Garry Kasparov Quotes

All that matters on the chessboard is good moves.

We are studying the opponent all the time and it is maybe about chess and finding the right move at the right moment and that makes this so interesting.

I learned to play chess at a young age, and I think that's where learning to plan things out and put things in position, that was the best thing for me.

You sit at the board and suddenly your heart leaps. Your hand trembles to pick up the piece and move it. But what chess teaches you is that you must sit there calmly and think about whether it's really a good idea and whether there are other, better ideas.

The point system certainly governs a Grandmaster's decisions, but it can be outweighed in any given position by more important factors.

That's chess!" snapped Ron. "You've got to make some sacrifices!

Chess is a forcing house where the fruits of character can ripen more fully than in life

If the kids get a good grasp of what the main lessons are for chess after two or three years of staying with the game, then you've given them brain food and you've given them a skill that can last them a lifetime.

I just think we should look at this as a chess match," he said, "between the world's greatest chess player and Garry Kasparov.

Chess is a lot of fun for me. Football is a physical game, and in chess you can just beat someone mentally - you outwit somebody, outmaneuver them, think ahead of them.

I'm fascinated with films that deal with strategy because there's a right way and a wrong way to get the job done.

In life, as in chess, forethought wins.

People are governed with the head; kindness of heart is little use in chess.

Pitches are like pages of a book; they're so important. The chess game; how I set you up early, and how I'll do it differently later.

I see myself used in terms of reading mismatches. If it's small, go inside. If it's big, come outside. And if it's in between, then work him, make him think you're going outside, go back inside. Just play chess.

With chess it was almost this palpable electricity that I felt. You're totally in control of your own fate. There's no luck factor. It's you and the pieces.

Writing is sort of like chess for me. You have to think carefully before you move, thinking, planning.

Actually, one of the fascinating things that I've learned playing chess is that the way you play chess is kind of like the way you live your life.

Chess demands total concentration

The game of chess is a metaphor for life... it teaches you strategy and it teaches you the value of knowing where you are, where you want to get to and what obstacles are in the way that you need to navigate in order to get there.

Football is like chess, only without the dice.

Thank you, darling, for learning to play chess. It is an absolute necessity for any well organized family. (in a letter to his wife)

Botvinnik tried to take the mystery out of Chess, always relating it to situations in ordinary life. He used to call chess a typical inexact problem similar to those which people are always having to solve in everyday life.

Chess is a matter of delicate judgement, knowing when to punch and how to duck.

Earlier in my career, I never thought of boxing as a chess game, but I confirm that they are, in fact, very similar. You can plan your fights and strategy just like you would in chess.