The best Quotes by GothamChess

The best Quotes by GothamChess

Levy Rozman (born December 5, 1995), known online as GothamChess, is an American chess International Master, content creator, commentator, and author. Often referred to as "The Internet's Chess Teacher", he produces content on the online platforms Twitch, Facebook, TikTok, Instagram and YouTube.

People know three chess players: Magnus, Hikaru and me. That's bad. That's not my fault. And I hope it changes.

Juni 2025

Magnus Carlsen Chess Hikaru Nakamura

What's worth more than a Queen? You are.

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I believe that cheating in chess is a big deal and an existential threat to the game.

Magnus Carlsen - September 2022

I believe that Niemann has cheated more - and more recently - than he has publicly admitted. His over the board progress has been unusual, and throughout our game in the Sinquefield Cup I had the impression that he wasn't tense or even fully concentrating on the game in critical positions, while outplaying me as black in a way I think only a handful of players can do.

Magnus Carlsen - September 2022

I've withdrawn from the tournament. I've always enjoyed playing in the Saint Louis Chess Club, and hope to be back in the future. If I speak I am in big trouble.

Magnus Carlsen - September 2022

My favourite player from the past is probably myself, like, 3-4 years ago.

Magnus Carlsen

I'm really happy, obviously. As happy as you can be, beating a 16 year old.

Magnus Carlsen

Chess only appeals to quite a small minority. It does not have the cachet of a mainstream popular sport.

Magnus Carlsen

I started by just sitting by the chessboard exploring things. I didn’t even have books at first, and I just played by myself. I learnt a lot from that, and I feel that it is a big reason why I now have a good intuitive understanding of chess.

Magnus Carlsen

It's nice to be financially secure. Apart from that, I really don't care too much about money.

Magnus Carlsen

I spend hours playing chess because I find it so much fun. The day it stops being fun is the day I give up.

Magnus Carlsen

I get more upset at losing at other things than chess. I always get upset when I lose at Monopoly.

Magnus Carlsen

Critical thinking is the most important factor with chess. As it is in life, you need to think before you make decisions.

Hikaru Nakamura

Chess is a game where all different sorts of people can come together, not a game in which people are divided because of their religion or country of origin.

Hikaru Nakamura

The single most important thing in life is to believe in yourself regardless of what everyone else says.

Hikaru Nakamura

In poker, you want to play the weaker guys. In chess, it's the opposite.

Hikaru Nakamura

What was great about Fischer is that when he became world champion is that chess was being covered everywhere. It was in all the major newspapers, it was on TV.

Hikaru Nakamura

You know how the game of chess is played. Pieces must be sacrificed!

Orochimaru in Naruto

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The only opponents who aren't coming up with excuses for being defeated by me are computers.

Bobby Fischer (World Chess Champion)

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Losing & Defeat Excuses Chess

All that matters on the chessboard is good moves.

Bobby Fischer

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Bobby Fischer

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Chess is a constant struggle between my desire not to lose and my desire not to think.

Jan Gustafsson

"Checkmate" doesn't mean you've simply cornered the enemy king. It's a declaration that the enemy king is yours.

Sora in No Game No Life

It was like when you make a move in chess and just as you take your finger off the piece, you see the mistake you've made, and there's this panic because you don't know yet the scale of disaster you've left yourself open to.

Kazuo Ishiguro in Never Let Me Go

Phoenix: "Hey Sova! We're gonna hit the chessboard after this, yeah?"
Sova: "You lack the patience, friend. Learn that first, then we'll approach strategy."

Sova in Valorant

Phoenix: "I should have picked this game."
Cypher: "[playing chess] Winning requires sacrifice. Not really your style."

Cypher in Valorant - Episode 4 Cinematic

I wanted to begin chatting to whoever the chess guy was... oh, it's you? What's your favorite opening? I bet it's not a v*gina.

Tom Cashman

Chess is mental torture.

Garry Kasparov

Some a-hole leaks it online and I'm like, you know, looking at the guy in the mirror brushing my teeth, "Dude, what have you done? This could be punishable by law!" But the internet forced the studio to say, "We're gonna make this movie", and 24 hours later, that movie had a green light.

Ryan Reynolds - September 2025

But I don't understand why the Jeffrey Epstein case would be of interest to anybody. It's pretty boring stuff, it's sordid but it's boring and I don't understand why it keeps going.

Donald Trump - July 2025

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There are two kinds of big companies in the United States. There are those who've been hacked by the Chinese, and those who don't know they've been hacked by the Chinese.

James Comey

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