Chess Quotes

Boxing is like chess. You encourage your opponent to make mistakes so you can capitalise on it. People think you get in the ring and see the red mist, but it's not about aggression. Avoiding getting knocked out is tactical. Nicola Adams
You People Mistakes Think Out Ring See About Tactical Red Knocked Like Mist Make Boxing Opponent Chess Encourage Get Getting Aggression Your Avoiding
People are governed with the head; kindness of heart is little use in chess. Nicolas Chamfort
Kindness Heart People Head Governed Chess Little Use
Never having played Chess before, it was most interesting to be playing the game with no pieces in front of me. But I still knew how to stroke my hair when I won. Peter Mayhew
Me Game Hair Before Stroke Having Never Knew Most Pieces How Still Chess Won Front Interesting Played Playing
For me, MMA is like speed chess. It's like I'm herding a person into a certain position. Say my endgame is an arm bar. I'm not gonna actually take you and put you there. What I'm going to do is convince you that it's a good idea to move in the direction I want you to go. Ronda Rousey
Good Me You Speed Say Direction Take Put Idea Arm Like Go Chess Person Endgame Going Move Want Bar Gonna Convince Certain Actually Herding Good Idea Position
Among a great many other things that chess teaches you is to control the initial excitement you feel when you see something that looks good. It trains you to think before grabbing and to think just as objectively when you're in trouble. Stanley Kubrick
Good Great You Trouble Before Control Think Other See Objectively Something Excitement Feel Looks Chess Grabbing Trains Just Teaches Many Initial Among Things
In chess, knowledge is a very transient thing. It changes so fast that even a single mouse-slip sometimes changes the evaluation. Viswanathan Anand
Knowledge Sometimes Single Changes Chess Very Transient Evaluation Even Fast Thing
Chess is an infinitely complex game, which one can play in infinitely numerous and varied ways. Vladimir Kramnik
Game Numerous Ways Complex Varied Chess Infinitely Which Play
I believe every chess player senses beauty, when he succeeds in creating situations, which contradict the expectations and the rules, and he succeeds in mastering this situation. Vladimir Kramnik
Beauty Situation Believe Every Rules He Mastering Chess Contradict Expectations Situations Senses Which Succeeds Creating Player
In a crazy way, writing is a lot like any kind of very complex game - like chess, where you have the knowledge as you're composing all of the ramifications of each move, of each choice you make. Adam Ross
Crazy Knowledge You Game Writing Ramifications Way Complex Kind Composing Like Make Chess Lot Very Any Move Where Choice Each
I think that the actors that I work with feel safer with me. Because they know I understand what they go through and I don't see them as chess pieces. Adrienne Shelly
Work Me Think See Through Feel Know Pieces Safer Because Understand Go Chess Them Actor
Pitches are like pages of a book; they're so important. The chess game; how I set you up early, and how I'll do it differently later. Al Leiter
You Game Book Important Later Like How Chess Up Pitches Pages Differently Early Set
Chess for me is not a game, but an art. Yes, and I take upon myself all those responsibilities which an art imposes on its adherents. Alexander Alekhine
Art Myself Me Game Those Responsibilities Take Chess Yes Which
A woman can beat any man; it's difficult to imagine another kind of sport where a woman can beat a man. That's why I like chess. Alexandra Kosteniuk
Man Woman Difficult Kind Beat Like Sport Another Chess Any Where Why Imagine
It's a shame to be the face of chess and to play chess badly. Alexandra Kosteniuk
Face Shame Badly Chess Play
The acting is something that will always be a part of my life, but the writing gives me a lot more creative freedom. You're a pawn in somebody else's chess game, whereas as a writer and as a director, you get to call the shots. And that's very thrilling. Amber Benson
Life Freedom Me You Game Director Creative Writing Will Somebody My Life Else Something More Gives Thrilling Writer Part Call Always Chess Lot Very Get Whereas Shots Pawn Acting
After that, Kasparov stepped back from chess which is, and I want this to be clear, not good for chess in general at all. As a whole, the current situation in the chess world leaves a lot to be desired. Anatoly Karpov
Good World Situation Back General Clear Stepped Leaves Chess Lot Current Current Situation Want After Which Whole Desired
Chess is my life, but my life is not chess. Anatoly Karpov
Life My Life Chess
I didn't know so well chess theory, the theory of chess openings. And so, of course I knew the theory, but not on the level of the best players, so this was my... this was always my weakness. Anatoly Karpov
Best Weakness Knew Openings Know Well Course Always Chess Theory Level Players
I was world champion. For me, chess is my life. It is everything. Anatoly Karpov
Life Me Champion World My Life Everything Chess World Champion
If, in our first match for the world champion's title, I had managed to make the score 6-0, there would have been no Kasparov as a good chess player at all. Anatoly Karpov
Good Champion World First Our Would Had Make Match Chess Been Score Title Player
Being a young parent, you can play cricket, football, and I can play chess with my son. In fact, he plays the piano better than I do. Ayushmann Khurrana
You Son Better Young Cricket Parent Fact Piano Football He Chess Than Being In Fact Play Plays
I have to constantly work on my reflexes and hand-eye coordination. I do a lot of puzzles. I play chess. Bernard Hopkins
Work Constantly Puzzles Chess Lot Reflexes Coordination Play
I felt that chess... is a science in the form of a game... I consider myself a scientist. I wanted to be treated like a scientist. Bobby Fischer
Myself Game Science Consider Like Felt Scientist Chess Wanted Form Treated
In my country, at that time, being a champion of chess was like being a King. At that time I was a King - and when you are King you feel a lot of responsibility, but there is nobody there to help you. Boris Spassky
Time You Champion Responsibility King Country Feel Nobody Like Chess Lot Being Help
Nowadays the dynamic element is more important in chess - players more often sacrifice material to obtain dynamic compensation. Boris Spassky
Sacrifice Important Nowadays More Obtain Material Chess Often Dynamic Element Compensation Players
On the other hand, chess is a mass sport now and for chess organisers shorter time control is obviously more attractive. But I think that this control does not suit World Championship matches. Boris Spassky
Time World Control Think Other More Mass Sport Attractive Obviously Matches Does Chess Hand World Championship Now Championship Suit
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