+ Chess quotes and aphorisms - Evgeniy Grinis Chess School and more

We decided to collect for you the most famous quotes about chess, a kind of storehouse of chess wisdom. In the comments, you can add statements that are not included in this collection, because you cannot embrace the immensity. Perhaps you have your own favorite chess quotes. We will be glad if you share them.

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Victory goes to the one who made the second to last mistake. Savely Tartakover

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There is no woman against whom I would not win, even if I gave the horse ahead. Robert James Fisher

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I don't play chess - I fight in chess. Alexander Alekhin

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Chess is a sea in which a hummingbird can drink and an elephant can swim. Indian proverb

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Chess requires more intelligence than life... and than bridge. Thomas Hardy

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A woman will never play chess on equal terms with men, because she cannot sit at the board in silence for five hours. Paul Keres

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From the great to the ridiculous - one check. Arkady Arkanov

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Your rating, given several years of chess practice, is approximately equal to your IQ times 10 plus 1000. Jonathan Levit

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The loser is always wrong. Vasily Panov

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We must try not to let chess theory interfere with our ability to think independently. Alexander Alekhin

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A good player is always lucky. Capablanca

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Our world is not a chessboard at all, since every piece here is a grandmaster . Pavel Sharp

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To play successfully, you need to be hungry for chess. Mikhail Botvinnik

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Combination is the soul of chess. Alexander Alekhine

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Some part of the error is always true. Savely Tartakover

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A true hero plays a chess game during a battle, regardless of its outcome. Napoleon Bonaparte

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It is proposed to choose for yourself the most interesting statements from what world-class athletes say. No less interesting are the phrases of ordinary chess fans.

Don't sit down to play with a high-class grandmaster if you don't expect to learn something from him.
You need to play as if it were a matter of life and death.
In the movement of the pieces, an experienced chess player hears the music of the highest spheres.
Only after defeating a strong opponent do you feel truly happy.
There are no less chess fans than football fans. You just can't see or hear them.
Stay on the defensive until your queen falls victim to a pawn.
Only people who are not very smart find the movement of pieces on the board boring.
You should choose an opponent above your level.
A good hockey player is valued higher by ignorant people than a good chess player. Meanwhile, preparing an international-level grandmaster is much more difficult.
Only a truly silent person can be a good player.
The struggle is different. A duel of wits is no more boring than a judo fight.
In chess, training plays a huge role. But the athlete is not even allowed to get out of bed.
A brilliant grandmaster is sometimes not very lucky in life.
Heroism is not about winning. A true master brings even the most disastrous game to the final. He knows that experience is more valuable than any victory.
Chess is a game where an old man can put a young man on his back.
Sometimes you can win after a few moves. And sometimes you lose even after a 6-hour game.
The weakest in life is not always the weakest on the board.
Becoming a champion in chess is easier because there is no need to make allowances for weak players on the team.
Even the loss of an important figure can be beneficial. She teaches mindfulness.
If you don't have talent, you won't succeed in any sport.
In the intricacies of the movements of the pieces on the board, a woman is sometimes stronger than a man.
For a bad player, the clock gets in the way.
Luck plays a much smaller role in chess than in football.
A bad mood harms both participants in the tournament. Especially if one of them loses.
A woman is more interested in baking pies than in understanding the intricacies of combinations.
Making a living from chess is more difficult than digging.
A tall grandmaster is capable of losing to a short opponent.
Chess is a game in which you can't be smart.
In a difficult game you will either sink or emerge with a queen in your mouth.
Chess is the only sport where checkmate does not bother either children or women.

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Statistics show that... there are more positions in which the bishop is stronger (the knight) than vice versa, which means that there must be some decisive rationale against exchanging a bishop for a knight.
Conversely, exchanging a knight for a bishop is always profitable unless there are any clear reasons to the contrary. Max Euwe World Chess Champion 1935-1937 1901 - 1981
Relative value of chess pieces.
This issue must be clearly understood. The information that I gave in this regard in the section for beginners is absolutely wrong for stronger chess players. The queen is not as strong as two rooks or three minor pieces. In principle, the pieces, all other things being equal, are stronger than the queen. Two rooks can attack any board point twice and are therefore superior to the queen. Only if the king of the side with two rooks stands precariously and is subject to many checks, the queen is stronger. The same applies even more to light figures. They must always be well protected by pawns. The unreliable position of the pieces in the fight against the queen leads in most cases to defeat. The rook, minor piece and passed pawn on the sixth (or third) rank are stronger than the queen. The exchange, the difference between a rook and a minor piece, is, according to my calculations, 1.5 pawns. Exactly the same difference between two minor pieces and a rook. A rook and two pawns are stronger than two minor pieces, namely by 0.5 pawns. This works more in the endgame, rather than in the opening and early stages of the middlegame, since then pawns in most cases do not play a very big role, while the importance of minor pieces is great. Two minor pieces are 0.5 pawns stronger than a rook and a pawn. It is especially clear to understand the relative value of the bishop and knight. They are by no means equivalent. In principle, the bishop is the stronger piece throughout the game. Only if the knight is located in the central part of the board, on verticals cf, from the fourth to the sixth (for black from the fifth to the third) horizontal, if possible protected by a pawn, it is superior to the bishop, because then it controls half of the board and is almost equal in strength to the rook. This is a very important thesis that I have established, which from the very beginning gives clarity and clarity to the entire figure game. The cost of minor pieces can, of course, be purely conventionally estimated at three pawns, but one must clearly understand that this estimate in a practical game is in most cases erroneous. The bishop in most cases has a value of more than three pawns, as does the knight in the opening and in the middle game. In this case, everything depends on the location of other pawns. If the pawns are not scattered and are on the same side of the board, if the pawns are already far advanced and connected, then they are often stronger, even than the bishop. Siegbert Tarrasch Grandmaster 1862 - 1934
Never exchange a bishop for a knight unless some important consideration says otherwise.
Max Euwe World Chess Champion 1935-1937 1901 - 1981
In principle, it is not profitable to exchange a bishop for a knight, but it is even worse to allow the enemy to exchange his knight for your “attacking” bishop.
Max Euwe World Chess Champion 1935-1937 1901 - 1981
In the Nimzowitsch Defense, black must always be ready to exchange his king's bishop for white's queen's knight.
In theory, variations have been developed in which black either creates double pawns in the enemy camp or can seize the initiative. If Black does not understand the meaning of such compensation, then he will give White the advantage of two bishops for nothing, with all the ensuing unpleasant consequences. Max Euwe World Chess Champion 1935-1937 1901 - 1981
In blitz the knight is stronger than the bishop.
Vlastimir Gort Grandmaster
I feel great seeing my opponent writhing in his death throes.
Robert James Fischer World Chess Champion 1972-1975 1943 - 2008
Poor people!
How similar are you in all your endeavors to that chess player who “could win his game”... Savely Tartakover Grandmaster 1887 - 1956
Be a threat every time you sit down to play.
Ken Smith
During a tournament, a chess master must be an abstinent monk and a predator rolled into one.
A predator in relation to a rival, an ascetic in everyday life. Alexander Alekhine World Chess Champion 1927-1935, 1937-1946. 1892 - 1946
Bogolyubov: Checkmate in four moves!
Tartakower: Don't bother me! Savely Tartakover Grandmaster 1887 - 1956
Capablanca proved that you can be the best and still be the first.
Savely Tartakover Grandmaster 1887 - 1956
Character weaknesses usually appear during a chess game.
Garry Kasparov World Chess Champion 1985-2000. born 1963
The computer is the only opponent who makes no excuses when he loses to me.
Robert James Fischer World Chess Champion 1972-1975 1943 - 2008
That's what chess is all about.
Today you give your opponent a lesson, and tomorrow he teaches you a lesson. Robert James Fischer World Chess Champion 1972-1975 1943 - 2008
Being with one woman all your life is like an endgame with different-colored bishops.
Viktor Korchnoi Grandmaster
Life is a game of chess.
Miguel Cervantes
Chess is a healing plaster for thousands of pricks of fate.
Max Weiss
It is characteristic of a grandmaster that he wins a won position quickly and accurately.
Irwin Chernev Writer 1900 - 1981
Your rating, given several years of chess practice, is approximately equal to your , multiplied by 10, plus 1000.
Jonathan Levit
Your game is only as good as your worst move.
Dan Heisman
Always remember to counterattack.
This is the best defense and often wins even lost games. Frank Marshall Grandmaster 1877 - 1944
A good player is always lucky!
Jose Raul Capablanca World Chess Champion 1921-1927 1888 - 1942
A tactician must know what to do when there is something to do, a strategist must know what to do when there is nothing to do.
Savely Tartakover Grandmaster 1887 - 1956
The loser is always wrong.
Vasily Panov Grandmaster 1906 - 1973
The penultimate mistake wins.
Savely Tartakover Grandmaster 1887 - 1956
The second grade move is often the most accurate.
Savely Tartakover Grandmaster 1887 - 1956
Maintaining the maximum number of combat forces is in the interests of the side that currently has the largest playing space.
Alexander Alekhine World Chess Champion 1927-1935, 1937-1946. 1892 - 1946
Mistakes are always waiting to be made.
Savely Tartakover Grandmaster 1887 - 1956
Mistakes exist to be made.
Savely Tartakover Grandmaster 1887 - 1956
Wrong moves are often very difficult to find.
Savely Tartakover Grandmaster 1887 - 1956
Opponents checkmate themselves.
We just need to wait a little. Siegbert Tarrasch Grandmaster 1862 - 1934
The greatest art in chess is not to show your opponent what he can do.
Garry Kasparov World Chess Champion 1985-2000. born 1963
Combination is the soul of chess.
Alexander Alekhine World Chess Champion 1927-1935, 1937-1946. 1892 - 1946
People have been playing me below their capabilities for 15 years now.
Robert James Fischer World Chess Champion 1972-1975 1943 - 2008
The parties are always different, the interviews are always the same.
Garry Kasparov World Chess Champion 1985-2000. born 1963
...this game is the touchstone of the human mind.
Johann Wolfgang Goethe Writer
Strong enemy pieces should be exchanged.
Jose Raul Capablanca World Chess Champion 1921-1927 1888 - 1942
The strictest rules in chess are exceptions.
Savely Tartakover Grandmaster 1887 - 1956
You know you're a chess fanatic when your first question when meeting someone is: What's your rating?
Bill Wall Chess journalist born in 1951.
You know you're a chess fanatic when you buy the coolest and most expensive computer just to play chess on it or use it as a database.
Bill Wall Chess journalist born in 1951.
You know you're a chess fanatic when you buy a newspaper just because it has a chess column.
Bill Wall Chess journalist born in 1951.
You know you're a chess fanatic when you take your chess book to the toilet and forget to go there.
Bill Wall Chess journalist born in 1951.
The threat is stronger than its execution.
Savely Tartakover Grandmaster 1887 - 1956
An isolated pawn depresses the mood on the entire board.
Savely Tartakover Grandmaster 1887 - 1956
A draw can be achieved by repeating the position three times or with one weak move.
Savely Tartakover Grandmaster 1887 - 1956
It's not enough to be a good player, you also have to play well.
Siegbert Tarrasch Grandmaster 1862 - 1934
There is no woman against whom I would not win, even if I gave the horse ahead.
Robert James Fischer World Chess Champion 1972-1975 1943 - 2008
There are no good or bad players.
There are only good or bad players. Adolf Anderssen Grandmaster 1818 - 1879
There are no good or bad players.
There are only good or bad moves. Siegbert Tarrasch Grandmaster 1862 - 1934
There are no good or bad moves.
There are only good or bad cigars. Emmanuel Lasker World Chess Champion 1894-1921, 1868-1941.
There are two types of victims: correct ones and mine.
Mikhail Tal World Chess Champion 1960-1961. 1936 - 1992
There have been periods in my life when I almost believed that I couldn’t even lose one single game.
Jose Raul Capablanca World Chess Champion 1921-1927 1888 - 1942
It is better to sacrifice your opponent's pieces.
Savely Tartakover Grandmaster 1887 - 1956
Mistakes are the salt of chess.
Savely Tartakover Grandmaster 1887 - 1956
Don't rely on your opponent's mistakes, but rely on them.
Bill Wall Chess journalist born in 1951.
I am a world champion and I don’t have to discuss anything with anyone.
Viswanathan Anand World Chess Champion 2000-2002, 2007 - born in 1969
I don't believe in psychology, I believe in strong moves.
Robert James Fischer World Chess Champion 1972-1975 1943 - 2008
I have never met a single chess player whose eyes did not glow with the fire of mortal vengeance after losing a game.
Bill Wall Chess journalist born in 1951.
I consider each of my opponents to be a master until he proves me otherwise.
Vasily Panov Grandmaster 1906 - 1973
I hate anyone who beats me at chess.
Lisa Lane
I have never had the pleasure of beating a completely healthy opponent.
Amos Byrne
During the first game my teeth hurt.
The second time I had a headache. During the third I was tormented by rheumatism, and during the fourth I did not feel very well. And in the fifth? Well, you can’t win all the time! Savely Tartakover Grandmaster 1887 - 1956
I know people who have enormous willpower, but do not know how to play chess.
Robert James Fischer World Chess Champion 1972-1975 1943 - 2008
I love chess for its logic.
Efim Bogolyubov Grandmaster
I love chess for its illogicality.
Savely Tartakover Grandmaster 1887 - 1956
I play fair and play to win.
If I lose, I take medication. Robert James Fischer World Chess Champion 1972-1975 1943 - 2008
I've been playing chess for 50 years, but I've never won against a healthy opponent.
Blackburn
I understand chess better than any other living master.
Jose Raul Capablanca World Chess Champion 1921-1927 1888 - 1942
At first glance I grasp the essence of the position and know what to do in it.
Others evaluate, but I just know. Jose Raul Capablanca World Chess Champion 1921-1927 1888 - 1942
I will beat the top 30 US chess players in a simultaneous game.
Jose Raul Capablanca World Chess Champion 1921-1927 1888 - 1942
I find that chess is very useful when traveling alone in Turkey.
…Take yourself to the nearest teahouse. Order a glass of tea, and another or Raki, and set up a chess problem. Within seconds Turks will appear. They won't play chess with you, but it starts a conversation. Brian Sewell
To you, Mr. Lasker, I can only say three words: checkmate.
Siegbert Tarrasch Grandmaster 1862 - 1934
In blitz the knight is stronger than the bishop.
Vlastimil Gort Grandmaster
Everyone wins at chess.
If you enjoy the game, and this is the most important thing, then even defeat is not scary. David Bronstein Grandmaster 1924 - 2006
There can only be one mistake in chess: overestimating your opponent.
Everything else is either bad luck or weakness. Savely Tartakover Grandmaster 1887 - 1956
In chess you can only become a great master when you realize your own mistakes and weaknesses.
Just like in life. Alexander Alekhine World Chess Champion 1927-1935, 1937-1946. 1892 - 1946
Intelligence is determined not by the path traveled, but by the result.
Garry Kasparov World Chess Champion 1985-2000. born 1963
Don't eat beans before the game.
Bill Wall Chess journalist born in 1951
I wasn't sure what square to take the rook to.
Because there were three alternatives e8, d8 and c8, I decided to go for the middle one. Jan Timman Grandmaster
Yes, I once played a game of blitz, it was on a train in 1929.
(from an interview in 1989) Mikhail Botvinnik World Chess Champion 1948-1957, 1958-1960, 1961-1963. 1911 - 1995
The older I get, the more I value pawns.
Paul Keres Grandmaster
Karpov is a museum piece.
Garry Kasparov World Chess Champion 1985-2000. born 1963
All grandmasters are crazy.
They differ only in the degree of their insanity. Viktor Korchnoi Grandmaster
Combining and trading under the counter should be prohibited.
Savely Tartakover Grandmaster 1887 - 1956
Lisa Lane, the US chess champion, once called Fischer the strongest living chess player.
Answer: “That’s true, but Lisa Lane is not really in a position to judge that.” Robert James Fischer World Chess Champion 1972-1975 1943 - 2008
Long analysis, wrong analysis.
Bent Larsen Grandmaster
You don't always have to make the best move.
The move must be active, enterprising, correct and beautiful. David Bronstein Grandmaster 1924 - 2006
In chess you only learn from mistakes.
There is always something right in mistakes. Savely Tartakover Grandmaster 1887 - 1956
My first goal was not to win the game, but to sacrifice a piece.
Wilhelm Steinitz World Chess Champion 1886-1894. 1836 - 1900
The lack of spectators doesn’t bother me.
I have enough fight in my games. Vladimir Kramnik World Chess Champion 2000-2007. born 1975
Modern Computers have taken the place once occupied by woman chess players.
Robert James Fischer World Chess Champion 1972-1975 1943 - 2008
Mom, I just became an ex-world champion.
(coming home after losing a match to Mikhail Botvinnik) Mikhail Tal World Chess Champion 1960-1961. 1936 - 1992
There is nothing more difficult in chess than choosing the strongest continuation from two approximately equal strengths, which is often the only correct one.
Siegbert Tarrasch Grandmaster 1862 - 1934
Nowadays, when you're not a grandmaster at 14, you can forget about it.
Viswanathan Anand World Chess Champion 2000-2002, 2007 - born in 1969
Only a good elephant can be sacrificed.
A bad one can only be lost. Yuri Razuvaev Grandmaster
Only a really strong chess player knows how weak he is playing.
Savely Tartakover Grandmaster 1887 - 1956
Without mistakes there can be no brilliant victories.
Emmanuel Lasker World Chess Champion 1894-1921, 1868-1941.
Sacrifices are only possible due to the opponent's mistake.
Savely Tartakover Grandmaster 1887 - 1956
Chess laws exist to be broken.
Savely Tartakover Grandmaster 1887 - 1956
Chess is life.
Robert James Fischer World Chess Champion 1972-1975 1943 - 2008
Chess is merciless.
You must be ready to kill. Alexey Shirov Grandmaster
Chess is a struggle, mainly with your mistakes.
Savely Tartakover Grandmaster 1887 - 1956
Chess is like life.
Boris Spassky World Chess Champion 1969-1972. born 1937
Chess is like a beautiful woman to whom we constantly return, no matter how often she rejects us.
Anonymous
Later, ... I began to achieve success in decisive games more and more often.
Perhaps because I realized a simple thing: not only was I overcome by fear, but also my opponent. Mikhail Tal World Chess Champion 1960-1961. 1936 - 1992
Place the board so that the sun shines in your opponent's eyes.
Ruy Lopez
Style ?
I don't have any style! Anatoly Karpov World Chess Champion 1975-1985. born 1951
The strategy determines how to lure a girl into the back seat of a car.
Tactics - what to do next. Anonymous
The game is far more important than the final result.
Alexey Shirov Grandmaster
There are tough players and nice guys, and I'm a tough player.
Robert James Fischer World Chess Champion 1972-1975 1943 - 2008
Tips for the winner: Invite your opponent after the game to analyze his game for all his mistakes.
Bill Wall Chess journalist born in 1951.
Tips for the loser: Always remember that you had the best position all along - until the mistake on the last move.
Bill Wall Chess journalist born in 1951.
Tips for the loser: Ask for better playing conditions next time.
Bill Wall Chess journalist born in 1951.
Tips for the loser: Draw your opponent's attention to the fact that he was thinking for a long time and thereby slowing down the game.
Bill Wall Chess journalist born in 1951.
Tips for the loser: Tell your opponent that he stood to lose due to terrible play in the opening, middlegame and endgame;
Bill Wall Chess journalist born in 1951.
Advice for the loser: Treat your opponent with understanding, in the end he was just lucky.
Bill Wall Chess journalist born in 1951.
In an effort not to stand to lose, some lose the game.
Savely Tartakover Grandmaster 1887 - 1956
About women: Chess is better.
Robert James Fischer World Chess Champion 1972-1975 1943 - 2008
Try playing after your opponent has had a hearty lunch.
Lucena
What do other women and chess players have in common?
Their goal is a good match. Markus Ronner
What is chess?
- What is life ? Harun al-Rashid
We like to think.
(asked by Hans Ree why he and Karpov get into time trouble so often). Garry Kasparov World Chess Champion 1985-2000. born 1963
If your opponent offers you a draw, try to understand why he thinks he's worth worse.
Nigel Short Grandmaster
When you play with Bobby, it's not about winning or losing.
It's about survival. Boris Spassky World Chess Champion 1969-1972. born 1937
When I visit a chess club, everyone goes dumb with admiration.
Jose Raul Capablanca World Chess Champion 1921-1927 1888 - 1942
When I win, I'm a genius.
When I don't win, I'm not a genius. Robert James Fischer World Chess Champion 1972-1975 1943 - 2008
When I play with white, I win because I play with white.
When I play black, I win because I am Bogolyubov. Efim Bogolyubov Grandmaster
If Spassky sacrifices a piece, you can give up almost immediately.
But when Tal sacrifices a piece, play on. He may donate something else and then... who knows? Miguel Najdorf Grandmaster
Whoever turns back steals wallets.
William Fenton
Who is your favorite writer?
"I myself." Alexander Ermolinsky Grandmaster
Who is your opponent today?
“Today I am playing against black pieces.” Akiba Rubinstein Grandmaster 1882 - 1961
After I ground them one by one, my superiority became obvious.
Jose Raul Capablanca World Chess Champion 1921-1927 1888 - 1942
How does Tal win?
He develops all his pieces towards the center and then sacrifices them somewhere. Robert James Fischer World Chess Champion 1972-1975 1943 - 2008
How can I accept a draw?
I don’t know how I’m standing! Fritz Samisch Grandmaster
Chess, a game based on precise calculation, requires luck, luck and more luck!
Savely Tartakover Grandmaster 1887 - 1956
Victory is achieved not by good play, but by better play.
Savely Tartakover Grandmaster 1887 - 1956

A difficult game is like life itself

The game is very multifaceted. In its course, it resembles the flow of life. This is why there are numerous statuses about chess with meaning.

It is the one who loses the key figure who makes the mistake.
A true master is too difficult to defeat.
All the correct moves are invented when the pieces have already been removed.
Only a sophisticated mind can become a genius.
After losing, don’t try to find weakness in your opponent. Look for it in yourself.
No one takes pity on the vanquished.
Any hobby sometimes becomes detrimental to personal relationships.
Defeat is not the end of a lifelong game.
Smart is not the one who knows how to play chess. Smart is the one who does not undertake to compete with the strongest opponent.
Love should not be viewed as a duel.
The winner is always the center of attention.
The one who wants to win wins.
Even a brilliant master sometimes fails.
The right move must be made during the fight, not after it.
In life, as in chess, you can’t rush.
Even the most difficult tournament can be won. And sometimes the simplest game is lost.
The higher the level of the master, the more he fears defeat. Everything is a joy for a newbie.
The outcome of the game depends on both participants.
Any loss is at least half your own fault.
Even the best grandmaster has many unsuccessful fights.
Life is like chess. Lost the Queen, stay with the pawns.
Even a wrong move sometimes leads to victory.
In life, as in a difficult game, the one who plays well is the one who does not give up after defeat.
No matter how much you study theory, there is no substitute for experience.
Human history is somewhat like a complex combination of moves.
Everyone admires the winner. But only family and friends love the loser.
If a ruler plays chess well, then he will treat the people fairly.
How quickly the most advantageous position can give way to checkmate.
A spectacular party can be enjoyed even in old age.
Every move can lead to a fall. Both child and adult.
Nobody brags about lost fights.
It is better to overestimate the enemy than to underestimate.
Until you learn from your mistakes, you will continue to fail.
No one feels sorry for other people's figures.
So many pawns. How few queens there are.
The day comes when the son beats the father. And the most important thing is to be happy about his success, and not angry.
The board is not there to hit your opponent over the head with it.

Quotes about chess

Chess is a quiet game of rauma music. Leonid Sukhorukov

Victory goes to the one who made the second to last mistake. Savely Tartakover

With proper play on both sides, a draw is inevitable. Siegbert Tarrasch

In general, I believe that in chess everything depends on tactics. If strategy is a block of marble, then tactics is the chisel that a master uses to create a work of chess art. Tigran Vartanovich Petrosyan Pawn endgames are like golf. Purdy

There is no woman against whom I would not win, even if I gave the horse ahead. Robert James Fisher

Those who say they understand chess do not understand anything. Hubner

In life, it’s like in chess: when the game ends, all the pieces - pawns, queens and kings - end up in one box. Irvin Yalom, “Liar on the Couch”

Chess is like life, only life is a total war, and chess is a limited war. Robert Fisher

Chess—like love—requires a partner. Stefan Zweig, “The Chess Novella”

You can learn much more from a lost game than from a won one. You have to lose hundreds of games before you become a good player. Jose Raul Capablanca

Don't look for a move, not two moves, but look for a whole plan. Znosko-Borovsky

Intelligence is determined not by the path traveled, but by the result. Garry Kasparov

On the chessboard, lies and deceit do not last long. Lasker

Chess first of all teaches you to be objective. Alexander Alekhine

It is always better to sacrifice your opponent's pieces. Tartakower

We are, in essence, pawns on a chess field, and pawns do not know where the player’s hand will send them. Mikhail Sholokhov, “Quiet Don”

Being with one woman all your life is like an endgame with different-colored bishops. Victor Korchnoi

It's true, chess can be a nice family game - but only so much. while the father beats his son. Azberto Sordi

Openings teach openings. Endgames teach chess. Gerzadovich

Perhaps for some, swearing is obscene language, but for chess players it is their daily bread. Ashot Nadanyan

Your game cannot be better than your worst move. Dan Heisma

The first principle of the offensive: do not allow the enemy to develop. Fine

The gluteal muscles are what make chess a sport. Ashot Nadanyan

Chess is gymnastics for the brain. Blaise Pascal

If your opponent offers a draw, try to understand why he thinks he is worse off. Nigel Short

No one was ever born a master. The path to this title lies through years of study, struggle, joy and sorrow. Paul Keres

To avoid losing a piece, many players give up the game. Tartakower

I've been watching veteran chess players in real life for a long time. The majority are adequate, optimistic and maintain sober thinking until old age. Yes, they look younger than their age! Farid Karimov. Every healthy society has a passed pawn. Nimzowitsch

Stirlitz smelled something burning, and sure enough, Kasparov appeared around the corner. Joke

Don't rely on your opponent's mistakes, but rely on them. Bill Wall

Chess is like a beautiful woman to whom we constantly return, no matter how often she rejects us. Anonymous

A good heart is of no use in chess. Nicolas Chamfort

Chess is not for the faint of heart. Wilhelm Steinitz

One bad move can ruin forty good ones. Horowitz

The parties are always different, the interviews are always the same. Garry Kasparov

People have been playing me below their capabilities for 15 years now. Robert James Fisher

Playing correctly at the end of the game is necessary, but impossible. Stoughton

When you play Fischer, the question isn't whether you win or not; the question is whether you will survive or not. Boris Spassky

Chess, like music or any other art, can make a person happy. Siegbert Tarrasch

Before the endgame, the gods set a middlegame. Tarrasch

Who is your opponent today? “Today I am playing against black pieces.” Akiba Rubinstein

You know you're a chess fanatic when your first question when meeting someone is: What's your rating? Bill Wall

Only the player with the initiative has the right to attack. Steinitz

Don't mock chess players. Is it easy to maintain mental health when day after day you lose horses, beat elephants, attack queens? Ashot Nadanyan

Place the board so that the sun shines in your opponent's eyes. Ruy Lopez

There have been periods in my life when I almost believed that I couldn’t even lose one single game. Jose Raul Capablanca

Character weaknesses usually appear during a chess game. Garry Kasparov

Everyone wins at chess. If you enjoy the game, and this is the most important thing, then even defeat is not scary. David Bronstein

Chess is a torture of the mind. Garry Kasparov

I consider each of my opponents to be a master until he proves me otherwise. Vasily Panov

The greatest art in chess is not to show your opponent what he can do. Garry Kasparov

I would compare the world to a chessboard - Now it’s day, now it’s night. What about the pawns? We are with you. They move me, press me and beat me. And they put it in a dark box to rest. Omar Khayyam

It is not the one who thinks a lot who gets into time trouble, but the one who thinks about the wrong things. Gennady Malkin

Chess encourages independent thinking and should therefore not be encouraged. Frederick the Great, King of Prussia

The threat is stronger than its execution. Carl Eisenbach (rule of chess strategy)

The pawn is the soul of chess. A. Philidor

To you, Mr. Lasker, I can only say three words: checkmate. Siegbert Tarrasch

Chess was born for the Internet, and the Internet was born for chess. Anatoly Karpov

Chess is a sport, a blood sport. Marcel Dunamp

Expressing an opinion is like moving a pawn in a chess game: the pawn may die, but the game begins and can be won. Johann Wolfgang Goethe

There are no good or bad moves. There are only good or bad cigars. Emmanuel Lasker

He is not a chess player who, having lost a game, does not declare that he had a winning position. Ilya Ilf

The strategy determines how to lure a girl into the back seat of a car. Tactics - what to do next. Anonymous

It’s strange for me to see a padishah who doesn’t know how to play chess. How will he govern the state? Ardashir Papakan

That's what chess is all about. Today you give your opponent a lesson, and tomorrow he teaches you a lesson. Robert James Fisher

Chess is a struggle, mainly with your mistakes. Sergei Prokofiev

I have all the moves written down! O. Bender

I am a world champion and am not obliged to discuss anything with anyone. Viswanathan Anand

Ideal women are chess players: they can remain silent for hours, follow the pieces well and know many interesting positions. Ashot Nadanyan

A passed pawn is a criminal who needs to be kept under lock and key. Nimzowitsch

Chess is 99% tactics. Taichmann

When I play with white, I win because I play with white; when it’s black, I win, because it’s me. Bogolyubov

Later, ... I began to achieve success in decisive games more and more often. Perhaps because I realized a simple thing: not only was I overcome by fear, but also my opponent. Mikhail Tal

Chess is a game not only of pieces, but also of people - psychology matters. Mikhail Botvinnik

There are players who need time to make a good move. Maria Farisa

During a chess competition, the grandmaster is a tiger on the hunt and a monk at the same time. Alexander Alekhine

The computer is the only opponent that makes no excuses when it loses to me. Robert James Fisher

Always remember to counterattack. This is the best defense and often wins even lost games. Frank Marshall

About women: chess is better. Robert Fisher

Some horses do not gallop, but limp. Tartakower

Each step towards the endgame strengthens the king. Nimzowitsch

Invest money in tennis, and you will remove one boy from the street, and if you invest in chess, you will remove ten children at once. Evgeniy Sveshnikov

In chess you can only become a great master when you realize your own mistakes and weaknesses. Just like in life. Alexander Alekhine

Being a good player is not enough - you also need to play well. Siegbert Tarrasch

The winner is the one who makes fewer mistakes than his opponent. Tartakower

Combination is the soul of chess. Alexander Alekhine

Some part of the error is always true. Tartakower

A true hero plays a chess game during a battle, regardless of its outcome. Napoleon Bonaparte

Unlike chess, in life the game continues even after checkmate. Isaac Asimov

Enjoying gambits is a sign of youth in chess. Lasker

We must try not to let chess theory interfere with our ability to think independently. Alexander Alekhin

A good player is always lucky. Capablanca

Our world is not a chessboard at all, since every piece here is a grandmaster. Pavel Sharpp

To play successfully, you need to be hungry for chess. Botvinnik

The loser is always wrong. Vasily Panov

From the great to the ridiculous - one check. Arkady Arkanov

Your rating, given several years of chess practice, is approximately equal to your IQ times 10 plus 1000. Jonathan Levit

A woman will never play chess on equal terms with men, because she cannot sit at the board in silence for five hours. Paul Keres

The computer once beat me at chess, but at kickboxing it was just a weakling. Emo Phillips

There are more paths in chess than in the entire globe. Piers McOrlan

All chess masters play blind. Koltanovsky

A good sacrifice is one that is unnecessary but leaves your opponent confused. Spielmann

Chess requires more intelligence than life... and than bridge. Thomas Hardy

Chess is a sea in which a hummingbird can drink and an elephant can swim. Indian proverb

An isolated pawn spoils the mood of the entire board. Tartakower

There can only be one mistake in chess: overestimating your opponent. Everything else is either bad luck or weakness. Savely Tartakover

I don't play chess - I fight in chess. Alexander Alekhin

Laughter through a chess square

Only a true fan of the game is able to joke about such a difficult topic. But statuses about chess, funny or ironic, are always very interesting to every reader.

Has anyone tried to win against the computer in their spare time? Happened?
A true grandmaster is not looking for a wife. He already has a Queen.
The horse galloped off the board and let its owner down.
Send your child to the chess section and you won’t have to spend money on his equipment.
There are fewer female grandmasters because cooking dinner takes them too much time.
Checkmate is only appropriate in chess.
What's more difficult: moving a car or moving pieces on a board?
No matter how much you love the Queen, you will not receive reciprocity from her.
Even an amazing grandmaster sometimes has absolutely no success with women.
A chess player's mistake is not as noticeable as a hockey player's fall or a football player's shot wide of the goal.
Losing to a computer is not a shame. Nobody sees.
The wife in the kitchen became wary when she heard her husband shout from the room: “What a brilliant combination!”
In chess, even in a giveaway game you can lose.
When a football coach kicks the bench in frustration over his team's loss, no one is surprised. But a grandmaster knocking over a chair in anger seems strange to everyone.
There is no greater misfortune than a husband who is a chess player. You can't chat with him about trifles.
Is a loser a loser? He just wasn't in the mood.
“Don’t give a damn about the figure,” the husband said without looking up from the board. The delighted wife immediately ran to the store to buy a cake.
2 athletes forgot about the fight when one of them paid attention to the other’s nails. Then there was only a discussion about which varnishes are better and how much they cost.
“Checkmate, checkmate,” came from the husband’s room. The wife did not understand why he replaced individual obscene words with a general concept.
It is very difficult to learn to swim confidently in a sea of shapes.
They often say: “What a smart chess player!” But for some reason we rarely hear about a smart football player.
Singing during a match is not encouraged in any sport.
“White doesn’t suit me,” the novice chess player refused to go first.
How colorful the football players are: with braids, tattoos and earrings. And how boring grandmasters are: in a suit, tie and short hair.
“Which square on the board is really black?” asked a fan of Malevich’s work when he was asked to play.
Chess players make good husbands. They get used to spending their entire lives with the same queen.
Why do female fans follow grandmasters less often than a wrestler or gymnast?
“It was a hand game!” the indignant football player shouted when his beloved grandmaster surrendered.
Only in chess can the owner of a horse not know how to ride a horse.
The grandmaster married a representative of the female sport and no longer needed sparring partners.
An elephant is capable of crushing a person not only in life.
Cheating at chess will not work. And you won’t be able to roll around on the floor moaning. And for every false feint you answer with your pieces.
Chess humor is not understandable to everyone.
Only in such a game can you lose beautifully.
For some reason, the word “Goalkeeper” sounds prouder than “Grandmaster” for some people.
“Give me a penalty!” came a lone shout from the hall as a draw was declared.

Here are the most interesting quotes from the world of such an exciting game. It was created by smart people for equally smart amateurs. Therefore, statements on this topic are distinguished by great depth and knowledge of life.