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Chess Quotes

Chess teaches foresight, by having to plan ahead; vigilance, by having to keep watch over the whole chess board; caution, by having to restrain ourselves from making hasty moves; and finally, we learn from chess the greatest maxim in life - that even when everything seems to be going badly for us we should not lose heart, but always hoping for a change for the better, steadfastly continue searching for the solutions to our problems. Benjamin Franklin
Max Euwe quote: "Chess is a sport. The main object in the game of chess remains..."
Chess is a sport. The main object in the game of chess remains the achievement of victory. Max Euwe
Alexandra Kosteniuk quote: "Chess is changing. I hope chess is getting more popular, more..."
Chess is changing. I hope chess is getting more popular, more spectacular. Alexandra Kosteniuk
Anatoly Karpov quote: "Chess is my life, but my life is not chess."
Chess is my life, but my life is not chess. Anatoly Karpov
[Chess] is a foolish expedient for making idle people believe they are doing something very clever, when they are only wasting their time. George Bernard Shaw
Jamie Murphy quote: "Chess, like mathematics and music, is a nursery for child..."
Chess, like mathematics and music, is a nursery for child prodigies. Jamie Murphy
Bobby Fischer quote: "Chess is life."
Chess is life. Bobby Fischer
Marcel Duchamp quote: "Chess can be described as the movement of pieces eating one..."
Chess can be described as the movement of pieces eating one another. Marcel Duchamp
Wilhelm Steinitz quote: "Chess is not for timid souls."
Chess is not for timid souls. Wilhelm Steinitz
Wilhelm Steinitz quote: "Chess is intellectual gymnastics."
Chess is intellectual gymnastics. Wilhelm Steinitz
Wilhelm Steinitz quote: "Chess is so inspiring that I do not believe a good player is..."
Chess is so inspiring that I do not believe a good player is capable of having an evil thought during the game. Wilhelm Steinitz
Raymond Chandler quote: "Chess is the most elaborate waste of human intelligence..."
Chess is the most elaborate waste of human intelligence outside of an advertising agency. Raymond Chandler
Raymond Chandler quote: "Chess is as elaborate a waste of human intelligence as you can..."
Chess is as elaborate a waste of human intelligence as you can find outside an advertising agency. Raymond Chandler
Nigel Short quote: "Chess is ruthless: you've got to be prepared to kill people."
Chess is ruthless: you've got to be prepared to kill people. Nigel Short
Vladimir Kramnik quote: "Chess is an infinitely complex game, which one can play in..."
Chess is an infinitely complex game, which one can play in infinitely numerous and varied ways. Vladimir Kramnik

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