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“I was still too weak to understand his chess ideas at that time but I remember being covered in smoke.”

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Alexei Shirov, born on July 4, 1972, is a renowned chess player. He is highly respected in the chess community for his unique style and exceptional tactical abilities. more

“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.”

“Perfectly correct chess exists only in theory.”

Theory Chess

Author:Garry Kasparov

“Weaknesses of character are normally shown in a game of chess.”

Character Games Weakness Chess Weakness 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.”

Art States Games Sports Secret Chess

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.”

People Mother Musician Ordinary Notes Tongue Chess Ordinary People Mother 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.”

Thinking Baby Months Nine Weekend Monday Nine Months Above 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.”

Self Values Next Imagination Teach Discipline Intellectual Determination Logic Importance Educational Chess Self Discipline Stimulation

Author:Garry Kasparov

“Computers are our only opponents that don't always have no excuse when losing against me.”

Computer Losing Excuse Chess Opponents No Excuses

Author:Bobby Fischer

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