Art Quote by Alexander Alekhine

I consider chess an art, and accept all those responsibilities which art places upon its devotees.

— Alexander Alekhine

I am still a victim of chess. It has all the beauty of art - and much more. It cannot be commercialized. Chess is…

— Marcel Duchamp

Chess is everything: art, science, and sport.

— Anatoly Karpov

Chess is more than a game or a mental training. It is a distinct attainment. I have always regarded the playing of chess and…

— Jose Raul Capablanca

“I am still a victim of chess. It has all the beauty of art - and much more. It cannot be commercialized. Chess is…

— Marcel Duchamp

Chess is something more than a game. It is an intellectual diversion which has certain artistic qualities and many scientific elements.

— Jose Raul Capablanca

Chess is my profession. I am my own boss; I am free. I like literature and music, classical especially. I am in fact quite…

— Bent Larsen

It has always been recognized that chess is an art, and its best practitioners have been described as artists.

— Alexander Kotov

For me, chess is at the same time a game, a sport, a science and an art. And perhaps even more than that,. There…

— Bent Larsen

Chess is neither a science nor an art. It is what human nature most delights in--a fight.

— Emanuel Lasker

I have frequently stated that I regard chess as an art form, where creativity prevails over other factors.

— Vasily Smyslov

By some ardent enthusiasts Chess has been elevated into a science or an art. It is neither; but its principal characteristic seems to be…

— Emanuel Lasker