Chess Quotations

• "Chess is not dominoes." - Garry Kasparov
• "Chess is not like life - it has rules." - Mark Pasternak
• "I have never played the French Defence, which is the dullest of all openings." - Wilhelm Steinitz
• "I'd rather have a pawn than a finger." - Reuben Fine
• "I'll take my 5 positions per second any day, thank you." - Viswanathan Anand
• "Pawns are the soul of chess." - André Philidor
• "Play the opening like a book, the middlegame like a magician, and the endgame like a machine." - Rudolf Spielmann
• "When I am White, I win because I am White.  When I am Black, I win because I am Bogoljubov." - Efim Bogoljubov
• "When protecting a piece, always ask yourself if your opponent would take it anyway." - Siegbert Tarrasch
• "When you see a good move, sit on your hands and find a better one." - Michael Adams
• "You may have the bishop pair, but I have the ultimate advantage; I am the better player." - Michael Adams