Steinitz Quotes: top 26 famous quotes about Steinitz

Steinitz Quotes & Sayings

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Have you ever seen a monkey examining a watch? — Wilhelm Steinitz

As a reader, I tend not to get too much from tales of unrelenting grimness. — Greg Van Eekhout

The king pawn and the queen pawn are the only ones to be moved in the early part of the game. — Wilhelm Steinitz

Chess is not for timid souls. — Wilhelm Steinitz

Individuals, too, who cultivate a variety of skills seem brighter, more energetic and more adaptable than those who know how to do one thing only. — Robert Shea

Every frame and every scene has to have an intention. — Mira Nair

In the ending the king is a powerful piece for assisting his own pawns, or stopping the adverse pawns. — Wilhelm Steinitz

Courage to be who you are is the cousin of loving the Divine, yourself and others. — Robert V. Taylor

Wilhelm Steinitz was the first man to appreciate the inherent logic behind the game of chess. — William Hartston

Capture of the adverse King is the ultimate but not the first object of the game — Wilhelm Steinitz

I have never in my life played the French Defence, which is the dullest of all openings. — Wilhelm Steinitz

A win by an unsound combination, however showy, fills me with artistic horror. — Wilhelm Steinitz

When you have an advantage, you are obliged to attack; otherwise you are endangered to lose the advantage. — Wilhelm Steinitz

A sacrifice is best refuted by accepting it. — Wilhelm Steinitz

The King is a fighting piece. Use it! — Wilhelm Steinitz

Fame, I have already. Now I need the money. — Wilhelm Steinitz

Either the law exists, or it does not. — Andre Norton

But Father has also taught him: Treat a man as if he had a fine reputation to protect, and he will usually endeavor to deserve it. — Orson Scott Card

Chess is intellectual gymnastics. — Wilhelm Steinitz

I may be an old lion, but I can still bite someone's hand off if he puts it in my mouth. — Wilhelm Steinitz

Better to be uneducated than educated by your government. — Penn Jillette

Chess is so inspiring that I do not believe a good player is capable of having an evil thought during the game. — Wilhelm Steinitz

Time goes on crutches till love have all his rites. — William Shakespeare

Only the player with the initiative has the right to attack. — Wilhelm Steinitz

I play my king all over the board. I make him fight! — Wilhelm Steinitz

Unfortunately, many regard the critic as an enemy, instead of seeing him as a guide to the truth. — Wilhelm Steinitz