"The passion for playing chess is one of the most unaccountable in the world. It slaps the theory of natural selection in the face. It is the most absorbing of occupations. The least satisfying of desires. A nameless excrescence upon life. It annihilates a man. You have, let us say, a promising politician, a rising artist that you wish to destroy. Dagger or bomb are archaic and unreliable - but teach him, inoculate him with chess."
- H.G. Wells
"A computer beat me in chess, but it was no match when it came to kickboxing"
- Emo Philips
Originally posted by slappy115I heard this quote not as him saying it about himself, but someone saying it about him:
I read a quote once that went something like this:
"I win as white because I'm playing white. I win as black because I'm [insert his name]."
-[insert his name]
"He wins as white because he's playing white. He wins as black because he's Botvinnik." -- unknown to me who said this, however.
This, of course, was about the late, great Mikhail Botvinnik.
Game 3145595
26Black--I have your castle!
27White--You have 1 of them, yes 😉
29White--You are in the poo
30Black--I have your prawn!
31White--All aboard for Poo Central!
31Black--Prawn city!
32Black--The question is: are you man enough to avoid the utterly camp move of Q-g8?
33White--No
Originally posted by Rene-ClaudeThanks for posting that, Rene. It's even better in its entirety.
To give the full quote.
"Chess is a form of intellectual productiveness; therein lies its peculiar charm. Intellectual productiveness is one of the greatest joys - if not the greatest one - of human existence. It is not everyone who can write a play, or build a bridge, or even make a good joke. But in chess everyone can, everyone must, be intellectua ...[text shortened]... of love. Chess, like love, like music, has the power to make men happy."
Siegbert Tarrasch
This might not be a chess quote per se, but I always thought it was great, given its source:
"To be a fan of Korchnoi, one must have a heart and nerves of steel".- Tal
Originally posted by SuzianneIm pretty sure you're wrong. It was some weird sounding named guy who said it (unless he copied that qoute off the botvinnik fan), ill look it up.
I heard this quote not as him saying it about himself, but someone saying it about him:
"He wins as white because he's playing white. He wins as black because he's Botvinnik." -- unknown to me who said this, however.
This, of course, was about the late, great Mikhail Botvinnik.
Edit. Here he is, the qoute is under 'qoute' (funnily enough).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efim_Bogoljubov
Originally posted by mazziewagI have a friend called Roy Brown who has adapted this quote for himself -
Im pretty sure you're wrong. It was some weird sounding named guy who said it (unless he copied that qoute off the botvinnik fan), ill look it up.
Edit. Here he is, the qoute is under 'qoute' (funnily enough).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efim_Bogoljubov
"When I am White I win because I am White, when I am Black I win because I am Brown".