#chess

I may play some exhibition games so I don't want to quit the game of chess completely. I just decided and it's a firm decision not to play competitive chess anymore. ↗

— Garry Kasparov

#chess #competitive #completely #decided #decision

I want to serve chess through games, books that are works of art. I would like to bring the game closer to many people all over the world. ↗

— Garry Kasparov

#books #bring #chess #closer #game

I think a gentleman is someone who holds the comfort of other people above their own. The instinct to do that is inside every good man, I believe. The rules about opening doors and buying dinner and all of that other 'gentleman' stuff is a chess game, especially these days. ↗

— Anna Kendrick

#above #believe #buying #chess #chess game

Every time I win a tournament I have to think that there is something wrong with modern chess. ↗

— Viktor Korchnoi

#every #every time #i #modern #something

The human element, the human flaw and the human nobility - those are the reasons that chess matches are won or lost. ↗

— Viktor Korchnoi

#element #flaw #human #human element #lost

A woman can beat any man; it's difficult to imagine another kind of sport where a woman can beat a man. That's why I like chess. ↗

— Alexandra Kosteniuk

#any #beat #chess #difficult #i

Chess is changing. I hope chess is getting more popular, more spectacular. ↗

— Alexandra Kosteniuk

#chess #getting #hope #i #more

If people will be interested in me, they will be interested in chess also. ↗

— Alexandra Kosteniuk

#chess #interested #me #people #will

It's a shame to be the face of chess and to play chess badly. ↗

— Alexandra Kosteniuk

#chess #face #play #shame

My dad sacrificed many things in life for me. He abandoned a very promising and lucrative career of an army officer just so that he could continue helping me with my chess and accompanying me to tournaments. ↗

— Alexandra Kosteniuk

#accompanying #army #career #chess #continue