Chess Quote by Paul Morphy Download Open image “Chess is eminently and emphatically the philospher's game.” — Paul Morphy ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.3 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Chess Games Inspirational Love Philosophy
The game of chess is the most fascinating and intellectual pastime which the wisdom of antiquity has bequeathed to us. — Howard Staunton Copy Share Image
Chess is something more than a game. It is an intellectual diversion which has certain artistic qualities and many scientific elements. — Jose Raul Capablanca Copy Share Image
Chess is a unique cognitive nexus, a place where art and science come together in the human mind and are then refined and improved… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
Chess is a fighting game which is purely intellectual and includes chance. — Richard Reti Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
For me, chess is at the same time a game, a sport, a science and an art. And perhaps even more than that,. There… — Bent Larsen Copy Share Image
Chess is a game sufficiently rich in meaning that it is easily capable of containing elements of both tragedy and comedy. — Luke McShane Copy Share Image
Chess is like a delicious drug which offers such heavenly delights that they can never tear themselves away from it completely. — Reuben Fine Copy Share Image
Chess is neither a science nor an art. It is what human nature most delights in--a fight. — Emanuel Lasker Copy Share Image
Chess never has been and never can be aught but a recreation. It should not be indulged in to the detriment of other and… — Paul Morphy Copy Share Image
I am more strongly confirmed than ever in the belief that the time devoted to chess is literally frittered away. — Paul Morphy Copy Share Image
The ability to play chess is the sign of a gentleman. The ability to play chess well is the sign of a wasted life. — Paul Morphy Copy Share Image
I have known many chess players, but among them there has been only one genius - Capablanca! — Emanuel Lasker Copy Share Image
Real chessplayers think about chess more or less 24 hours a day. It is a passion and a fate that one has to live… — Simen Agdestein Copy Share Image
It's interesting that the greatest minds of computer science, the founding fathers, like Alan Turing and Claude Shannon and Norbert Wiener, they all looked… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
“Relationships are chess for women," he said. "They can see the whole board, plan way ahead. They're the queens, after all. We're the kings,… — Laura Lippman Copy Share Image
The election of Trump threw the chess board up. The pieces are all over the place. That's upsetting to a lot of people, but… — Dave Rubin Copy Share Image
Playing for complications is an extreme measure that a player should adopt only when he cannot find a clear and logical plan. — Alexander Alekhine Copy Share Image
“the shadows. “Why do you think they invented chess?” “He’s got you there,” said the captain, following Fletcher. Jake jogged slightly to catch up… — Russell Blake Copy Share Image
[Photographer Julian Wasser] had this great idea that I should play chess naked with Marcel Duchamp and it seem to be such a great… — Eve Babitz Copy Share Image
I am not some sort of freak. I might be very good at chess but I'm just a normal person. — Magnus Carlsen Copy Share Image
My parents were very supportive of my chess. When I got home after a game of chess, having missed school or something, they always… — Viswanathan Anand Copy Share Image