Backgrounds Quote by Garry Kasparov

In chess there is a world of intellectual values.

— Gerald Abrahams

Chess holds deep wisdoms of the people. It is truly an image of life, the reflection of human fate that has shown us the…

— Pope John Paul II

Chess reflects the real world in miniature. Endeavor, struggle, success, and defeat - they are part of each game ever played.

— Bruce Pandolfini

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

— Alexander Kotov

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

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

— Garry Kasparov

Chess problems demand from the composer the same virtues that characterize all worthwhile art: originality, invention, conciseness, harmony, complexity, and splendid insincerity

— Vladimir Nabokov

Chess is everything: art, science, and sport.

— Anatoly Karpov

In order to become a grandmaster class player whose understanding of chess is superior to the thousands of ordinary players, you have to develop…

— Alexander Kotov

Chess is a miniature version of life. To be successful, you need to be disciplined, assess resources, consider responsible choices and adjust when circumstances…

— Susan Polgar

The majority of people imagine a chess master as being a townsman who passes his life in an atmosphere of smoke and play in…

— Richard Reti

The game of chess is the most fascinating and intellectual pastime which the wisdom of antiquity has bequeathed to us.

— Howard Staunton