Brain Quote by Maurice Ashley

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

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

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

It's important, according to me, to train in small doses so as to not lose the joy of playing chess. I personally think too…

— Viswanathan Anand

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

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

There are two ways to have educational chess in schools, either through after school programs or using chess as a tool in classrooms to…

— Judit Polgar

Chess can help a child develop logical thinking, decision making, reasoning, and pattern recognition skills, which in turn can help math and verbal skills.

— Susan Polgar

There's just a lot of really great life lessons that you can take out of chess... I think that's one of my favorite parts…

— Aaron Gordon

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 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

A lifetime in not enough to learn everything about chess.

— Alexander Alekhine