Life's to short for chess.
Life's too short for chess.
In life, as in chess, forethought wins.
Leonard Chess passed, and that was the end of the Chess label for that time.
These young guys are playing checkers. I'm out there playing chess.
Ensemble is hard to do. It's like 3-D chess.
My problem with chess was that all my pieces wanted to end the game as soon as possible.
I see myself more as an ambassador of the game. And I hope to bring chess to a higher level in the United States. Making bigger tournaments, more interesting events. Making it a respectable profession for young people to be able to pursue in the future.
I think that by and large chess players have been very kind. Like I said there have been a few incidents, but they certainly didn't serve to bring me down any.
Chess is the gymnasium of the mind.
I failed to make the chess team because of my height.
Chess is not only knowledge and logic.
I believe that true beauty of chess is more than enough to satisfy all possible demands.
Chess for me is not a game, but an art. Yes, and I take upon myself all those responsibilities which an art imposes on its adherents.
Chess first of all teaches you to be objective.