Able Quote by Levon Aronian

Chess is a cold bath for the mind

— John Simon

Chess is a game of stimulation.

— Gza

Chess is a contributor to net human unhappiness, since the pleasure of victory is greatly exceeded by the pain of defeat.

— William Hartston

Chess holds its master in its own bonds, shackling the mind and brain so that the inner freedom of the very strongest must suffer.

— Albert Einstein

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

Chess teaches you to control the initial excitement you feel when you see something that looks good and it trains you to think objectively…

— Stanley Kubrick

In chess one cannot control everything. Sometimes a game takes an unexpected turn, in which beauty begins to emerge. Both players are always instrumental…

— Vladimir Kramnik

Chess is mental torture.

— Garry Kasparov

The pleasure to be derived from a chess combination lie in the feeling that a human mind is behind the game, dominating the inanimate…

— Richard Reti

If we are to elevate the game of chess to a popular sport, grandmasters must become gladiators, otherwise the game will languish on the…

— Michael Basman

When humans team up with computers to play chess, the humans who do best are not necessarily the strongest players. They're the ones who…

— Tyler Cowen

Those who think that it is easy to play chess are mistaken. During a game a player lives on his nerves, and at the…

— Viktor Korchnoi