I didn't know so well chess theory, the theory of chess openings. And so, of course I knew the theory, but not on the level of the best players, so this was my... this was always my weakness.
The playoffs are a chess match, with adjustments every game.
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.
Many persons have been confused and discouraged at the very outset of the study by the great variety and the delicate distinctions of the openings: and this has constituted a fault in many otherwise excellent manuals for the learner.
Teach people to play new chess, right away. Why do you offer them a black and white television set, when there is a set in color?
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.
I play a lot of chess. I probably played 200 games while we were making 'Andromeda.'
The Bishop and Knight, in contradistinction to the Queen and Rook, are called Minor Pieces.
In chess, we have styles - like in any other field. There are also fashions in the kinds of systems that people play. So I'm trying to know my opponent as much as possible.
You cannot say, 'Go! Go! Rah! Rah! Good move!' People want some emotion. Chess is an art and not a spectator sport.
Once you're a chess player, you spend a lot of time thinking about the game and you can't get it completely out of your head.
In chess, knowledge is a very transient thing. It changes so fast that even a single mouse-slip sometimes changes the evaluation.
For us chess players the language of artist is something natural.
Whoever sees no other aim in the game than that of giving checkmate to one's opponent will never become a good Chess player.
I love to play chess. The last time I was playing, I started to really see the board. I don't mean just seeing a few moves ahead - something else. My game started getting better. It's the patterns. The patterns are universal.
I love the chess game that I do on 'Suits.' I just love every bit of it and that I get to do it.
Bobby Fischer has an enormous knowledge of chess and his familiarity with the chess literature of the USSR is immense.
I play a lot of chess, just to a bog-average level. But I find it stimulates your mind with all the combinations of different moves.
The very idea of how chess players manipulate their game excites me.
The Chess-board must be placed with a white square at the right-hand corner.
I have never in my life played the French Defence, which is the dullest of all openings.
I started chess around the age of seven. I was inspired by the game, but soon legends like Kasparov, Karpov, Fischer, Anand and many other world champions captivated me.
My way of playing is very different and Karpov plays very differently as well.
Definitely, some of the artistry and poetry has been lost in modern chess. It's very rare that I play a game where I'm like, 'Wow, this is really interesting. There were so many possibilities! It was such a rich game.'
