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In chess there is a world of intellectual values.
I'm more interested in the games than the people.
Excellent! I will still be in time for the ballet!
Chess cannot be taught. Chess can only be learned.
You can only get good at Chess if you love the game
I want to see the U.S. wiped out. Death to the U.S.
Morphy was probably the greatest genius of them all
In chess, as in life, opportunity strikes but once.
I'd rather play for the Yankees. You get more money.
I play my king all over the board. I make him fight!
Time control directly influences the quality of play.
The essence of Chess is thinking about what Chess is.
The only thing Chess players have in common is Chess.
I don't believe in psychology. I believe in good moves
Chess is the art which expresses the science of logic.
A win is a win, which is about that particular moment.
Every chess game is like taking a five-hour final exam.
My style is somewhere between that of Tal and Petrosian
You have to win something for people to think about you.
If you have seen one Alekhine game you've seen them all.
It's good to win. Losses aren't good, and draws are O.K.
There are two types of sacrifices: correct ones and mine
A lifetime in not enough to learn everything about chess.
Play on both sides of the board is my favourite strategy.
No, I've never had a job other than being a chess player.
On the chessboard, if nowhere else, justice does triumph.
I've never really had a favorite player, past or present.
Before the endgame, the Gods have placed the middle game.
I'll take my five positions per second any day, thank you
Now my only income is a few royalty cheques from my books.
Nobody has single-handedly done more for the U.S. than me.
A man who is willing to commit suicide has the initiative.
The most powerful weapon in Chess is to have the next move
When you have fun then you're more interested in learning.
If you wait for luck to turn up, life becomes very boring.
Chess is eminently and emphatically the philospher's game.
All obvious moves look dubious in analysis after the game.
I like 1.e4 very much, but my results are better with 1.d4.
Most people are sheep, and they need the support of others.
I consider myself to be a genius who happens to play chess.
I hope the Icelandic government grants me political asylum.
I've had to grow up pretty fast, which is not a good thing.
He who fears an isolated Queen's Pawn should give up Chess.
Only the player with the initiative has the right to attack
Chess, like other arts, must be practiced to be appreciated.
Which do I prefer? Sex or chess? It depends on the position.
Chess is ruthless: you've got to be prepared to kill people.
White has no positional equivalent for the centralized pawn.
Only the player with the initiative has the right to attack.
It's a shame to be the face of chess and to play chess badly.