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Chess Quotes

Teach people to play new chess, right away. Why do you offer them a black and white television set, when there is a set in color? Picture Quote #1

The biggest problem I see among people who want to excel in chess – and in business and in life in general – is not trusting their instincts enough Picture Quote #1

You can’t overestimate the importance of psychology in chess, and as much as some players try to downplay it, I believe that winning requires a constant and strong psychology not just at the board but in every aspect of your life Picture Quote #1

It’s little quirks like this that could make life difficult for a chess machine Picture Quote #1

Though I would have liked my chances in a rematch in 1998 if I were better prepared, it was clear then that computer superiority over humans in chess had always been just a matter of time Picture Quote #1

A game of chess holds many secrets. Fortunately! That is why we cannot clearly state whether chess is science, art, or a sport Picture Quote #1

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A grandmaster must memorize thousands of chess duels in his head, as these are for him what words of the mother tongue are to the ordinary people and what notes are to a musician Picture Quote #1

Human life very much resembles a game of chess: for, as in the latter, while a gamester is too attentive to secure himself very strongly on one side of the board, he is apt to leave an unguarded opening on the other, so doth it often happen in life Picture Quote #1

Tactics involve calculations that can tax the human brain, but when you boil them down, they are actually the simplest part of chess and are almost trivial compared to strategy Picture Quote #1

With this mistake I deprived myself of the possibility to make a contribution to the treasury of chess art Picture Quote #1

The best chess masters of every epoch have been closely linked with the values of the society in which they lived and worked. All the changes of a cultural, political, and psychological background are reflected in the style and ideas of their play Picture Quote #1

Throughout my chess career I sought out new challenges, looking for things no one had done before Picture Quote #1

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Expect change. Analyze the landscape. Take the opportunities. Stop being the chess piece; become the player. It’s your move Picture Quote #1

Chess strength in general and chess strength in a specific match are by no means one and the same thing Picture Quote #1

I don’t know if people know this but I am pretty good at chess. I was always on the chess team at school when I was younger Picture Quote #1

Chess and me, it’s hard to take them apart. It’s like my alter ego Picture Quote #1

A lot of people think international relations is like a game of chess. But it’s not a game of chess, where people sit quietly, thinking out their strategy, taking their time between moves. It’s more like a game of billiards, with a bunch of balls clustered together Picture Quote #1

If you look at the democratic process as a game of chess, there have to be many, many moves before you get to checkmate. And simply because you do not make any checkmate in three moves does not mean it’s stalemate. There’s a vast difference between no checkmate and stalemate. This is what the democratic process is like Picture Quote #1

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He hated games they made the world look too simple. Chess, in particular, had always annoyed him. It was the dumb way the pawns went off and slaughtered their fellow pawns while the king lounged about doing nothing. If only the pawns would’ve united... the whole board could’ve been a republic in about a dozen moves Picture Quote #1

A good player who loses at chess is genuinely convinced hat he has lost because of a mistake, and he looks for this mistake in the beginning of his game, but forgets that there were also mistakes at ever step in the course of the game, that none of his moves was perfect. The mistake he pays attention to is conspicuous only because his opponent took advantage of it Picture Quote #1

Chess continues to advance over time, so the players of the future will inevitably surpass me in the quality of their play, assuming the rules and regulations allow them to play serious chess. But it will likely be a long time before anyone spends 20 consecutive years as number, one as I did Picture Quote #1

Ironically, the main task of chess software companies today is to find ways to make the program weaker, not stronger, and to provide enough options that any user can pick from different levels and the machine will try to make enough mistakes to give him a chance Picture Quote #1

Chess holds deep wisdoms of the people. It is truly an image of life, the reflection of human fate that has shown us the earthly way of suffering in darkness and permanent shortage of time. Like in chess, we encounter all kinds of traps, mistakes, settlements, sacrifices, kings, and queens, doubled pawns, and extraordinary moves while we are on the board ourselves Picture Quote #1

Here and there in the ancient literature we encounter legends of wise and mysterious games that were conceived and played by scholars, monks, or the courtiers of cultured princes. These might take the form of chess games in which the pieces and squares had secret meanings in addition to their usual functions Picture Quote #1

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In chess so much depends on opening theory, so the champions before the last century did not know as much as I do and other players do about opening theory. So if you just brought them back from the dead they wouldn’t do well. They’d get bad openings Picture Quote #1

Theses officers were good friends, so it must have been a terrible argument, because the one who played chess with my father was so angry that he walked over to the dentist’s house and got the dentist out of bed and shot him Picture Quote #1

Chess is so inspiring that I do not believe a good player is capable of having an evil thought during the game Picture Quote #1

There are three intellectual pursuits, and, so far as I am aware, only three, in which human beings have performed major feats before the age of puberty. They are music, mathematics, and chess Picture Quote #1

In tournaments it is not enough to be a connoisseur of chess; one must also play well Picture Quote #1

I love the play between the conscious and unconscious minds in the creative moment, and for me chess and the martial arts are both about developing a rich working relationship with your intuition Picture Quote #1

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Teach people to play new chess, right away. Why do you offer them a black and white television set, when there is a set in color? (Chess Quotes) The biggest problem I see among people who want to excel in chess – and in business and in life in general – is not trusting their instincts enough (Chess Quotes) You can’t overestimate the importance of psychology in chess, and as much as some players try to downplay it, I believe that winning requires a constant and strong psychology not just at the board but in every aspect of your life (Chess Quotes) It’s little quirks like this that could make life difficult for a chess machine (Chess Quotes) Though I would have liked my chances in a rematch in 1998 if I were better prepared, it was clear then that computer superiority over humans in chess had always been just a matter of time (Chess Quotes) A game of chess holds many secrets. Fortunately! That is why we cannot clearly state whether chess is science, art, or a sport (Chess Quotes) A grandmaster must memorize thousands of chess duels in his head, as these are for him what words of the mother tongue are to the ordinary people and what notes are to a musician (Chess Quotes) Human life very much resembles a game of chess: for, as in the latter, while a gamester is too attentive to secure himself very strongly on one side of the board, he is apt to leave an unguarded opening on the other, so doth it often happen in life (Chess Quotes) Tactics involve calculations that can tax the human brain, but when you boil them down, they are actually the simplest part of chess and are almost trivial compared to strategy (Chess Quotes) With this mistake I deprived myself of the possibility to make a contribution to the treasury of chess art (Chess Quotes) The best chess masters of every epoch have been closely linked with the values of the society in which they lived and worked. All the changes of a cultural, political, and psychological background are reflected in the style and ideas of their play (Chess Quotes) Throughout my chess career I sought out new challenges, looking for things no one had done before (Chess Quotes) Expect change. Analyze the landscape. Take the opportunities. Stop being the chess piece; become the player. It’s your move (Chess Quotes) Chess strength in general and chess strength in a specific match are by no means one and the same thing (Chess Quotes) I don’t know if people know this but I am pretty good at chess. I was always on the chess team at school when I was younger (Chess Quotes) Chess and me, it’s hard to take them apart. It’s like my alter ego (Chess Quotes) A lot of people think international relations is like a game of chess. But it’s not a game of chess, where people sit quietly, thinking out their strategy, taking their time between moves. It’s more like a game of billiards, with a bunch of balls clustered together (Chess Quotes) If you look at the democratic process as a game of chess, there have to be many, many moves before you get to checkmate. And simply because you do not make any checkmate in three moves does not mean it’s stalemate. There’s a vast difference between no checkmate and stalemate. This is what the democratic process is like (Chess Quotes) He hated games they made the world look too simple. Chess, in particular, had always annoyed him. It was the dumb way the pawns went off and slaughtered their fellow pawns while the king lounged about doing nothing. If only the pawns would’ve united... the whole board could’ve been a republic in about a dozen moves (Chess Quotes) A good player who loses at chess is genuinely convinced hat he has lost because of a mistake, and he looks for this mistake in the beginning of his game, but forgets that there were also mistakes at ever step in the course of the game, that none of his moves was perfect. The mistake he pays attention to is conspicuous only because his opponent took advantage of it (Chess Quotes) Chess continues to advance over time, so the players of the future will inevitably surpass me in the quality of their play, assuming the rules and regulations allow them to play serious chess. But it will likely be a long time before anyone spends 20 consecutive years as number, one as I did (Chess Quotes) Ironically, the main task of chess software companies today is to find ways to make the program weaker, not stronger, and to provide enough options that any user can pick from different levels and the machine will try to make enough mistakes to give him a chance (Chess Quotes) Chess holds deep wisdoms of the people. It is truly an image of life, the reflection of human fate that has shown us the earthly way of suffering in darkness and permanent shortage of time. Like in chess, we encounter all kinds of traps, mistakes, settlements, sacrifices, kings, and queens, doubled pawns, and extraordinary moves while we are on the board ourselves (Chess Quotes) Here and there in the ancient literature we encounter legends of wise and mysterious games that were conceived and played by scholars, monks, or the courtiers of cultured princes. These might take the form of chess games in which the pieces and squares had secret meanings in addition to their usual functions (Chess Quotes) In chess so much depends on opening theory, so the champions before the last century did not know as much as I do and other players do about opening theory. So if you just brought them back from the dead they wouldn’t do well. They’d get bad openings (Chess Quotes) Theses officers were good friends, so it must have been a terrible argument, because the one who played chess with my father was so angry that he walked over to the dentist’s house and got the dentist out of bed and shot him (Chess Quotes) Chess is so inspiring that I do not believe a good player is capable of having an evil thought during the game (Chess Quotes) There are three intellectual pursuits, and, so far as I am aware, only three, in which human beings have performed major feats before the age of puberty. They are music, mathematics, and chess (Chess Quotes) In tournaments it is not enough to be a connoisseur of chess; one must also play well (Chess Quotes) I love the play between the conscious and unconscious minds in the creative moment, and for me chess and the martial arts are both about developing a rich working relationship with your intuition (Chess Quotes)

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