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No, no, it is obvious that the ECU should act as a close alliance for the benefit of chess.
Lasker thought that his rationalism rendered him immune from the surprises of chess theory.
You can permit yourself any liberty in the opening except the luxury of a passive position.
There was a time in my life when I almost thought I could never lose a single duel of chess.
Sir, the slowness of genius is hard to bear, but the slowness of mediocrity is insufferable.
I still love to play chess. So I do not even spend a minute on the possibility to step back.
Online chess is very popular and cool, don't get me wrong, but it is a different discipline.
I have nothing to do with politics. I came here [Yugoslavia] to play chess and nothing else.
The battle for the ultimate truth will never be won. And that's why chess is so fascinating.
The present situation in physics is as if we know chess, but we don't know one or two rules.
Life is very much about making the best decisions you can. So I think chess is very valuable.
Some studies make such a deep impression on you that they stay etched in your memory forever.
Your practical results will improve when you play what you know, like and have confidence in.
During a Chess competition a Chessmaster should be a combination of a beast of prey and a monk
Seize the outpost K5 with your knight, and you can go to sleep. Checkmate will come by itself.
Training in analysis (like any other form of chess training) should be treated very seriously.
Chess is no whit inferior to the violin, and we have a large number of professional violinists
Every time I win a tournament I have to think that there is something wrong with modern chess.
In my opinion the Open variation is absolutely correct - and more interesting than the Closed.
Chess is an infinitely complex game, which one can play in infinitely numerous and varied ways.
I think there's a misconception that chess players are all total nerds. Well, I guess they are.
Chess is a competition. Checkers is a competition. Mostly, I'm interested in doing real sports.
Caissa, the goddess of chess, had punished me for my conservative play, for betraying my nature.
I love the chess game that I do on 'Suits.' I just love every bit of it and that I get to do it.
Unfortunately, many regard the critic as an enemy, instead of seeing him as a guide to the truth.
Often, in the Ruy Lopez, one must be patient, wait and carry on a lengthy and wearisome struggle.
It's very encouraging that the game of chess is growing in the U.S. and is becoming more popular.
Chess sharpens the mind, stimulates concentration, improves the memory and promotes visualization.
I get more upset at losing at other things than chess. I always get upset when I lose at Monopoly.
The Nanjing games are homework by Garry Kasparov and me, [...] Today's game was provided by Garry.
I consider chess an art, and accept all those responsibilities which art places upon its devotees.
Drawing is rather like playing chess: your mind races ahead of the moves that you eventually make.
One of these modest little moves may be more embarrassing to your opponent than the biggest threat
Chess is as elaborate a waste of human intelligence as you can find outside an advertising agency.
It might sound a little weird that, you know, chess streaming has a community, but really it does.
Despite the development of chess theory, there is much that remains secret and unexplored in chess.
I barely know what my plans are for tomorrow, but I hope chess will remain a major part of my life.
When you're 17 and 18 is when you get really good, and in college, you have to put the chess aside.
Like mortars in old war films, they are often ready to destroy the opponent's unsupported defences.
I have always thought it a matter of honour for every chess player to deserve the smile of fortune.
I hope 'Chess' will hit the big screen. It seems a natural to me. Good venues, tunes, and politics.
These guys are playing checkers. I'm out here playing chess. When they figure it out, it's too late.
There is no remorse like a remorse of chess. It is a curse upon man. There is no happiness in chess.
Chess has this in common with making poetry; that the desire for it comes upon the amateur in gusts.
Psychologically, you have to have confidence in yourself and this confidence should be based on fact.
It is a well known fact that almost all the outstanding chess-players have been first-class analysts.
If the defender is forced to give up the center, then every possible attack follows almost of itself.
In conclusion, if you want to unravel the multitude of secrets of chess then don't begrudge the time.
I was still too weak to understand his chess ideas at that time but I remember being covered in smoke.
A considerable role in the forming of my style was played by an early attraction to study composition.