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Joined 24 Feb '09 Moves 175970 I enjoy reading the many chess quotes out there from great and not so great players through out history. Feel free to share. I'd love to hear some new ones.
Q: what is the object of playing a gambit opening?
A: to acquire a reputation of being a dashing player at the cost of loosing the game.
-Tarrash
Hy-Brasil
Joined 24 Feb '09 Moves 175970 In the opening a master should play like a book,in the middlegame he should play like a magician,in the endgame he should play like a machine.
-Spielmann
Joined 15 Jun '06 Moves 16334 When I play white I win because I am white. When I play black I win because I am Bogulyubov
-Efim Bogulyubov
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Joined 26 Aug '07 Moves 38239 We like to think. – Gary Kasparov (on why he and Karpov get into time trouble so often)
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Joined 26 Aug '07 Moves 38239 heres one for tomtom
I want to win, I want to beat everyone, but I want to do it in style! – Garry Kasparov
Joined 15 Jun '06 Moves 16334 Originally posted by robbie carrobie
heres one for tomtom
I want to win, I want to beat everyone, but I want to do it in style! – Garry Kasparov Here is one for you.
I want to win, I want to beat everybody, and I will ruthlessly do this in whatever way is necessary.
-tomtom232
Hy-Brasil
Joined 24 Feb '09 Moves 175970 The pin is mightier than the sword
-Reinfeld
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Joined 06 May '08 Moves 42492 I quote all the quotes that were quoted on:
Thread 111326
Hy-Brasil
Joined 24 Feb '09 Moves 175970 Originally posted by greenpawn34
I quote all the quotes that were quoted on:
Thread 111326 sorry for the redundancy. I did not see the other thread 🙁
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Joined 06 May '08 Moves 42492 It's alright these things go around in cirlces all the time.
It's just that one was just 6 weeks ago so I remembered it.
I've got a new one.
"Endings are for wimps who don't know how to win a Middle Game."
Greenpawn, May 2009.
Joined 10 May '09 Moves 13341 I thought this one was cute and clever.
"I won't play with you anymore. You have insulted my friend."
Miguel Najdorf, at blitz, when an opponent cursed himself for a blunder.
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