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Yury Markushin
Yury Markushin
11.12.2015
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Yury Markushin
11.12.2015

Today we present 30 quotes about the game that we all love. These quotes are a mix of great ideas by world’s best like Kasparov, Fischer, Korchnoi, Carlsen as well as by some “less known” chess individuals like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Richard Fenton, Rick Kennedy and so on. Enjoy and learn!

Yury Markushin
Yury Markushin
10.31.2013
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Yury Markushin
10.31.2013

Here is the list of quotes by number 1 ranked chess player in the world – Magnus Carlsen. Not many chess players have the ability to become a grandmaster. Not many grandmasters cross the 2700 line. Only a few of those who do, achieve the 2800 rating. But this guy is very special, not only […]

Yury Markushin
Yury Markushin
05.12.2011
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Yury Markushin
05.12.2011

Time is precious when you don’t have enough of it. ~ chess quote by Vladimir Kramnik A strong player requires only a few minutes of thought to get to the heart of the conflict. You see a solution immediately, and half an hour later merely convince yourself that your intuition has not deceived you. ~ […]

Yury Markushin
Yury Markushin
05.12.2011
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Yury Markushin
05.12.2011

In blitz, the knight is stronger than the bishop. ~ chess quote by Vlastmil Hort Yes, I have played a blitz game once. It was on a train, in 1929. ~ chess quote by Mikhail Botvinnik It is very difficult to play a single blitz game! You want to play for a long time. So […]

Yury Markushin
Yury Markushin
05.12.2011
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Yury Markushin
05.12.2011

What is the object of playing a gambit opening?… To acquire a reputation of being a dashing player at the cost of losing a game ~ chess quote by Siegbert Tarrasch Many Chess players were surprised when after the game, Fischer quietly explained: ‘I had already analyzed this possibility’ in a position which I thought […]

Yury Markushin
Yury Markushin
05.12.2011
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Yury Markushin
05.12.2011

No other master has such a terrific will to win. At the board, he radiates danger, and even the strongest opponents tend to freeze, like rabbits when they smell a panther. Even his weaknesses are dangerous. As white, his opening game is predictable – you can make plans against it – but so strong that […]

Yury Markushin
Yury Markushin
05.10.2011
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Yury Markushin
05.10.2011

Every pawn is a potential Queen. ~ chess quote by Mason It cannot be too greatly emphasized that the most important role in pawn endings is played by the king.  ~ chess quote by Siegbert Tarrasch The Passed Pawn is a criminal, who should be kept under lock and key. Mild measures, such as police […]

Yury Markushin
Yury Markushin
05.10.2011
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Yury Markushin
05.10.2011

The scheme of a game is played on positional lines; the decision of it, as a rule, is effected by combinations. ~ chess quote by Reti In the perfect chess combination as in a first-rate short story, the whole plot and counter-plot should lead up to a striking finale, the interest not being allayed until […]

Yury Markushin
Yury Markushin
05.10.2011
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Yury Markushin
05.10.2011

Openings teach you openings. Endgames teach you chess! ~ chess quote by Stephan Gerzadowicz The strategy requires thought, tactics require observation. ~ chess quote by Max Euwe

Yury Markushin
Yury Markushin
10.08.2009
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Yury Markushin
10.08.2009

This is a list of 27 most important chess traits represented in form of quotes from the greatest chess players of all times: Kaparov, Fischer, Karpov, Lasker, Tarrasch and many others. To be good at something we need to understand what and how the greatest think about the subject. That applies to chess as well; […]