“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.”

Samuel L. Jackson - Sam

“- Sgt. Deke Slater: I hate this stupid game.
- Que: That's only because you're so bad at it.”

Dylan Neal - Sgt. Deke Slater
Jennifer Tung - Que

“I don't know what's more pathetic - a man that plays chess with himself, or a man that doesn't see he's already lost.”

Willem Dafoe - General George Deckert

“- Stanley Motss: I bet you're great at chess.
- Conrad Brean: I would be if I could remember how all the pieces moved.”
Dustin Hoffman - Stanley Motss
Robert De Niro - Conrad Brean

“- Bart: Well, Jim, since you are my guest and I am your host, what's your pleasure? What do you like to do?
- Jim: Oh, I don't know. Play chess... screw...
- Bart: [quickly] Well, let's play chess.”
Cleavon Little - Bart
Gene Wilder - Jim