“Chess is a terrible game. If you have no center, your opponent has a freer position. If you do have a center, then you really have something to worry about!” IfsGamesWorryPositionTerribleChessOpponentsChess Game Author:Siegbert Tarrasch
“Chess is one long regret.” LongRegretChess Book:Happy stories, just to laugh at Source: Happy stories, just to laugh at
“I have frequently stated that I regard chess as an art form, where creativity prevails over other factors.” ArtFormCreativityRegardChessFactors Author:Vasily Smyslov
“My study of chess was accompanied by a strong attraction to music, and it was probably thanks to this that from childhood I became accustomed to thinking of chess as an art, for all the science and sport involved in it.” ThinkingArtStrongSportsStudyChildhoodInvolvedAttractionChessThanksAccustomed Author:Vasily Smyslov
“For me, chess is not a profession, it is a way of life, a passion. People may feel that I have conquered the peak and will not have to struggle. Financially, perhaps that is true; but as far as chess goes, I'm still learning a lot!” PeopleWayFeelsMayStillsPassionStruggleProfessionChess Author:Viswanathan Anand
“Chess is like body-building. If you train every day, you stay in top shape. It is the same with your brain - chess is a matter of daily training.” IfsMatterBodySportsBrainBuildingShapesTrainingTrainEverydayChessStayingBodybuildingBody Building Author:Vladimir Kramnik
“I believe that Chess possesses a magic that is also a help in advanced age. A rheumatic knee is forgotten during a game of chess and other events can seem quite unimportant in comparison with a catastrophe on the chessboard.” BelieveHelpingSeemsAgeGamesI BelieveMagicEventsForgottenChessKneesComparisonCatastropheUnimportantChess Game Author:Vlastimil Hort
“Ultimately chess is just chess - not the best thing in the world and not the worst thing in the world, but there is nothing quite like it.” WorldWorstChessBest ThingsWorst Things Author:W. C. Fields
“I really liked the food in Japan. There is something so organized, neat, and methodical about it. They put a lot of care and quality into their cooking. I also love Mediterranean, New American, and Italian food, because the cuisines borrow influences from all over the world.” WorldCareQualityInfluenceCookingOrganizedJapanItalianNeatCuisineItalian FoodMethodical Author:Sasha Cohen