Chess Quote by Siegbert Tarrasch

I have always a slight feeling of pity for the man who has no knowledge of chess, just as I would pity the man…

— Siegbert Tarrasch

I have always had a slight feeling of pity for man who has no knowledge of chess.

— Siegbert Tarrasch

I have a quite feeling of pity for all those who don't know chess; almost like I am sorry for those who never learned…

— Siegbert Tarrasch

Chess is a curse upon a man.

— H. G. Wells

There is no remorse like a remorse of chess. It is a curse upon man. There is no happiness in chess.

— H. G. Wells

It's a shame to be the face of chess and to play chess badly.

— Alexandra Kosteniuk

Chess is a form of intellectual productiveness, therein lies its peculiar charm. Chess, like love, like music, has the power to make men happy.

— Siegbert Tarrasch

The passion for playing Chess is one of the most unaccountable in the world

— H. G. Wells

Chess is a contributor to net human unhappiness, since the pleasure of victory is greatly exceeded by the pain of defeat.

— William Hartston

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

There is nothing that disgusts a man like getting beaten at chess by a woman.

— Charles Dudley Warner