Home / Quotes / Quote by Andrew Soltis

Quote by Andrew Soltis

“You know you're going to lose. Even when I was ahead I knew I was going to lose -on playing against Fischer”

Quote by Andrew Soltis

Author

Andrew Soltis, born on May 28, 1947, is a renowned chess author and commentator. His works cover a range of levels from beginner to advanced, and are highly appreciated by chess enthusiasts. more

You May Also Like

“I won't play with you anymore. You have insulted my friend -when an opponent cursed himself for a blunder”

Play My Friends Chess Opponents Cursed Blunders Insulted Playing Chess

Author:Miguel Najdorf

“Checkers is for tramps”

Chess Tramps Checkers

Author:Paul Morphy

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

Knows Humour Chess Panic

Author:John van der Wiel

“I believe that no one can teach you how to act, but schools do give you an environment to make mistakes, to learn techniques and to learn professionalism.”

Giving Believe School I Believe Mistake Teach Environment Technique Making Mistakes Professionalism

Author:Enrico Colantoni

“Dazzling combinations are for the many, shifting wood is for the few”

Woods Chess Combination Shifting Dazzling

Author:Georg Kieninger

“In complicated positions, Bobby Fischer hardly had to be afraid of anybody”

Position Complicated Chess Fischer

Author:Paul Keres

“It was clear to me that the vulnerable point of the American Grandmaster (Bobby Fischer) was in double-edged, hanging, irrational positions, where he often failed to find a win even in a won position”

Winning Clear Position Chess Vulnerable Irrational Fischer

Author:Efim Geller

“In Fischer's hands, a slight theoretical advantage is as good a being a Queen ahead”

Hands Advantage Chess Queens Theoretical Chess Game Fischer

Author:Isaac Kashdan

“I still hope to kill Fischer”

Stills Chess Fischer

Author:Boris Spassky

“Is Bobby Fischer quite sane?”

Chess Sane Fischer

Author:Salo Flohr