chess quote

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. ~ chess quote by David Bronstein

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 I tend not to do that anymore. ~ chess quote by Viswanathan Anand

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 was not possible to foresee from the opening ~ chess quote by Mikhail Tal

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 your plans almost never work. In the middle game his precision and invention are fabulous, and in the end game, you simply cannot beat him. ~ chess quote by Anonymous-German Expert

Chess holds its master in its own bonds, shackling the mind and brain so that the inner freedom of the very strongest must suffer. ~ chess quote by Albert Einstein

In Chess, as it is played by masters, chance is practically eliminated. ~ chess quote by Emanuel Lasker

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 surveillance, are not sufficient. ~ chess quote by Nimzovich

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 the very last moment. ~ chess quote by Yates and Winter

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