Brooklyn Quote by Marielle Heller

When I was about six, I saw my elder siblings play chess and pestered my mother into teaching me. Very soon, I was beating…

— Viswanathan Anand

I started playing chess when I was about 4 or 5 years old. It is very good for children to learn to play chess,…

— Vladimir Kramnik

I play chess badly and I've been beaten by my 10-year old son

— John Turturro

If the kids get a good grasp of what the main lessons are for chess after two or three years of staying with the…

— Maurice Ashley

Kids love games and chess is a game where you have to sit down and concentrate and it just helps in every way.

— Magnus Carlsen

You playing chess well is just a reflection of your inner thought process and your ability to maintain discipline throughout. If we can teach…

— Maurice Ashley

In my experience, when I went to school, and especially in after-school, and during breaks, a lot of people wanted to sit down and…

— Magnus Carlsen

I am thinking about chess in schools in particular. In the USA more than 3200 children competed in an event

— Anatoly Karpov

I played tournament chess from fifth grade up into high school.

— Chris Hardwick

In an age when schools are facing significant budgetary restraints, there is a greater need than ever to make chess available to as many…

— Garry Kasparov

I used to compete in chess tournaments when I was six years old.

— Joe Manganiello

Chess can open up a kid's brain, and develop it in a playful creative way. They can learn playfully about creative, strategic, and logical…

— Judit Polgar