Ambition Quote by Alfred Kreymborg

Chess-players are so unsociable, they are no company for any but themselves.

— Anne Bronte

I have a quite feeling of pity for all those who don't know chess; almost like I am sorry for those who never learned…

— Siegbert Tarrasch

Chess only appeals to quite a small minority. It does not have the cachet of a mainstream popular sport.

— Magnus Carlsen

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

I believe that, not only in chess, but in life in general, people place too much stock in ratings – they pay attention to…

— Boris Gelfand

Those who know the marvels of chess and wonder why this game of all games does not enjoy greater popularity may also ask why…

— Gregor Piatigorsky

I think there's a misconception that chess players are all total nerds. Well, I guess they are.

— Daniel Naroditsky

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 like a delicious drug which offers such heavenly delights that they can never tear themselves away from it completely.

— Reuben Fine

Real chessplayers think about chess more or less 24 hours a day. It is a passion and a fate that one has to live…

— Simen Agdestein

Chess is everything: art, science, and sport.

— Anatoly Karpov

The best chess masters of every epoch have been closely linked with the values of the society in which they lived and worked. All…

— Garry Kasparov