Chess Quotes

Originally posted by Falco Lombardi
I found this in someone's Playchess profile.

'when a journalist, to mock him, asked Alekhine:" do you prefer most la dame on a chessboard or on your bed?"
he answered:"it depends on position..."'🙄

"When you see a good move, look for a better one" (Emanuel Lasker)

May not be exactly correct as I'm just recalling stuff I've read in a book I've mislaid at the moment:

Tal when told about a new USSR campaign against alcoholism
"The state against vodka? I'm on the side of vodka!"

Someone who's name eludes me when asked about Reuben Fine retiring from chess to become a psychiatrist.
"A great loss for chess. At best a draw for psychiatry."

I think I read both of these in The Compleate Chess Addict, a book of meaningless and fun chess trivia which I highly recommend.

"bleep"- all past,present,and future chess players