Assumption Quote by Garry Kasparov

In chess there is a world of intellectual values.

— Gerald Abrahams

A form of intellectual productiveness, therein lies its peculiar charm. Intellectual productiveness is one of the greatest joys - if not the greatest one…

— Siegbert Tarrasch

Chess is an effective means to educate and train the human intellect.

— Che Guevara

Chess is intellectual gymnastics.

— Wilhelm Steinitz

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

— Jose Raul Capablanca

Next to the intellectual stimulation of chess, the educational value is of great importance. Chess teaches logic, imagination, self-discipline, and determination.

— Garry Kasparov

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

Chess is a unique cognitive nexus, a place where art and science come together in the human mind and are then refined and improved…

— Garry Kasparov

Chess is a fighting game which is purely intellectual and includes chance.

— Richard Reti

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

Chess is a form of intellectual productiveness, therein lies its peculiar charm. Chess, like love, like music, has the power to make men happy.

— Siegbert Tarrasch