www.eurochess.hu: Chess Quotes It is one thing to be clever (George R. R. Martin) |
I guess a certain amount of temperament is expected of Chess geniuses - Ron Gross In analysing complicated variations one must examine each branch of the tree once and once only.- Alexander Kotov Chess is rarely a game of ideal moves. Almost always, a player faces a series of difficult consequences whichever move he makes. – David Shenk I can remember a case where Capablanca worked out an impressive combination, but then chose to make a simple move in answer to which his opponent resigned at once!- Alexander Kotov If you do your homework well you can be sure you'll feel more relaxed. Make sure you have a walk or rest before the game because the most important thing is to be focused during the game itself! If you get tired by preparation you won't have enough energy left for the whole game, and we all know that a single blunder can ruin all the work done beforehand! - Judit Polgar Many have become chess masters: no one has become the master of chess. - Siegbert Tarrasch In my country, at that time, being a champion of chess was like being a King. At that time I was a King and when you are King you feel a lot of responsibility, but there is nobody there to help you. - Boris Spassky Strategically important points should be overprotected. If the pieces are so engaged, they get their regard in the fact that they will then find themselves well posted in every respect. - Aron Nimzowitsch Chess is the art which expresses the science of logic. - Mikhail Botvinnik Every time I win a tournament I have to think that there is something wrong with modern chess. - Viktor Korchnoi Chess mastery essentially consists of analyzing Chess positions accurately- Mikhail Botvinnik |