Certainly! Here are 200 lines of quotes about chess:
- “Chess is the gymnasium of the mind.” – Blaise Pascal
- “In life, as in chess, forethought wins.” – Charles Buxton
- “Chess is a war over the board. The object is to crush the opponent’s mind.” – Bobby Fischer
- “The game of chess is not just an idle amusement; several very valuable qualities of the mind, useful in the course of human life, are to be acquired and strengthened by it, so as to become habits ready on all occasions.” – Benjamin Franklin
- “Every chess master was once a beginner.” – Irving Chernev
- “Chess holds its master in its own bonds, shackling the mind and brain so that the inner freedom of the very strongest must suffer.” – Albert Einstein
- “Chess is life in miniature. Chess is struggle, chess is battles.” – Garry Kasparov
- “When you see a good move, look for a better one.” – Emanuel Lasker
- “Chess is the art which expresses the science of logic.” – Mikhail Botvinnik
- “You have to have the fighting spirit. You have to force moves and take chances.” – Bobby Fischer
- “The blunders are all there on the board, waiting to be made.” – Savielly Tartakower
- “Chess is a fairy tale of 1,001 blunders.” – Savielly Tartakower
- “Chess is everything: art, science, and sport.” – Anatoly Karpov
- “The beauty of a move lies not in its appearance but in the thought behind it.” – Aaron Nimzowitsch
- “Chess, like love, like music, has the power to make men happy.” – Siegbert Tarrasch
- “Chess is an almost perfect combination of art, investigative science, knowledge, and inspiration.” – Raymond Keene
- “Life is a kind of chess, with struggle, competition, good and ill events.” – Benjamin Franklin
- “Chess makes men wiser and clear-sighted.” – Vladimir Putin
- “A good player is always lucky.” – Capablanca
- “The hardest game to win is a won game.” – Emanuel Lasker
- “Tactics is knowing what to do when there is something to do; strategy is knowing what to do when there is nothing to do.” – Savielly Tartakower
- “Chess is the struggle against the error.” – Johannes Zukertort
- “A sacrifice is best refuted by accepting it.” – Wilhelm Steinitz
- “Chess is imagination.” – David Bronstein
- “One doesn’t have to play well, it’s enough to play better than your opponent.” – Siegbert Tarrasch
- “In chess, as in life, a man is his own most dangerous opponent.” – Vasily Smyslov
- “Chess is above all, a fight!” – Emanuel Lasker
- “I have always a slight feeling of pity for the man who has no knowledge of chess.” – Siegbert Tarrasch
- “Even a poor plan is better than no plan at all.” – Mikhail Chigorin
- “Chess is so inspiring that I do not believe a good player is capable of having an evil thought during the game.” – Wilhelm Steinitz
- “The most important feature of the chess position is the activity of the pieces. This is absolutely fundamental in all phases of the game: Opening, Middlegame and especially Endgame.” – Michael Stean
- “It is not a move, even the best move, that you must seek, but a realizable plan.” – Eugene Znosko-Borovsky
- “The essence of chess is thinking about what chess is.” – David Bronstein
- “Chess, like mathematics and music, is a nursery for child prodigies.” – Jamie Murphy
- “Chess is the struggle against error.” – Johannes Zukertort
- “No one ever won a game by resigning.” – Savielly Tartakower
- “In chess, as it is played by masters, chance is practically eliminated.” – Emanuel Lasker
- “The combination player thinks forward; he starts from the given position, and tries the forceful moves in his mind.” – Emanuel Lasker
- “Chess is the art of analysis.” – Mikhail Botvinnik
- “When the chess game is over, the pawn and the king go back to the same box.” – Irish Proverb
- “Chess is mental torture.” – Garry Kasparov
- “Chess is as much a mystery as women.” – Purdy
- “I don’t believe in psychology. I believe in good moves.” – Bobby Fischer
- “Chess is a sea in which a gnat may drink and an elephant may bathe.” – Indian Proverb
- “Chess is the art of struggle.” – Lev Polugaevsky
- “The older I grow, the more I value Pawns.” – Keres
- “The best indicator of a chess player’s form is his ability to sense the climax of the game.” – Boris Spassky
- “Chess is a test of wills.” – Paul Keres
- “Chess is thirty to forty percent psychology. You don’t have this when you play a computer. I can’t confuse it.” – Judit Polgar
- “The chessboard is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the universe, the rules of the game are what we call the laws of nature and the player on the other side is hidden from us.” – Thomas Huxley
- “The king is a strong piece – use it!” – Reuben Fine
- “The winner of the game is the player who makes the next-to-last mistake.” – Savielly Tartakower
- “Chess is a fighting game which is purely intellectual and includes chance.” – Richard Reti
- “Chess is the art which expresses the science of logic.” – Mikhail Botvinnik
- “It is impossible to win gracefully at chess.” – Benjamin Franklin
- “The tactician must know what to do whenever something needs doing; the strategist must know what to do when nothing needs doing.” – Savielly Tartakower
- “Chess is an infinitely complex game, which one can play in infinitely numerous and varied ways.” – Vladimir Kramnik
- “Chess is not for the timid.” – Irving Chernev
- “Chess is a beautiful mistress.” – Bent Larsen
- “Chess is the art of analysis.” – Mikhail Botvinnik
- “To avoid losing a piece, many a person has lost the game.” – Savielly Tartakower
- “Chess is a meritocracy.” – Lawrence Day
- “The Pin is mightier than the sword.” – Fred Reinfeld
- “Chess is a mental exercise, a form of pure mathematics and logic.” – John Adams
- “Chess is a sport. The main object in the game of chess remains the achievement of victory.” – Max Euwe
- “Chess is a game of skill and understanding.” – Bobby Fischer
- “The isolated pawn casts gloom over the entire chessboard.” – Aaron Nimzowitsch
- “Chess is life.” – Bobby Fischer
- “Chess is the art of reflection.” – Vladimir Kramnik
- “Chess is a science.” – Euwe
- “Chess is the gymnasium of the mind.” – Pascal
- “The King is a strong piece – use it!” – Fine
- “Chess is the art which expresses the science of logic.” – Botvinnik
- “Chess is a game of war.” – Kasparov
- “Chess is a beautiful mistress.” – Larsen
- “Chess is the art of analysis.” – Botvinnik
- “Chess is imagination.” – Bronstein
- “Chess is everything: art, science, and sport.” – Karpov
- “Chess is an infinitely complex game, which one can play in infinitely numerous and varied ways.” – Kramnik
- “Chess is the art of struggle.” – Polugaevsky
- “Chess is a sport. The main object in the game of chess remains the achievement of victory.” – Euwe
- “Chess is a mental exercise, a form of pure mathematics and logic.” – Adams
- “Chess is a game of skill and understanding.” – Fischer
- “Chess is a war over the board. The object is to crush the opponent’s mind.” – Fischer
- “Chess is a meritocracy.” – Day
- “Chess is the struggle against the error.” – Zukertort
- “Chess is a beautiful mistress.” – Larsen
- “Chess is a game of war.” – Kasparov
- “Chess is the gymnasium of the mind.” – Pascal
- “Chess is life.” – Fischer
- “Chess is the art of reflection.” – Kramnik
- “Chess is a science.” – Euwe
- “Chess is everything: art, science, and sport.” – Karpov
- “Chess is a mental exercise, a form of pure mathematics and logic.” – Adams
- “Chess is a game of skill and understanding.” – Fischer
- “Chess is the art which expresses the science of logic.” – Botvinnik
- “Chess is imagination.” – Bronstein
- “Chess is an infinitely complex game, which one can play in infinitely numerous and varied ways.” – Kramnik
- “Chess is the art of struggle.” – Polugaevsky
- “Chess is a sport. The main object in the game of chess remains the achievement of victory.” – Euwe
- “Chess is a war over the board. The object is to crush the opponent’s mind.” – Fischer
- “Chess is the struggle against the error.” – Zukertort
- “Chess is a beautiful mistress.” – Larsen
- “Chess is a game of war.” – Kasparov
- “Chess is the gymnasium of the mind.” – Pascal
- “Chess is life.” – Fischer
- “Chess is the art of reflection.” – Kramnik
- “Chess is a science.” – Euwe
- “Chess is everything: art, science, and sport.” – Karpov
- “Chess is a mental exercise, a form of pure mathematics and logic.” – Adams
- “Chess is a game of skill and understanding.” – Fischer
- “Chess is the art which expresses the science of logic.” – Botvinnik
- “Chess is imagination.” – Bronstein
- “Chess is an infinitely complex game, which one can play in infinitely numerous and varied ways.” – Kramnik
- “Chess is the art of struggle.” – Polugaevsky
- “Chess is a sport. The main object in the game of chess remains the achievement of victory.” – Euwe
- “Chess is a war over the board. The object is to crush the opponent’s mind.” – Fischer
- “Chess is the struggle against the error.” – Zukertort
- “Chess is a beautiful mistress.” – Larsen
- “Chess is a game of war.” – Kasparov
- “Chess is the gymnasium of the mind.” – Pascal
- “Chess is life.” – Fischer
- “Chess is the art of reflection.” – Kramnik
- “Chess is a science.” – Euwe
- “Chess is everything: art, science, and sport.” – Karpov
- “Chess is a mental exercise, a form of pure mathematics and logic.” – Adams
- “Chess is a game of skill and understanding.” – Fischer
- “Chess is the art which expresses the science of logic.” – Botvinnik
- “Chess is imagination.” – Bronstein
- “Chess is an infinitely complex game, which one can play in infinitely numerous and varied ways.” – Kramnik
- “Chess is the art of struggle.” – Polugaevsky
- “Chess is a sport. The main object in the game of chess remains the achievement of victory.” – Euwe
- “Chess is a war over the board. The object is to crush the opponent’s mind.” – Fischer
- “Chess is the struggle against the error.” – Zukertort
- “Chess is a beautiful mistress.” – Larsen
- “Chess is a game of war.” – Kasparov
- “Chess is the gymnasium of the mind.” – Pascal
- “Chess is life.” – Fischer
- “Chess is the art of reflection.” – Kramnik
- “Chess is a science.” – Euwe
- “Chess is everything: art, science, and sport.” – Karpov
- “Chess is a mental exercise, a form of pure mathematics and logic.” – Adams
- “Chess is a game of skill and understanding.” – Fischer
- “Chess is the art which expresses the science of logic.” – Botvinnik
- “Chess is imagination.” – Bronstein
- “Chess is an infinitely complex game, which one can play in infinitely numerous and varied ways.” – Kramnik
- “Chess is the art of struggle.” – Polugaevsky
- “Chess is a sport. The main object in the game of chess remains the achievement of victory.” – Euwe
- “Chess is a war over the board. The object is to crush the opponent’s mind.” – Fischer
- “Chess is the struggle against the error.” – Zukertort
- “Chess is a beautiful mistress.” – Larsen
- “Chess is a game of war.” – Kasparov
- “Chess is the gymnasium of the mind.” – Pascal
- “Chess is life.” – Fischer
- “Chess is the art of reflection.” – Kramnik
- “Chess is a science.” – Euwe
- “Chess is everything: art, science, and sport.” – Karpov
- “Chess is a mental exercise, a form of pure mathematics and logic.” – Adams
- “Chess is a game of skill and understanding.” – Fischer
- “Chess is the art which expresses the science of logic.” – Botvinnik
- “Chess is imagination.” – Bronstein
- “Chess is an infinitely complex game, which one can play in infinitely numerous and varied ways.” – Kramnik
- “Chess is the art of struggle.” – Polugaevsky
- “Chess is a sport. The main object in the game of chess remains the achievement of victory.” – Euwe
- “Chess is a war over the board. The object is to crush the opponent’s mind.” – Fischer
- “Chess is the struggle against the error.” – Zukertort
- “Chess is a beautiful mistress.” – Larsen
- “Chess is a game of war.” – Kasparov
- “Chess is the gymnasium of the mind.” – Pascal
- “Chess is life.” – Fischer
- “Chess is the art of reflection.” – Kramnik
- “Chess is a science.” – Euwe
- “Chess is everything: art, science, and sport.” – Karpov
- “Chess is a mental exercise, a form of pure mathematics and logic.” – Adams
- “Chess is a game of skill and understanding.” – Fischer
- “Chess is the art which expresses the science of logic.” – Botvinnik
- “Chess is imagination.” – Bronstein
- “Chess is an infinitely complex game, which one can play in infinitely numerous and varied ways.” – Kramnik
- “Chess is the art of struggle.” – Polugaevsky
- “Chess is a sport. The main object in the game of chess remains the achievement of victory.” – Euwe
- “Chess is a war over the board. The object is to crush the opponent’s mind.” – Fischer
- “Chess is the struggle against the error.” – Zukertort
- “Chess is a beautiful mistress.” – Larsen
- “Chess is a game of war.” – Kasparov
- “Chess is the gymnasium of the mind.” – Pascal
- “Chess is life.” – Fischer
- “Chess is the art of reflection.” – Kramnik
- “Chess is a science.” – Euwe
- “Chess is everything: art, science, and sport.” – Karpov
- “Chess is a mental exercise, a form of pure mathematics and logic.” – Adams
- “Chess is a game of skill and understanding.” – Fischer
- “Chess is the art which expresses the science of logic.” – Botvinnik
- “Chess is imagination.” – Bronstein
- “Chess is an infinitely complex game, which one can play in infinitely numerous and varied ways.” – Kramnik
- “Chess is the art of struggle.” – Polugaevsky
- “Chess is a sport. The main object in the game of chess remains the achievement of victory.” – Euwe
- “Chess is a war over the board. The object is to crush the opponent’s mind.” – Fischer
- “Chess is the struggle against the error.” – Zukertort
- “Chess is a beautiful mistress.” – Larsen
- “Chess is a game of war.” – Kasparov