“The main idea behind any opening is to get a strong pawn center and give your pieces a lot of scope so that you cramp your opponent’s position and can attack weaknesses in his game.”

I like to make them squirm.

The system set up by F.I.D.E. … Insures that there will always be a Russian world champion… The Russians arranged it that way.

All I ever want to do is just play chess.

Every chess game is like taking a five-hour final exam.

If we accuse Trump of being a liar, he won’t just say ‘I never said that’ or just ignore it and go on to the next thing.

It’s little quirks like this that could make life difficult for a chess machine.

The white people should go back to Europe, and the country should be returned to the American Indians. This is the future I would like to see for the so-called United States.

I don’t recommend trying to cram a lot of long opening-move variations into your head.

Steinitz claimed that the King was well able to take care of itself, and ought not to be attacked until one had some other positional advantage. He understood more about the use of squares than Morphy and contributed a great deal more to chess theory.

Our mind is all we’ve got. Not that it won’t lead us astray sometimes, but we still have to analyze things out within ourselves.

I hope the Icelandic government grants me political asylum.

I don’t care! I don’t have to show anybody my games just because they’re a big shot!

They spoke about Capablanca with awe. I have never seen people speak about any chess player like that, before or since.

I add status to any tournament I attend.

A strong memory, concentration, imagination, and a strong will is required to become a great Chess player

Romance is an illusion. Well, romance is not a complete illusion, but it’s ephemeral. It does not last.

And they do not know why; they are powerless pawns in a blind play of social forces.

The male is always the pawn in a romantic comedy. Come together, break up, go chase her, get her, roll credits. That’s what happens in all of them.

Be warned! From Satan’s viewpoint you are a pawn in his game of cosmic chess.

We are Muslims. My father would pawn off his Muslim in-laws as Hindus just so that he could get free pancakes.