“I have seen two geniuses in my time. One was Tal. The other was Fischer.” -Averbakh

“Chess is a matter of delicate judgment, knowing when to punch and how to duck.” --- Fischer

“You must take your opponent into a deep dark forest where 2+2=5, and the path leading out is only wide enough for one.” --- Tal

“There are two types of sacrifices: correct ones and mine."-Tal

“Perhaps the most accurate player who ever lived, he would beat anybody today in a set-match.” -Fischer (on Morphy)

"Life is a kind of chess, with struggle, competition, good and ill events.” —Benjamin Franklin

“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

“Not all artists may be chess players, but all chess players are artists.” ---Duchamp

"Have I ever mentioned you play an irritating game of chess, Mr. Spock?" —Captain Kirk