“Knights are cavalry, bishops are archers, rooks are cannons and queens are wizards.” Quote by Jacob Aagaard
“I was still too weak to understand his chess ideas at that time but I remember being covered in smoke.” StillsIdeasRememberWeakChessSmokeCovered Author:Alexei Shirov
“All obvious moves look dubious in analysis after the game.” LooksMovingGamesObviousChessAnalysisDubious Author:Viktor Korchnoi
“Chess truly uncovers whether or not someone has imagination and takes initiative.” ImaginationChessInitiative Author:Christian Morgenstern
“Chess holds deep wisdoms of the people. It is truly an image of life, the reflection of human fate that has shown us the earthly way of suffering in darkness and permanent shortage of time. Like in chess, we encounter all kinds of traps, mistakes, settlements, sacrifices, kings, and queens, doubled pawns, and extraordinary moves while we are on the board ourselves.” PeopleWayHumansKindMovingSufferingMistakeDarknessFateSacrificeKingsReflectionExtraordinaryChessAll KindsPermanentQueensBoardsEncountersTrapsSettlementShortagePawnsKings And QueensShortage Of Time Author:Pope John Paul II
“Weaknesses of character are normally shown in a game of chess.” CharacterGamesWeaknessChessWeakness Of Character Author:Garry Kasparov
“A game of chess holds many secrets. Fortunately! That is why we cannot clearly state whether chess is science, art, or a sport.” ArtStatesGamesSportsSecretChess Author:Garry Kasparov
“A grandmaster must memorize thousands of chess duels in his head, as these are for him what words of the mother tongue are to the ordinary people and what notes are to a musician.” PeopleMotherMusicianOrdinaryNotesTongueChessOrdinary PeopleMother Tongue Author:Garry Kasparov
“The thing that stood out above and beyond all the experiences was this relationship with the nine-month-old baby. On weekends, I'd be thinking about going back to set on Monday just to see the baby.” ThinkingBabyMonthsNineWeekendMondayNine MonthsAbove And Beyond Author:Vin Diesel
“Next to the intellectual stimulation of chess, the educational value is of great importance. Chess teaches logic, imagination, self-discipline, and determination.” SelfValuesNextImaginationTeachDisciplineIntellectualDeterminationLogicImportanceEducationalChessSelf DisciplineStimulation Author:Garry Kasparov