Chess quotes database

"The good player is always lucky!"

"In chess among grandmasters, luck is as good as eliminated."

"Chess is by far the most beautiful and sensible of all games, and luck and chance have no influence in it."

"There are natures who cannot bear failure and who undoubtedly invented the saying: »Misfortune rarely comes alone.«"

"Because of its lack of chance appeal, the royal game stands above all others and places it close to science."