(7 quotes found)
“When I am trying to understand the method of winning in the endgame with two bishops against the knight, chess is a science, when I admire a beautiful combination or study, then chess is art, and when I am complicating position in the approaching time trouble of my opponent, then chess is sport.”
Ashot Nadanian
“The center of the chessboard is a magnet, which pulls to itself all the pieces. Therefore the most beautiful and amazing moves, for me, are those with which a piece, counteracting the gravitational force of the center, suddenly fly to the edge of the board.”
“Learn from each one of your defeats; your losses must be as close to you as your victories.”
“These three causes distrust: a smoking doctor, a laughing priest and a combed chess player.”
“Without pieces chess would still remain a challenging intellectual game, but without pawns, it would become an ordinary scuffle.”
“Gluteal muscles are what makes chess a sport.”
“The ideal women are female chess players: they can remain silent for hours, keep well their figures and know many interesting positions.”
