Life is like a chess game. Every decision, just like every move, has consequences. Therefore, decide wisely!
Play the opening like a book, the middle game like a magician, and the endgame like a machine. – Spielmann
The winner of the game is the player who makes the next-to-last mistake. – Tartakover
In life, unlike chess, the game continues after checkmate. – Isaac Asimov
Chess is as much a mystery as women – Purdy
One bad move nullifies Forty good ones. – Israel Albert Horowitz
Chess is the gymnasium of the mind. – Blaise Pascal
The King is a fighting Piece. Use it! – Wilhelm Steinitz
The beauty of a move lies not in its appearance but in the thought behind it. – Aaron Nimzowitsch
Many have become chess masters; no one has become the master of chess. – Siegbert Tarrasch
When your house is on fire, you can’t be bothered with the neighbors. Or, as we say in chess, if your King is under attack, don’t worry about losing a pawn on the queen side.
Chess is a sea in which a gnat may drink and an elephant may bathe – Indian proverb
Chess is too difficult to be a game and not serious enough to be a science or an art. – Napoleon Bonaparte
No price is too great for the scalp of the enemy King. – Koblentz
Chess is ruthless: you’ve got to be prepared to kill people. – Nigel Short
Chess, like love, like music, has the power to make men happy. – Tarrasch
Chess is the Art of Analysis. – Champion Mikhail Botvinnik
When you see a good move, look for a better one. – Emanuel Lasker
Strategy requires Thought; Tactics require Observation. – Champion Max Euwe
You cannot play at chess if you are kind-hearted. – French Proverb
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