All that matters on the Chessboard is good moves
I'm not afraid of Spassky. The world knows I'm the best. You don't need a match to prove it.
Pitches are like pages of a book; they're so important. The chess game; how I set you up early, and how I'll do it differently later.
It's always better to sacrifice your opponent's men
Before the endgame, the Gods have placed the middle game
The tactician knows what to do when there is something to do; whereas the strategian knows what to do when there is nothing to do
There are two types of sacrifices: correct ones and mine
Even a poor plan is better than no plan at all.
That's what Chess is all about. One day you give your opponent a lesson, the next day he gives you one
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.
It is not a move, even the best move that you must seek, but a realizable plan
Do you realize Fischer almost never has any bad pieces? He exchanges them, and the bad pieces remain with his opponents
The defensive power of a pinned piece is only imaginary
I had a toothache during the first game. In the second game I had a headache. In the third game it was an attack of rheumatism. In the fourth game, I wasn't feeling well. And in the fifth game? Well, must one have to win every game?
I don't believe in psychology. I believe in good moves
Whoever sees no other aim in the game than that of giving checkmate to one's opponent will never become a good Chess player
After black's reply to 1. e4 with 1. . e5, leaves him always trying to get into the game
I like the moment when I break a man's ego.
Modern Chess is too much concerned with things like Pawn structure. Forget it, Checkmate ends the game
Chess is a fighting game which is purely intellectual and includes chance.
