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"Between rounds of speed chess I read enough of a programming manual to teach myself to write programs on the school's DEC mainframe in the language Basic."

Eric Allin Cornell, American Physicist

Chess, Language, Programming, School

"The Soviet Union was an exception, but even there chess players were not rich. Only Fischer changed that."

Boris Spassky, Russian Celebrity

Chess,

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

Boris Spassky, Russian Celebrity

Chess, Poor

"What do I do when we're not taping? Sit in a dark room and refine my plans for someday ruling Earth from a blimp. And chess."

Ryan Stiles, American Actor

Chess, Earth

"Chess is the gymnasium of the mind."

Adolf Anderssen, German Celebrity

Chess, Mind

"In Kansas I have a chess school."

Anatoly Karpov, Russian Celebrity

Chess, School

"Ensemble is hard to do. It's like 3-D chess."

Eric Bogosian, American Actor

Chess,

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

Max Euwe, Dutch Celebrity

Chess, Giving, Will

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

Dennis Miller, American Comedian

Chess, World

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

Alexander Alekhine, Russian Celebrity

Chess, First

Explore more quotes by Wilhelm Steinitz

"Only the player with the initiative has the right to attack."

Right

"A win by an unsound combination, however showy, fills me with artistic horror."

Horror

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

Thought

"Chess is intellectual gymnastics."

Chess

"Fame, I have already. Now I need the money."

Money

"I do not believe a good player is capable of having an evil thought during the game."

Thought

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

Life

"A sacrifice is best refuted by accepting it."

Sacrifice

"Chess is not for timid souls."

Chess