Chess first of all teaches you to be objective.Alexander AlekhineTheWorldMotivation.comTry New ThemeDownloadSharePin ItCopied to clipboard!“Chess first of all teaches you to be objective.
“The purpose of human life and the sense of happiness is to give the maximum what the man is able to give.”Alexander AlekhineHuman Life
“I believe that true beauty of chess is more than enough to satisfy all possible demands.”Alexander Alekhine
“I look at improvising as a prolonged game of chess. There's an opening gambit with your pawn in a complex game I have with one character, and lots of side games with other characters, and another game with myself - and in each game you make all these tiny, tiny moves that get you to the endgame.”Steve CarellChess
“Maybe if I didn't have the talent in chess I'd find the talent in something else. The only thing I know is that I have talent in chess, and I'm satisfied with that.”
“Chess for me is not a game, but an art. Yes, and I take upon myself all those responsibilities which an art imposes on its adherents.”Alexander AlekhineChess
“I think that for the highest achievements nowadays... need to have the stable as a rock scientific base. And also need to own modesty.”Alexander AlekhineAchievements
“Oh! this opponent, this collaborator against your will, whose notion of beauty always differs from yours and whose means are often too limited for active assistance to your intentions!”Alexander AlekhineActive
“In chess one cannot control everything. Sometimes a game takes an unexpected turn, in which beauty begins to emerge. Both players are always instrumental in this.”Vladimir KramnikChess
“I try to help developing junior chess. When I lived in USSR, I got a lot of free help from very good coaches - now I am trying to repay that debt.”Boris SpasskyChess
“It's certainly an honor to have kids who are looking up to me, but at the same time, I'm just trying to do what I can to raise the profile of chess.”Hikaru NakamuraChess