“Man likes to play chess. Let's get him some rocks.”— Frank Darabont, Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding, Morgan Freeman, imdb.com
“I would say that it's much easier to play chess without the burden of an Adam's Apple.”— Allan Scott, Beth Harmon, Anya Taylor-Joy, imdb.com
“It's an entire world of just 64 squares. I feel safe in it. I can control it, I can dominate it. And it's predictable.”— Allan Scott, Beth Harmon, Anya Taylor-Joy, imdb.com
“You're playing each piece like losing it hurts. This ain't checkers. You want my king, you got to come get my king. All these other pieces are just the means to do it.”— Boaz Yakin, Sam, Samuel L Jackson, imdb.com
“If my ultimate goal was to stay private, traveling with Clinton was a bad move on the chessboard. I recognize that now. But you know what? Even Kasparov makes them. You move on.”— Jeffrey Epstein, nymag.com
“Richie: We played chess. Fonzie: You played with her chest?”— Rob Reiner, Garry Marshall, Phil Mishkin, Richie Cunningham, Ron Howard, imdb.com
“You know, people used to play chess by mail. By mail! I mean, can you imagine a single human being capable of that kind of patience? It's inconceivable.”— Trent O'Donnell, Detective Hendy, Patrick Brammall, imdb.com
“In the game of chess you can never let your adversary see your pieces.”— Brian Kelley, Zapp Brannigan, Billy West, imdb.com
“It’s okay to be a pawn, Holden, so long as you’re on the right side.”— Hawk Ostby, Mark Fergus, Col. Frederick Lucius Johnson, Chad L. Coleman, imdb.com
“Howard Borden: Then I'll just say... Checkers! Dr. Robert 'Bob' Hartley: Checkmate. Howard Borden: Whatever.”— Erik Tarloff, imdb.com
“Richie: We played chess. Fonzie: You played with her chest?”— Rob Reiner, Garry Marshall, Phil Mishkin, Richie Cunningham, Ron Howard, imdb.com
“You're absolutely right. I'm not gonna touch him. Not the way I should. Since I can't touch the king, I'm gonna take his queen, his knights... his rooks... I'm knocking all his pieces off the board.”— Matthew Owens, Luke Cage, Mike Colter, imdb.com
“Chess is for those who intend to form republics. All the worry and calculation — all the moves of pawns, bishops, knights, castles, and queen, all to shelter the throne which is not worth protecting!”— Marie Corelli, amazon.com
“I found her dressed superbly and with much taste. We played chess. I won. She played me some airs quite prettily on the harp.”— Aaron Burr, archive.org
“You guys would make shitty chess players. We're two moves from being checkmated.”— Elizabeth Benjamin, Alex Standall, Miles Heizer, imdb.com
“And you broke up with her 'cuz she beat you at chess? That's pretty sick.”— Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld, Jerry Seinfeld, imdb.com