322 Quotes About Chess

The pieces are connected to each other and the King and they are in this dynamic rhythm amongst themselves and with the opponent’s pieces, wherein lies their purpose. Each move is an attempt to change that balance and to establish a new, more favorable balance and that is why in chess (and in life) we are most vulnerable when we are most aggressive—the aggressive move essentially causes us to lose balance.

So if you think that when you are better, it means that you can smash ahead and mate the guy, you are wrong, that is not what better means. What better means is that your position has the potential, if played correctly, to turn out well. So do not think that when you are better and when you are attacking that you can just force mate. That is not what it is about. Often the way to play best, the way to play within the position, is to maintain it.

No matter what the industry you choose to ultimately invest all your time and energy in, be sure you're the owner, founder, and CEO. Remember, if you don't own it, you can't control it nor can you depend on it.

You can’t change the system unless you know it well. You can’t play chess well unless you know all the moves.

While it is thrilling to hear of such faith in me,” he answered, repositioning a bishop at a threatening angle, “I admit any potential witch has the capacity to frighten me. Any witch might be capable of bringing a second Mazriv and drowning the remains of the world in despair.

We must assume, I think, thatthe forward projection of what imagination he had, stopped at the act, on the brink ofall its possible consequences; ghost consequences, comparable to the ghost toes of anamputee or to the fanning out of additional squares which a chess knight (that skips-pace piece), standing on a marginal file, "feels" in phantom extensions beyond theboard, but which have no effect whatever on his real moves, on the real play.

We must assume, I think, that the forward projection of what imagination he had, stopped at the act, on the brink of all its possible consequences; ghost consequences, comparable to the ghost toes of an amputee or to the fanning out of additional squares which a chess knight (that skipspace piece), standing on a marginal file, "feels" in phantom extensions beyond the board, but which have no effect whatever on his real moves, on the real play.

Living together/ is one move closer/ to living apart

Le jeu dechec, sige de Franske, n'est pas assez jeu: Det er, Skakspill og andre af samme Betydelse, er ikke Spill, men et Studium. Saadant kand man presentere dem, som intet have at bestille, og som af Ørkesløshed kand frygte for Hiernens Forrustelse, men ikke arbeydsomme Folk, der udi Spill og Selskab søge Recreation.