Tony Miles (on Kasparov) "I thought I was playing the world champion, not a monster with a thousand eyes who sees everything."“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
"Well, you got no place to go. I'll tell you what your problem is. You brought your queen out too fast. What do you think? She's one of these feminists looking to get out of the house? No, the queen is old fashioned. Likes to stay at home. Cook. Take care of her man. Make sure he feels good."
-George Costanza
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