damn pushy philosophers!
What is your favorite chess quote?
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great quotes guys!
There are many of them! Just to show a few:
I play way too much blitz chess. It rots the brain just as surely as alcohol. - Nigel Short
The hardest thing in chess is to win a won game. - Frank Marshall
"All chess positions are the same; they're all different."
SecretOfMana wrote:
The hardest thing in chess is to win a won game. - Frank Marshall
That doesn't make sense. Surely it's much harder to win a lost game.
varelse1 wrote:
"To me, chess is like a ballet, except there's no music, no choreography, and the dancers kill each other." - ?
lol good one
BhomasTrown wrote:
"All chess positions are the same; they're all different."
I love that one!!! :)
Jun 4, 2013
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macer75 wrote:
SecretOfMana wrote:
The hardest thing in chess is to win a won game. - Frank Marshall
That doesn't make sense. Surely it's much harder to win a lost game.
I see exactly where Mr Marshall is coming from with that line. I have always agreed with him.
Jun 4, 2013
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I don't know if this has been said already, but I like this quote from Capablanca:
"I always play carefully and try to avoid unnecessary risks. I consider my method to be right as any superfluous 'daring' runs counter to the essential character of chess, which is not a gamble but a purely intellectual combat conducted in accordance with the exact rules of logic."
--Jose Capablanca
Jun 6, 2013
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"I could find all those amazing sacrifices, the way Alekhine does. I just can never reach those positions!" -- Richard Reti
(Not sure if I worded it exactly right. But you get the idea.)
I like it.
One's Adversary, has a RIGHT to Exist!
Tartakower (who else?)
varelse1 wrote:
"I could find all those amazing sacrifices, the way Alekhine does. I just can never reach those positions!" -- Richard Reti
(Not sure if I worded it exactly right. But you get the idea.)
Spielman - I can see the tactics as well as Alekhine, but ...
If you can't see it you can't play it...
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pawm's are the sould of schess-philador
a king is a fighting piece,use it!-steintiz
alekhine is 20% talent 80% bluff=capablanca
Although not technically a chess quote, my favorite quote to attribute to chess would be by René Descartes.
"You just keep pushing. You just keep pushing. I made every mistake that could be made. But I just kept pushing."