Chess proverbs, idioms and wise saying!!!

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egoole

“The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.” 

― G.K. Chesterton

bunicula

The duchess would make a good soldier

egoole

"Objects on the chess board are closer then they appear"... 

bunicula

Especially for the drunk Gm who passed out face flat on the board. Don't drink & chess.

The_Hairy_Gorilla

"Keep your enemies close, and your slippery banana peels closer."

afistfullofsardines

wouldn't it be nice to see a shaved gorilla ?

The_Hairy_Gorilla

Rhetorical question...

bunicula

Depends on if you were the one who did the shaving

ilikewindmills
Hi Harambe! Your back!
makavili

"Makaveli moving pieces like telekinesis/ It's like a chess game, lets play with real pieces" - 2pac

DoctorKraken42

"In all things, one cannot win with defense alone. To win, you must attack." - Light Yagami

Karpark

"Patzer sees a check, patzer plays a check." Came across this quoted by Fischer but he attributed it to someone else and I can't remember who. So true! Was it Tartakower who joked, "When you see a check, play it. You never know, it might be checkmate!"?

egoole

"All mates are checks but not all checks are mates"....  

blueemu
egoole wrote:

"All mates are checks but not all checks are mates"....  

Always check.. it might be mate!

livat01
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livat01
egoole wrote:

“The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.” 

― G.K. Chesterton

A firing squad?

egoole

"Greater love had no man than this that  a man should lay his life for his friends"  

Pawn Sacrifice

makavili
livat01 wrote:
egoole wrote:

“The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.” 

― G.K. Chesterton

A firing squad?

J Cole?

egoole

"Never throw in the towel in a chess game so you don't scatter the pieces the board" 

TheAuthority

There once was a man from Nantucket...