Chess is the most elaborate waste of human intelligence outside of an advertising agency.
Raymond Chandler

Chess, like mathematics and music, is a nursery for child prodigies.
Jamie Murphy

Ensemble is hard to do. It's like 3-D chess.
Eric Bogosian

Every time I win a tournament I have to think that there is something wrong with modern chess.
Viktor Korchnoi

Far be it from me to force anyone into either chess or dressage, but if you choose to do so yourself, in my opinion there is only one way: follow the rules.
Lars von Trier

For me art and chess are closely related, both are forms in which the self finds beauty and expression.
Vladimir Kramnik

For us chess players the language of artist is something natural.
Vladimir Kramnik

I also follow chess on the Internet, where Kasparov's site is very interesting.
Boris Spassky

I am convinced, the way one plays chess always reflects the player's personality. If something defines his character, then it will also define his way of playing.
Vladimir Kramnik

I am still a victim of chess. It has all the beauty of art - and much more. It cannot be commercialized. Chess is much purer than art in its social position.
Marcel Duchamp

I am thinking about chess in schools in particular. In the USA more than 3200 children competed in an event.
Anatoly Karpov

I believe every chess player senses beauty, when he succeeds in creating situations, which contradict the expectations and the rules, and he succeeds in mastering this situation.
Vladimir Kramnik

I believe that true beauty of chess is more than enough to satisfy all possible demands.
Alexander Alekhine

I failed to make the chess team because of my height.
Woody Allen

I feel as if I were a piece in a game of chess, when my opponent says of it: That piece cannot be moved.
Soren Kierkegaard

I haven't played a chess match for several decades. At one point I lost most of my chess games. Then I realized many of my competitors were memorizing the best moves and I was unwilling to do this.
John Harsanyi

I learned that fighting on the chess board could also have an impact on the political climate in the country.
Garry Kasparov

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

I play chess badly and I've been beaten by my 10-year old son.
John Turturro

I see myself more as an ambassador of the game. And I hope to bring chess to a higher level in the United States. Making bigger tournaments, more interesting events. Making it a respectable profession for young people to be able to pursue in the future.
Maurice Ashley