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In a crazy way, writing is a lot like any kind of very complex game - like chess, where you have the knowledge as you're composing all of the ramifications of each move, of each choice you make.

~Adam Ross

Topics: Any Chess Choice Complex Composing Crazy Each Game Kind Knowledge Like Lot Make Move Ramifications Very Way Where Writing You

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I think that the actors that I work with feel safer with me. Because they know I understand what they go through and I don't see them as chess pieces.

~Adrienne Shelly

Topics: Actor Because Chess Feel Go Know Me Pieces Safer See Them Think Through Understand Work I Think

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The pitcher setting up the batter. It's chess, and you play with it.

~Al Leiter

Topics: Chess Pitcher Play Setting Up You

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Pitches are like pages of a book; they're so important. The chess game; how I set you up early, and how I'll do it differently later.

~Al Leiter

Topics: Book Chess Differently Early Game How Important Later Like Pages Pitches Set Up You

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I don't think the computer will win the Booker, but no-one ever expected a computer to beat a chess grandmaster.

~Alastair Reynolds

Topics: Beat Chess Computer Ever Expected No-One Think Will Win

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I believe that true beauty of chess is more than enough to satisfy all possible demands.

~Alexander Alekhine

Topics: Beauty Believe Chess Demands Enough More Possible Satisfy Than True True Beauty I Believe I Believe That

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Chess for me is not a game, but an art. Yes, and I take upon myself all those responsibilities which an art imposes on its adherents.

~Alexander Alekhine

Topics: Art Chess Game Me Myself Responsibilities Take Those Which Yes

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Chess first of all teaches you to be objective.

~Alexander Alekhine

Topics: Chess First First Of All Objective Teaches You

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Chess is not only knowledge and logic.

~Alexander Alekhine

Topics: Chess Knowledge Logic Only

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My dad sacrificed many things in life for me. He abandoned a very promising and lucrative career of an army officer just so that he could continue helping me with my chess and accompanying me to tournaments.

~Alexandra Kosteniuk

Topics: Abandoned Army Career Chess Continue Could Dad He Helping Just Life Lucrative Many Me Officer Promising Sacrificed Things Tournaments Very

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