18 Quotes by Daniel Naroditsky

After every move, ask yourself what does my opponent want to do to me, and how can I prevent it?

The great thing about chess is it's a game for oneself. You don't work on what you can't control, you just work on yourself. And I think if more people did that, we'd all be a lot better off.

I think death is the aesthetic part of chess, seeing your opponent's army fall. Producing a sacrifice in order to mate is the aesthetic part of it. It's a beautiful, bloodless war.

The game is a war, and in a war you fight. My opponent is just the director of the opponent's army.

Some kids think I'm some kind of weirdo. I probably am weirder than most people.

Sometimes, I believe I actually see the wheels in my brain turning.

The point system certainly governs a Grandmaster's decisions, but it can be outweighed in any given position by more important factors.

Most beginners who have learned the point system will only consider a sacrifice if it leads directly to checkmate or if the material can be won back by force. A Grandmaster, though, will frequently sacrifice for less tangible compensation, such as a lead in development or a superior pawn structure.

You can't worry about intimidating me and playing the game at the same time.