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Adolf Anderssen

"Chess is the gymnasium of the mind."

Adolf Anderssen, German Celebrity
Chess, Mind
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"After that, Kasparov stepped back from chess which is, and I want this to be clear, not good for chess in general at all. As a whole, the current situation in the chess world leaves a lot to be desired."

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"Whoever sees no other aim in the game than that of giving checkmate to one's opponent will never become a good Chess player."

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"Chess first of all teaches you to be objective."

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"Never having played Chess before, it was most interesting to be playing the game with no pieces in front of me. But I still knew how to stroke my hair when I won."

Peter Mayhew, British Actor
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"Nowadays there is more dynamism in chess, modern players like to take the initiative. Usually they are poor defenders though."

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

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"I think that by and large chess players have been very kind. Like I said there have been a few incidents, but they certainly didn't serve to bring me down any."

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