Kasparov retired. Here are some chess quotes

Almighty Colin · 03-13-2005

Garry Kasparov retired this week. While reading articles on Kasparov's announcement I ran across these chess quotes; or are they business quotes?

"Chess is a sea in which a gnat may drink and an elephant may
bathe"
- Indian Proverb

"Of chess it has been said that life is not long enough for it, but that
is the fault of life, not chess."
- Irving Chrenev

"Chess is mental torture."
- Garry Kasparov

"Chess is a curse upon man."
- H.G. Wells

"A good player is always lucky."
- J.R. Capablanca

"One bad move nullifies 40 good ones."
- Horowitz

"The hardest game to win is a won game."
- Emmanuel Lasker

"There just is'nt enough televised chess."
- David Letterman

"Some part of a mistake is always correct."
- S. Tartakower

"There are two types of sacrifices: correct ones and mine."
- M. Tal

"You cannot play at chess if you are kind-hearted."
- French Proverb

"It is always better to sacrifice your opponents men."
- S. Tartakower

"When you see a good move -- wait -- look for another."
- Emmanuel Lasker

"Creating an undesired stalemate is the height of stupidity."
- Anonymous

"The blunders are all there on the board, waiting to be made."
- S. Tartakower

"I think it's almost definite that the game is drawn theoretically."
- R.J. Fischer

"A knowledge of tactics is the foundation of positional play."
- Richard Reti

"Chess is 99% tactics."
- R. Teichmann

"A good sacrifice is not one that is necessarily sound, but leaves
your opponent dazed and confused."
- R. Spielmann

"Modern chess is too much concerned with things like pawn
structures. Forget it -- checkmate ends the game."
- N. Short

"A chess game is divided into three stages: the first, when you hope
you have the advantage, the second when you believe you have
the advantage and the third...when you know you are going to
lose!"
- S. Tartakower

"The winner of the game is the one who makes the next to the
last mistake."
- S.Tartakower

"During a chess competition a chessmaster should be the
combination of a beast of prey and a monk."
- A Alekhine

"Excellence at chess is one mark of the scheming mind."

- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
"Style? I have no style."
- Anatoly Karpov

"Why must I lose to this idiot?!"
- A. Nimzovich

"In chess at least, the brave inherit the earth."
- E. Mednis

"You may knock your opponent down with the chessboard but
that does not prove you are the better player."
- English Proverb

"Chess is a contest between men in which there is considerable
ego-involvement. In some way it certainly touches upon the
conflicts surrounding aggression, homosexuality, masturbation
and narcissism which becomes particularly prominent in the
anal-phallic phases of development."
- GM Reuben Fine

"When I'm white, I win because I am white. When I am black
I win because I am Bogulyubov."
- E. Bogulyubov

"I have never played the French defense in my life, which is the
dullest of all openings."
- W. Steinitz

"Nowadays, if you are not a GM by age 14, you can forget about
it."
- V. Anand

"Chess is so inspiring that I do not believe a good player is capable of having an evil thought during the game.
- W. Steinitz

"The profuse phallic symbolism of chess provides some fantasy
gratification for the homosexual, particularly the desire for mutual
masturbation."
- R. Fine

"Checkers is for tramps."
- Paul Morphy

"Yes, I have played a blitz game once. It was on a train in 1929."
- M. Botvinnik

"Chess and theatre often lead to madness."
- Arrabal

"In chess, as it is played by masters, chance is practically
eliminated."
- Emmanuel Lasker

"If FIDE were to return to Karpov and Kasparov, it would mean
regress and a return to the past."
- K. Ilyumzhinov

"Chess is thriving. There are ever less round robin tournaments
ever more World Champions."
- Robert Hubner

"We must make sure that chess will not be like a dead language,
very interesting, but for a very small group."
- Sytze Faber

"Chess is everything - art, science and sport."
- A. Karpov

"Chess is life."
- R.J. Fischer

"Chess is the art of analysis."
- M. Botvinnik

"Chess is not for the timid souls."
- W. Steinitz

"Chess is a test of wills."
- P. Keres

"Chess is a fight."
- Em. Lasker

"Chess is not only knowledge and logic."
- A. Alekhine

"Chess is a beautiful mistress."
- B. Larsen

"Chess is a fighting game that is purely intellectual and excludes
chance."
- R. Reti

"Chess is an art."
- G. Kasparov

"Chess is life in miniature. Chess is battles, chess is struggles."
- G. Kasparov

"Chess is imagination."
- D. Bronstein

"Chess is the art of which expressed the science of logic."
- M. Tal

"Moral victories do not count."
- S. Tartakower

"The King is a strong piece. Use it."
- R. Fine

"He who takes the Queen's Knight's pawn will sleep in the streets!"
- Unknown

"On the Chessboard lies and hypocracy do not survive long.
The creative combination lays bare the presumption of a lie;
the merciless fact, culminating in a checkmate, contradicts the hypocrite."
- Lasker

" Not all artists may be chess players, but all chess players are artists. "
- Duchamp

"Chess is a creative process. Its purpose is to find the truth. To discover the truth, you must be uncompromising. You must be brave."
- Pandolfini

"Chess, like any creative activity, can exist only through the combined efforts of those who have creative talent, and those who have the ability to organize their creative work."
- Botvinnink

"The older I grow, the more I value Pawns."
- Keres

For me, chess is life and every game is like a new life. Every chess player gets to live many lives in one lifetime.
- Gufeld

"Weaknesses of character are normally shown in a game of chess"
- Kasparov

"No chess player sleeps well."
- H.G. Wells

"KIBITZER: One who gives good advice to your opponent."
- Soltis

"It takes a lot of work to become profficient at chess."
- Alex Trebec

Almighty Colin · 03-13-2005

Quote:

Originally posted by Almighty Colin@Mar 13 2005, 08:47 AM
"KIBITZER: One who gives good advice to your opponent."

Don't be a kibitzer!

Newton · 03-13-2005

The pawn business - Checkers is for tramps

Elli · 03-13-2005

"A chess game is divided into three stages: the first, when you hope
you have the advantage, the second when you believe you have
the advantage and the third...when you know you are going to
lose!"
- S. Tartakower

That's how my games always go. *sigh*

Nickatilynx · 03-13-2005

"You play people like I play chess , 5 moves ahead" - Serge

;-)))

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Almighty Colin Members Want to see your own Advertising Here! Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 8,059	Garry Kasparov retired this week. While reading articles on Kasparov's announcement I ran across these chess quotes; or are they business quotes? "Chess is a sea in which a gnat may drink and an elephant may bathe" - Indian Proverb "Of chess it has been said that life is not long enough for it, but that is the fault of life, not chess." - Irving Chrenev "Chess is mental torture." - Garry Kasparov "Chess is a curse upon man." - H.G. Wells "A good player is always lucky." - J.R. Capablanca "One bad move nullifies 40 good ones." - Horowitz "The hardest game to win is a won game." - Emmanuel Lasker "There just is'nt enough televised chess." - David Letterman "Some part of a mistake is always correct." - S. Tartakower "There are two types of sacrifices: correct ones and mine." - M. Tal "You cannot play at chess if you are kind-hearted." - French Proverb "It is always better to sacrifice your opponents men." - S. Tartakower "When you see a good move -- wait -- look for another." - Emmanuel Lasker "Creating an undesired stalemate is the height of stupidity." - Anonymous "The blunders are all there on the board, waiting to be made." - S. Tartakower "I think it's almost definite that the game is drawn theoretically." - R.J. Fischer "A knowledge of tactics is the foundation of positional play." - Richard Reti "Chess is 99% tactics." - R. Teichmann "A good sacrifice is not one that is necessarily sound, but leaves your opponent dazed and confused." - R. Spielmann "Modern chess is too much concerned with things like pawn structures. Forget it -- checkmate ends the game." - N. Short "A chess game is divided into three stages: the first, when you hope you have the advantage, the second when you believe you have the advantage and the third...when you know you are going to lose!" - S. Tartakower "The winner of the game is the one who makes the next to the last mistake." - S.Tartakower "During a chess competition a chessmaster should be the combination of a beast of prey and a monk." - A Alekhine "Excellence at chess is one mark of the scheming mind." - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle "Style? I have no style." - Anatoly Karpov "Why must I lose to this idiot?!" - A. Nimzovich "In chess at least, the brave inherit the earth." - E. Mednis "You may knock your opponent down with the chessboard but that does not prove you are the better player." - English Proverb "Chess is a contest between men in which there is considerable ego-involvement. In some way it certainly touches upon the conflicts surrounding aggression, homosexuality, masturbation and narcissism which becomes particularly prominent in the anal-phallic phases of development." - GM Reuben Fine "When I'm white, I win because I am white. When I am black I win because I am Bogulyubov." - E. Bogulyubov "I have never played the French defense in my life, which is the dullest of all openings." - W. Steinitz "Nowadays, if you are not a GM by age 14, you can forget about it." - V. Anand "Chess is so inspiring that I do not believe a good player is capable of having an evil thought during the game. - W. Steinitz "The profuse phallic symbolism of chess provides some fantasy gratification for the homosexual, particularly the desire for mutual masturbation." - R. Fine "Checkers is for tramps." - Paul Morphy "Yes, I have played a blitz game once. It was on a train in 1929." - M. Botvinnik "Chess and theatre often lead to madness." - Arrabal "In chess, as it is played by masters, chance is practically eliminated." - Emmanuel Lasker "If FIDE were to return to Karpov and Kasparov, it would mean regress and a return to the past." - K. Ilyumzhinov "Chess is thriving. There are ever less round robin tournaments ever more World Champions." - Robert Hubner "We must make sure that chess will not be like a dead language, very interesting, but for a very small group." - Sytze Faber "Chess is everything - art, science and sport." - A. Karpov "Chess is life." - R.J. Fischer "Chess is the art of analysis." - M. Botvinnik "Chess is not for the timid souls." - W. Steinitz "Chess is a test of wills." - P. Keres "Chess is a fight." - Em. Lasker "Chess is not only knowledge and logic." - A. Alekhine "Chess is a beautiful mistress." - B. Larsen "Chess is a fighting game that is purely intellectual and excludes chance." - R. Reti "Chess is an art." - G. Kasparov "Chess is life in miniature. Chess is battles, chess is struggles." - G. Kasparov "Chess is imagination." - D. Bronstein "Chess is the art of which expressed the science of logic." - M. Tal "Moral victories do not count." - S. Tartakower "The King is a strong piece. Use it." - R. Fine "He who takes the Queen's Knight's pawn will sleep in the streets!" - Unknown "On the Chessboard lies and hypocracy do not survive long. The creative combination lays bare the presumption of a lie; the merciless fact, culminating in a checkmate, contradicts the hypocrite." - Lasker " Not all artists may be chess players, but all chess players are artists. " - Duchamp "Chess is a creative process. Its purpose is to find the truth. To discover the truth, you must be uncompromising. You must be brave." - Pandolfini "Chess, like any creative activity, can exist only through the combined efforts of those who have creative talent, and those who have the ability to organize their creative work." - Botvinnink "The older I grow, the more I value Pawns." - Keres For me, chess is life and every game is like a new life. Every chess player gets to live many lives in one lifetime. - Gufeld "Weaknesses of character are normally shown in a game of chess" - Kasparov "No chess player sleeps well." - H.G. Wells "KIBITZER: One who gives good advice to your opponent." - Soltis "It takes a lot of work to become profficient at chess." - Alex Trebec __________________ Almighty Content. Your one stop for live content. Secret Friends, LATINA Secret Friends , My Cam Friends

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Elli cams.com is my home away from home! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Vancouver Posts: 129	"A chess game is divided into three stages: the first, when you hope you have the advantage, the second when you believe you have the advantage and the third...when you know you are going to lose!" - S. Tartakower That's how my games always go. sigh

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