Chess Quotes From Famous Players

“The Pin is mightier than the sword”
-Fred Reinfeld

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

“Chess is mental torture”
-Garry Kasparov

“Play the opening like a book, the middle game like a magician, and the endgame like a machine”
-Spielmann

“I like the moment when I break a man's ego”
-Bobby Fischer

“Don't even mention losing to me. I can't stand to think of it”
-Bobby Fischer

“The defensive power of a pinned piece is only imaginary”
-Aaron Nimzovich

“Discovered check is the dive bomber of the Chessboard”
-Reuben Fine

“It's always better to sacrifice your opponent's men”
-Savielly Tartakover

“To avoid losing a piece, many a person has lost the game”
-Savielly Tartakover

“My opponents make good moves too. Sometimes I don't take these things into consideration”
-Bobby Fischer

“If cunning alone were needed to excel, women would be the best Chess players”
-Albin

“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

“It is no time to be playing Chess when the house is on fire”
-Italian Proverb

“We don't really know how the game was invented, though there are suspicions. As soon as we discover the culprits, we'll let you know”
-Bruce Pandolfini