I believe that true beauty of chess is more than enough to satisfy all possible demands.

Quote by Alexander Alekhine

Topics: Chess Quotes

The fact that a player is very short of time is, to my mind, as...

The fact that a player is very short of time is, to my mind, as...

Chess for me is not a game, but an art. Yes, and I take upon...

Chess for me is not a game, but an art. Yes, and I take upon...

Chess first of all teaches you to be objective.

Chess first of all teaches you to be objective.

The purpose of human life and the sense of happiness is to give the maximum...

The purpose of human life and the sense of happiness is to give the maximum...

Oh! this opponent, this collaborator against your will, whose notion of beauty always differs from...

Oh! this opponent, this collaborator against your will, whose notion of beauty always differs from...

I think that for the highest achievements nowadays... need to have the stable as a...

I think that for the highest achievements nowadays... need to have the stable as a...

In my opinion, a master is morally obliged to seize every sort of opportunity and...

In my opinion, a master is morally obliged to seize every sort of opportunity and...

I have had to work long and hard to eradicate the dangerous delusion that, in...

I have had to work long and hard to eradicate the dangerous delusion that, in...

Chess is not only knowledge and logic.

Chess is not only knowledge and logic.

The chess-board is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the universe, the rules...

The chess-board is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the universe, the rules...

Chess is a foolish expedient for making idle people believe they are doing something very...

Chess is a foolish expedient for making idle people believe they are doing something very...

My problem with chess was that all my pieces wanted to end the game as...

My problem with chess was that all my pieces wanted to end the game as...

I failed to make the chess team because of my height.

I failed to make the chess team because of my height.

I'm like Bush, I see the world more like checkers than chess.

I'm like Bush, I see the world more like checkers than chess.

Litigation is the pursuit of practical ends, not a game of chess.

Litigation is the pursuit of practical ends, not a game of chess.

One cannot play chess if one becomes aware of the pieces as living souls and...

One cannot play chess if one becomes aware of the pieces as living souls and...

The ultimate camping trip was the Lewis and Clark expedition.

The ultimate camping trip was the Lewis and Clark expedition.

All women are inferior to men.

All women are inferior to men.

Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward; they may be beaten, but they may start...

Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward; they may be beaten, but they may start...