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game of chess

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Weaknesses of character are normally shown in a game of chess. Garry Kasparov

Litigation is the pursuit of practical ends, not a game of chess. Felix Frankfurter

I may play some exhibition games so I don't want to quit the game of chess completely. I just decided and it's a firm decision not to play competitive chess anymore. Garry Kasparov

Chess is a sport. The main object in the game of chess remains the achievement of victory. Max Euwe

A lot of people think international relations is like a game of chess. But it's not a game of chess, where people sit quietly, thinking out their strategy, taking their time between moves. It's more like a game of billiards, with a bunch of balls clustered together. Madeleine Albright

I have always thought you could take the measure of a man by his sports manners - that is to say, the way in which he conducts himself on the playing field, or even over a game of chess or cards. Graydon Carter

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