"Avoid the crowd. Do your own thinking independently. Be a chess player, not the chess piece." - Ralph Charell (Paris Finley).
"The board is set; the pieces are in motion." Gandalf, Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King by JRR Tolkein.   (Paris Finley).
"The game of chess is the touchstone of the intellect." --Goethe   (Luke Terheyden).
"Only sissies castle." Rob Sillars
"Castle early and often." Rob Sillars
"Mongo only pawn in game of life."   Mongo in Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles.   (Paris Finley).
"Ah chess, the ancient game of wit pitting 2 men mano-a-mano, braino-a-braino. And look! Magnets for ease of travel. Why, you could play chess on the moon!"   The Tick, from the animated cartoon, The Tick   (Rob Keller).
When the game is over, the king and pawn go into the same box - Italian Proverb   (Seamus).
"Chess, like love and music, has the power to make men happy"   Siegbert Tarrasch   (Tony Sillars).