My favorite chess quotes
Some of my favorite chess quotes that are thought provoking and gives a good pov for beginners

My favorite chess quotes

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Some of my favorite chess quotes that are thought provoking and gives a good pov for beginners

All of these quotes will provide some insights about playing the game better

Quotes:

  1. “see a good move, look for a better one” - Emanuel Lasker

  2. “The winner of the game is the player who makes the next-to-last mistake” - Savielly Tartakover

  3. “Strategy requires thought, tactics require observation” - Max Euwe

  4. “In Chess, at least, the brave inherit the earth” - Edmar Mednis

  5. “You may learn much more from a game you lose than from a game you win. You will have to lose hundreds of games before becoming a good player” - Jose Raul Capablanca

  6. “Chess is 99 percent tactics” - Teichmann

  7. “If a ruler does not understand Chess, how can he rule over a kingdom?” - King Khusros II

  8. “One bad move nullifies forty good ones” - Horowitz

  9. “Chess is somewhat underrated. A cerebral exercise, for certain,yet the war strategy aspect is often overlooked. War is everywhere. Believe” Emory Tate

  10. “In blitz, the Knight is stronger than the Bishop” - Vlastimil Hort

  11. “Chess is a fighting game which is purely intellectual and includes chance” - Richard Reti

  12. “To win in a chess game all you need is just two pieces set in the right squares , why waste too much tempo on protecting other pieces” - Vyas

  13. “You must take your opponent into a deep dark forest where 2+2=5, and the path leading out is only wide enough for one” - Mikhail Tal

  14. “I give 98 percent of my mental energy to Chess Others give only 2 percent” - Bobby Fischer

  15. “The passed Pawn is a criminal, who should be kept under lock and key.Mild measures, such as police surveillance, are not sufficient” - Aaron Nimzovich

  16. “Always keep an eye on potentially vulnerable pieces or squares both yours as well as opponents. That is like planting a landmine along with vision to spot one. The moment your opponent slips one - he is done ” - Vyas

  17. “Chess is really ninety nine percent calculation” - Soltis

  18. “A passed Pawn increases in strength as the number of pieces on the board diminishes” - Capablanca
  19. “Tactics flow from a superior position” - Bobby Fischer

  20. “In puzzles you are guaranteed to find a tactic but not the same in real world, condition your mind to be delusional on looking for one in real game . Sharpen your hunter instincts along with your intellect” - Vyas

  21. “I don’t believe in psychology. I believe in good moves” - Bobby Fischer

I will expand upon this list if I find any new quote