Art Quote by Marcel Duchamp

I am still a victim of chess. It has all the beauty of art - and much more. It cannot be commercialized. Chess is…

— Marcel Duchamp

“Use art, be creative. No more war. No more children dying. A pawn that does not move in chess upsets the game. I know…

— Lorin Morgan-Richards

I consider chess an art, and accept all those responsibilities which art places upon its devotees.

— Alexander Alekhine

Chess for me is not a game, but an art. Yes, and I take upon myself all those responsibilities which an art imposes on…

— Alexander Alekhine

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

— Alexander Kotov

“The art of chess is akin to the art of war itself; full of strategy and cunning, yet clever placements.”

— Jennifer Megan Varnadore

Chess is not for the faint-hearted; it absorbs a person entirely. To get to the bottom of this game, he has to give himself…

— Wilhelm Steinitz

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 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 everything: art, science, and sport.

— Anatoly Karpov

A sport, a struggle for results and a fight for prizes. I think that the discussion about "chess is science or chess is art"…

— Alexander Morozevich