Availability Quote by Kenneth Rogoff

Nowadays young people have great choice of occupations, hobbies, etc, so chess is experiencing difficulties because of the high competition. Now it's hard to…

— Boris Spassky

For me, chess is not a profession, it is a way of life, a passion. People may feel that I have conquered the peak…

— Viswanathan Anand

A lot of people see a future where you could make a living as a chess player.

— Hikaru Nakamura

Having spent 200 hours on the above, the young player, even if he possesses no special talent for chess, is likely to be among…

— Emanuel Lasker

I don't consider myself a particularly young chess player. I have been playing in the best tournaments in the world since I was 16…

— Magnus Carlsen

Why are most chess masters under 30?

— Mark Zuckerberg

Being one of the lucky ones I shouldn't be complaining, but for the chess world in general it would be good to find a…

— Anish Giri

Professional players work almost every day, for hours on end, and the emphasis is on the word 'work.' It can be with a partner…

— Viswanathan Anand

On the whole, the life of a chess professional is not as easy as it appears at first sight. One needs to devote some…

— Vladimir Kramnik

Chess is, in essence, a game for children. Computers have exacerbated the trends towards youth because they now have an immensely powerful tool at…

— Nigel Short

I address these hopes to all young players. It seems to me that they often begin too early the strict life of a professional,…

— Sergei Shipov

It's very encouraging that the game of chess is growing in the U.S. and is becoming more popular.

— Hikaru Nakamura