Chess Quote by Mikhail Tal

Chess is imagination.

— David Bronstein

Chess truly uncovers whether or not someone has imagination and takes initiative.

— Christian Morgenstern

I have frequently stated that I regard chess as an art form, where creativity prevails over other factors.

— Vasily Smyslov

The essence of Chess is thinking about what Chess is.

— David Bronstein

The very idea of how chess players manipulate their game excites me.

— Kay Kay Menon

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

Chess is the gymnasium of the mind.

— Anonymous

“We are men who find chess fascinating. Did you expect our lives to be secretly interesting?”

— Noah Boyd

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, like any creative activity, can exist only through the combined efforts of those who have creative talent, and those who have the ability…

— Mikhail Botvinnik

Among a great many other things that chess teaches you is to control the initial excitement you feel when you see something that looks…

— Stanley Kubrick

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