I still think people can learn at any age – I’m actually sure about that. It’s just that the ceiling is lower for how far you want to go.
Magnus Carlsen 2016
Of chess it has been said that life is not long enough for it, but that is the fault of life, not chess.
Irving Chernev
” The essence of chess is thinking about what chess is.”
David Bronstein
I never make mistakes in chess, I only have hallucinations!
Vlastimil Hort 1987
It’s always more difficult to hold the title than to get it.
Vladimir Akopian 2012
