Life is like a chess game. Every decision, just like every move, has consequences. Therefore, decide wisely!
Many have become chess masters; no one has become the master of chess. – Siegbert Tarrasch
The beauty of a move lies not in its appearance but in the thought behind it. – Aaron Nimzowitsch
Chess makes man wiser and clear-sighted. – Vladimir Putin
Play the opening like a book, the middle game like a magician, and the endgame like a machine. – Spielmann
Even the laziest king flees wildly in the face of a double check. – Aron Nimzowitsch
In life, unlike chess, the game continues after checkmate. – Isaac Asimov
Chess is the gymnasium of the mind. – Blaise Pascal
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
When you see a good move, look for a better one. – Emanuel Lasker
All that matters on the chessboard is good moves. – Bobby Fischer
The pawns are the soul of chess. – Philidor
The King is a fighting Piece. Use it! – Wilhelm Steinitz
Chess is a sea in which a gnat may drink and an elephant may bathe – Indian proverb
Chess is ruthless: you’ve got to be prepared to kill people. – Nigel Short
Chess is a very logical game and it is the man who can reason most logically and profoundly in it that ought to win. – Jose Capablanca
Chess is a beautiful mistress. – Larsen
Chess is the art which expresses the science of logic. – Mikhail Botvinnik
When you have a Winning position, K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple, Stupid). – Michael Aigner
Chess is everything – art, science, and sport. – Karpov
Chess is too difficult to be a game and not serious enough to be a science or an art. – Napoleon Bonaparte
The winner of the game is the player who makes the next-to-last mistake. – Tartakover
Not all Artists may be Chess players, but all Chess players are Artists. – Marcel Duchamp
Chess is as much a mystery as women – Purdy
Chess is a sport. The main object in the game of chess remains the achievement of victory. – Max Euwe
Chess, like love, like music, has the power to make men happy. – Tarrasch
Life is like a game of chess, changing with each move.
You cannot play at chess if you are kind-hearted. – French Proverb
One bad move nullifies Forty good ones. – Israel Albert Horowitz
Life’s too short for chess. – Henry James Byron
Every chess master was once a beginner. – Chernev
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.
A chess game is divided into three stages: the first, when you hope you have the advantage, the second when you believe you have an advantage, and the third… when you know you’re going to lose! – Tartakower
A chess player uses his/her knowledge to prepare for next game while a passionate coach prepares for next generation!
When the chess game is over, the pawn and the king go back to the same box – Etienne Goldstein
Those who think that it is easy to play chess are mistaken. During a game a player lives on his nerves, and at the same time he must be perfectly composed. – Victor Kortchnoi
Chess is not a game but a disease. – Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Of chess it has been said that life is not long enough for it, but that is the fault of life, not chess. – William Napier
The essence of chess is thinking about what chess is. – David Bronstein
Strategy requires Thought; Tactics require Observation. – Champion Max Euwe
Chess is in its essence a game, in its form an art, and in its execution a science.
Chess is really 99 percent calculation – Soltis
Chess is 99 percent tactics. – Teichmann
Chess is like a language. The top players are very fluent at it. Talent can be developed scientifically, but you have to find first what you are good at. – Viswanathan Anand
No price is too great for the scalp of the enemy King. – Koblentz
A lifetime in not enough to learn everything about chess. – Alexander Alekhine
Chess is a matter of daily training. – Vladimir Kramnik
Chess is war over the board. The object is to crush the opponent’s mind. – Bobby Fischer
In chess, as it is played by masters, chance is practically eliminated. – Emanuel Lasker
Chess is the Art of Analysis. – Champion Mikhail Botvinnik
Chess and theatre often lead to madness. – Arrabal
Chess strength in general and chess strength in a specific match are by no means one and the same thing.
Chess is so inspiring that I do not believe a good player is capable of having an evil thought during the game. – Wilhelm Steinitz
The most powerful weapon in Chess is to have the next move. – GM David Bronstein
Attackers may sometimes regret bad moves, but it is much worse to forever regret an opportunity you allowed to pass you by.
Ultimately, what separates a Winner from a Loser at the Grandmaster level is the Willingness to do the Unthinkable. – Garry Kasparov
Chess is a fairy tale of 1001 blunders – Savielly Tartakower
The best indicator of a Chess Player’s form is his ability to sense the Climax of the game. – Boris Spassky
Chess is life – Bobby Fischer
Chess is a cure for headaches. – John Maynard Keynes
Chess is not for the timid. – Irving Chernev
I spend hours playing chess because I find it so much fun. The day it stops being fun is the day I give it up. – Magnus Carlsen
All I want to do, ever, is to play chess. – Bobby Fischer
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