Mikhail Chigorin quotes

Mikhail Chigorin quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“Even a poor plan is better than no plan at all.”
-- Mikhail Chigorin

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“Not infrequently ... the theoretical is a synonym of the stereotyped. For the 'theoretical' in chess is nothing more than that which can be found in the textbooks and to which players try to conform because they cannot think up anything better or equal, anything original.”
-- Mikhail Chigorin

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“Be warned! From Satan's viewpoint you are a pawn in his game of cosmic chess.”
“Psychology is the most important factor in chess.”
“During a chess tournament a master must envisage himself as a cross between an ascetic monk and a beast of prey.”
“You can become a big master in chess only if you see your mistakes and short-comings. Exactly the same as in life itself.”
“Chess first of all teaches you to be objective.”

Source : "The Soviet School of Chess". Book by Alexander Kotov, p. 42, 2001.
“During a Chess competition a Chessmaster should be a combination of a beast of prey and a monk”
“Actors never say they're poor. They're always broke. It's always just temporary. 'Broke' is 'poor with hope'.”
“Our plan is to lead the public with new products rather than ask them what kind of products they want,”
“My plan was never to be an actor like my father.”

Source : "Alexander Skarsgård: Interview with a vampire". Interview with Aaron Hicklin, www.theguardian.com. September 10, 2011.
“I have no plans of getting married so soon”

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