"Chess & Quotes"

"Chess & Quotes"

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Hello there! This Blog deals about Chess Quotes, by many famous players and many, you might never have heard of before. This Blog won't explain nor analyze nor judge any of these Quotes and Comments. If there are any mistakes or inconveniences or misrepresentatiosns, then please excuse them - and moreover, message the Author and inform about these inconveniences, because these weren't intended. In addition, it will be updated every now and again. The list of Quotes will grow - may it be slowly - over time.

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Aaron Nimzowitch:

"How can I lose to such an Idiot"

Siegbert Tarrasch:

"Chess, like love, like music, has the power to make man happy."

Emmanuel Lasker:

"If you see a good move, look for a better one."

Emmanuel Lasker:

"Without error there can be no brilliancy."

Robert James "Bobby" Fischer:

"1.e4 – Best by Test"

Robert James "Bobby" Fischer:

"All that matters on the chessboard is good moves."

Robert James "Bobby" Fischer:

"Genius. It's a word. But what does it really mean? If I win, I'm a genius. If I lose, I'm not."

Robert James "Bobby" Fischer:

"I consider myself to be a genius who happens to play chess."

Robert James "Bobby" Fischer:

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

Robert James "Bobby" Fischer:

"I don't keep any close friends. I don't have any secrets. I don't need friends. I just tell everybody everything, thats all."

Paul Charles Morphy:

"Chess is eminently and emphatically the philosopher's game."

Garry Kasparov:

"If you wish to succeed, you must brave the risk of failure."

Garry Kasparov:

"Hardworking or Talent? Hardworking is a Talent itself"

Mikhail Tal:

"You must take your Opponent into a deep dark forest where 2+2=5, and the path leading out is only wide enough for one."

Mikhail Tal:

"There are two types of sacrifices: Correct ones and mine."

Mikhail Tal:

"I believe most definitely that one must not only grapple with the problems on the board, one must also make every effort to combat the thoughts and will of the opponent."

Savielly Tartakower:

"In chess, there is only one mistake: Over-estimation of your Opponent. All else is either bad luck or weakness."

Savielly Tartakower:

"No one ever won a game by resigning."

Anatoly Karpov:

"Chess is everything: art, science and sport."

Jose Raúl Capablanca:

"A good player is always lucky."

Mikhail Botvinnik:

"'Too many mistakes?' the reader may justly ask. Yes, there were rather a lot!"

Jan Hein Donner:

"I love all positions. Give me a difficult positional game, I'll play it. Give me a bad position, I'll defend it. Openings, endgames, complicated positions, and dull, drawn positions, I love them all and will give my best efforts. But totally winning positions I cannot stand."