Grandmasters spend years mastering the game of chess.
And so, it might be wise to listen to what they have to say about success.
“If you give up, you lose.” —Grandmaster Ben Finegold
“I don’t believe in psychology. I believe in good moves.”—Grandmaster Bobby Fischer
“Planning anything is hopeless.”—Grandmaster Mikhail Tal
“To be champion requires more than simply being a strong player; one has to be a strong human being as well.”—Grandmaster Karpov
“You will have to lose hundreds of games before becoming a good player.”—Grandmaster Capablanca
“If you wish to succeed, you must brave the risk of failure.”—Grandmaster Kasparov
“I have two vocations: chess and engineering. If I played chess only, I believe that my success would not have been significantly greater.”—Grandmaster Botvinnik
“You can become a big master in chess only if you see your mistakes and short-comings. Exactly the same as in life itself.”—Grandmaster Alekhine
So, that’s the grandmasters’ advice, and all derived from mastering a board game!
* Orlando Bartro is the author of Toward Two Words, a comical & surreal novel about a man who finds yet another woman he never knew, usually available at Amazon for $4.91.