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Chess is war over the board. The object is to crush the opponents mind.

Bobby Fischer

Crush, War, Mind

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It's always better to sacrifice your opponent's men

Savielly Tartakower

Sacrifice, Men, Tactics

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Chess is ruthless: you've got to be prepared to kill people.

Nigel Short

People, Ruthless, Be Prepared

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The hardest game to win is a won game

Emanuel Lasker

Success, Winning, Games

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