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The Soviet Union was an exception, but even there chess players were not rich. Only Fischer changed that.

The stomach is an essential part of the Chess master

The stock market and the gridiron and the battlefield aren't as tidy as the chessboard, but in all of them, a single, simple rule holds true: make good decisions and you'll succeed; make bad ones and you'll fail.

The study of typical plans is something that the leading grandmasters devote a great deal of time to. I would say that the most far-seeing of them devote as much time to this as to the study of openings.

The study of combinations should enrich the analytical spirit of studious amateurs. Thereafter the most gifted among them will be able to catch some sparks of the genius of masters, and in addition some rays of the glory that is the masters.

The tactician knows what to do when there is something to do; whereas the strategian knows what to do when there is nothing to do

The tactician must know what to do whenever something needs doing; the strategist must know what to do when nothing needs doing

The way he plays Chess demonstrates a man's whole nature

The weaker the player the more terrible the Knight is to him, but as a player increases in strength the value of the Bishop becomes more evident to him, and of course there is, or should be, a corresponding decease in his estimation of the value of the Knight as compared to the bishop.

The young people have read my book. Now I have no chance.

The winner is the one who makes the next-to-last mistake.

They asked me what year it was, what month it was, etc. I easily answered these stupid questions.

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.

This game the Persian Magi did invent, The force of Eastern wisdom to express: From thence to busy Europeans sent, And styled by modern Lombards pensive chess.

Those chess lovers who ask me how many moves I usually calculate in advance, when making a combination, are always astonished when I reply, quite truthfully, 'as a rule not a single one'

Time trouble is blunder time.

To improve at chess you should in the first instance study the endgame.

To have a knight planted in your game at K6 is worse than a rusty nail in your knee.

Today, chess programs have become so good that even grandmasters sometimes struggle to understand the logic behind some of their moves.

To find the right plan is just as hard as looking for its sound justification.

To my way of thinking, Troitzky has no peer among endgame compsers; no one else has composed so many and such varied endings of the first rank.

Tournament chess is not relaxing. It's stressful, even if you win.

Took awhile, got the jokers out of the deck now, I'm holdin all the cards and niggas wanna play chess now

Touch the pawns before your king with only infinite delicacy.

Unfortunately, many regard the critic as an enemy, instead of seeing him as a guide to the truth.

Unless a player has an 'understanding chess' rating of at least 2400, the amount of significant knowledge that he can impart on others is limited.

Training in analysis (like any other form of chess training) should be treated very seriously.

Ultimately, what separates a Winner from a Loser at the Grandmaster level is the Willingness to do the Unthinkable.

Universality is the distinguishing mark of genius. There is no such thing as a special genius, a genius for mathematics, or for music, or even for chess, but only a universal genius. The genius is a man who knows everything without having learned it.

Until computers and robots make quantum advances, they basically remain adding machines: capable only of doing things in which all the variables are controlled and predictable. Robots are bad at pattern recognition and certainly at common sense. That's why computers can beat humans in chess but can't have even a basic conversation with a six-year-old.

We should talk over the lessons of the day, or lose them in Music, Chess, or the merriments of our family companions.

We can compare classical chess and rapid chess with theatre and cinema - some actors don't like the latter and prefer to work in the theatre.

We cannot resist the fascination of sacrifice, since a passion for sacrifices is part of a Chessplayer's nature

Watching the season for me is about watching the chess matches.

We don't really know how the game was invented, though there are suspicions. As soon as we discover the culprits, we'll let you know

We often hear the terms 'positional' and 'tactical' used as opposites. But this is as wrong as to consider a painting's composition unrelated to its subject. Just as there is no such thing as 'artistic' art, so there is no such thing as 'positional' chess.

What do I do when we're not taping? Sit in a dark room and refine my plans for someday ruling Earth from a blimp. And chess.

We've seen computers play chess and beat grand masters. We've seen computers drive a car across a desert. But interestingly, playing chess is easy, but having a conversation about nothing is really difficult for a computer.

What we need are lots of girls who aren't as good as us, who'll treat us with the proper respect and reverance.

When Garri Kasparov wrestles with his conscience, he always wins. It's what he's best at.

What work I have done I have done because it has been play. If it had been work I shouldn't have done it.

When everything on the board is clear it can be so difficult to conceal your thoughts from your opponent.

When my opponent's clock is going I discuss general considerations in an internal dialogue with myself. When my own clock is going I analyse conctrete variations.

When I speak of the beauty of a game of chess, then naturally this is subjective. Beauty can be found in a very technical, mathematical game for example. That is the beauty of clarity.

When I was eleven, I just got good.

When Marx got into a difficult position he would get angry and losing a game would cause him to fly into a rage.

When you absolutely don't know what to do anymore, it is time to panic

When you have a World Champion in your smartphone, the myth of the superior brainpower of human chess champions has lost its power.

When you defend, try not to worry or become upset. Keep your cool and trust your position - it's all you've got.

While some are as loathe to trade a Bishop for a Knight as a Cadillac for a Chevrolet, others are prepared to do so without hesitation.