| Chess is a form of intellectual productiveness, therein lies its peculiar charm. |
| Mistrust is the most necessary characteristic of the chess player. |
| Many have become chess masters; no one has become the master of chess. |
| Every move(in chess) creates a weakness. |
| He who fears an isolated Queen's pawn should give up chess. |
| Always put the rook behind the pawn... Except when it is incorrect to do so. |
| One doesn't have to play well, it's enough to play better than your opponent. |
| Chess, like love, like music, has the power to make men happy. |
| Weak points or holes in the opponent's position must be occupied by pieces not pawns. |
| I have always a slight feeling of pity for the man who has no knowledge of chess, just as I would pity the man who has remained ignorant of love. |
| As Rousseau could not compose without his cat beside him, so I cannot play chess without my king's bishop. In its absence the game to me is lifeless and void. The vitalizing factor is missing, and I can devise no plan of attack. |
| Chess is a terrible game. If you have no center, your opponent has a freer position. If you do have a center, then you really have something to worry about. |
| In tournaments it is not enough to be a connoisseur of chess; one must also play well. |
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Bobby Fischer
