The passion for playing Chess is one of the most unaccountable in the world
Ralph. . . would treat the day's decisions as though he were playing chess. The only trouble was that he would never be a very good chess player.
I spend hours playing chess because I find it so much fun. The day it stops being fun is the day I give up.
Let the perfectionist play postal.
If I win a tournament, I win it by myself. I do the playing. Nobody helps me
By playing at Chess then, we may learn. . . First: Foresight. Second: Circumspection. Third: Caution.
I think I can safely conclude that there is not a lot to be said for playing chess while on Valium.
It was not until I got my first job, at the University of Washington in Seattle, and began playing chess with Don Gordon, a brilliant young theorist, that I learned economic theory.
Strategy requires thought, tactics require observation
Like dogs who sniff each other when meeting, chess players have a ritual at first acquaintance: they sit down to play speed chess.
Nothing excites jaded Grandmasters more than a theoretical novelty
Chess is everything: art, science, and sport.
I have never in my life played the French Defence, which is the dullest of all openings
By playing at Chess then, we may learn: First: Foresight. . . Second: Circumspection. . . Third: Caution. . . And lastly, we learn by Chess the habit of not being discouraged by present bad appearances in the state of our affairs, the habit of hoping for a favorable chance, and that of persevering in the secrets of resources
It is not enough to be a good player. . . you must also play well
All I want to do, ever, is play chess.
You know you're going to lose. Even when I was ahead I knew I was going to lose -on playing against Fischer
In Chess, as it is played by masters, chance is practically eliminated.
Logic is good for playing chess but is often too slow for the needs of survival.
Every Chess master was once a beginner
