Chess Quotes

"Blitz chess kills your ideas." #Fischer

"Few things are as psychologically brutal as chess." #Kasparov

Congratulations to Johan-Sebastian Christiansen from Norway. He won his 3rd IM norm at #vismachess. Games and results vismachess.com

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"Play on both sides of the board is my favourite strategy." #Alekhine

"Your body has to be in top condition. Your chess deteriorates as your body does. You can't separate body from mind." #Fischer

"Some people think that if their opponent plays a beautiful game, it’s OK to lose. I don’t. You have to be merciless." #Carlsen

"Pawns not only create the sketch for the whole painting, they are also the soil, the foundation, of any position." #Karpov

"Any experienced player knows how a change in the character of the play influences your psychological mood." #Kasparov

"I don't know how to play chess, but to me, life is like a game of chess.'' #MrBrainwash

"Don't be afraid of losing, be afraid of playing a game and not learning something.'' #Heisman

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

"A gambit never becomes sheer routine as long as you fear you may lose the king and pawn ending!'' #Larsen

"You must not let your opponent know how you feel." #Kotov

''Turning chess into poker and hoping for a 'bluff' is not one of my convictions.'' #Petrosian

"In chess, as in life, opportunity strikes but once.'' #Bronstein

"Contrary to many young colleagues I do believe that it makes sense to study the classics." #Carlsen

"I learned that fighting on the chess board could also have an impact on the political climate in the country." #Kasparov

"My father said 'When in doubt, castle.'" #Vonnegut

"Chess is a gold mine, as yet hardly explored by the press." #LeontxoGarcía