“"When I am white I win because I am white. When I am black I win because I am Bogoljubov”
Efim Bogoljubov
“I failed to make the chess team because of my height.”
Woody Allen
“Most gods throw dice, but Fate plays chess, and you don't find out til too late that he's been playing with two queens all along.”
Terry Pratchett
“Poets do not go mad, but chess players do.”
G. K. Chesterton
“In life, unlike chess, the game continues after checkmate”
Isaac Asimov
“A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.”
Emo Philips
“Because of the level of my chess game, I was able - even against a weak opponent, such as my younger brothers or the dog - to get myself checkmated in under three minutes. I challenge any computer to do it faster.”
Dave Barry