Big Quote by Tim Rice

Chess is changing. I hope chess is getting more popular, more spectacular.

— Alexandra Kosteniuk

It's very encouraging that the game of chess is growing in the U.S. and is becoming more popular.

— Hikaru Nakamura

In Gujarat, we had the world record of largest number of chess games in a single venue - 20,500 - and in Tamil Nadu,…

— Viswanathan Anand

Chess is a great game. It's a lot of fun, but sometimes you wonder what else is out there.

— Hikaru Nakamura

Chess is a game sufficiently rich in meaning that it is easily capable of containing elements of both tragedy and comedy.

— Luke McShane

There just isn't enough televised Chess

— David Letterman

Those who know the marvels of chess and wonder why this game of all games does not enjoy greater popularity may also ask why…

— Gregor Piatigorsky

Chess and theatre often lead to madness.

— Fernando Arrabal

Chess is the gymnasium of the mind.

— Anonymous

Chess only appeals to quite a small minority. It does not have the cachet of a mainstream popular sport.

— Magnus Carlsen

Chess is everything: art, science, and sport.

— Anatoly Karpov

Chess is like a delicious drug which offers such heavenly delights that they can never tear themselves away from it completely.

— Reuben Fine