“ Chess is a fighting game which is purely intellectual and includes chance. Richard Reti Chess Player
“ In open positions the safety of the King should be the first consideration. Richard Reti Chess Player
“ Chess teaches you to control the initial excitement you feel when you see something that looks good and it trains you to think objectively when you're in trouble Stanley Kubrick Film Director
“ Playing for complications is an extreme measure that a player should adopt only when he cannot find a clear and logical plan. Alexander Alekhine Chess Player
“ Chess is my profession. I am my own boss; I am free. I like literature and music, classical especially. I am in fact quite normal; I have a Bohemian profession without being myself a Bohemian. I am neither a conformist nor a great revolutionary. Bent Larsen Author