"Chess is so characteristic a product of the legacy of Islam that it deserves more than a passing mention. Modern Euro…"

"It is an abomination to play at chess, dice, or any other game, for if anything be staked it is gambling (maisir), wh…"

"Life's too short for chess."

"A friendship across sectarian lines is not a common phenomenon, in his experience. In the past, it has struck him tha…"

"Amberley excelled at chess—one mark, Watson, of a scheming mind."

"Fancy what a game at chess would be if all the chessmen had passions and intellects, more or less small and cunning; …"

"In my opinion, the King's Gambit is busted. It loses by force."

"I have played over several hundred of Morphy's games, and am continually surprised and entertained by his ingenuity."

"You know I'm finished with the old chess because it's all just a lot of book and memorization you know."

"That which has reached us from the discoveries of their clear thinking and the marvels of their inventions is the (ga…"