
“In tournaments it is not enough to be a connoisseur of chess; one must also play well.”
As quoted in "The Bright Side of Chess" (1952) by Irving Chernev, p. 107
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“In tournaments it is not enough to be a connoisseur of chess; one must also play well.”
As quoted in "The Bright Side of Chess" (1952) by Irving Chernev, p. 107
“Life is a game of chess and you never really know when you are winning or losing.”
"La vida es una partida de ajedrez y nunca sabe uno a ciencia cierta cuándo está ganando o perdiendo."
Una muñeca rusa, 1991.
India became a sporting nation in the last decade: Kumble
“The world is a game of chess; the loser loses and the winner wins.”
As quoted in Jamāḷ al-Dīn al-Afghāni: A Muslim intellectual (1984) by Anwar Moazzam, p. 3
Source: Sharmistha Chaudhuri "Successful people are targeted; I’m more careful now: Sania Mirza"
“You know, even more than playing chess, I dislike dealing with self-righteous chess players.”
Source: Michaelmas (1977), Chapter 7 (p. 98)
After beating five time champion Roger Federer in the 2008 Men's Wimbledon Final