Beauty Quote by Vladimir Kramnik

I believe every chess player senses beauty, when he succeeds in creating situations, which contradict the expectations and the rules, and he succeeds in…

— Vladimir Kramnik

Playing chess is more athletic than artistic. Champions are more concerned with victory than beauty: it's war with occasionally graceful kicks.

— Jennifer Shahade

If you talk to some of the older players, they definitely say they see beauty in certain games. In my case, there are certain…

— Hikaru Nakamura

When I speak of the beauty of a game of chess, then naturally this is subjective. Beauty can be found in a very technical,…

— Vladimir Kramnik

I believe that true beauty of chess is more than enough to satisfy all possible demands.

— Alexander Alekhine

In chess, there are some extremely beautiful things in the domain of movement, but not in the visual domain. It's the imagining of the…

— Marcel Duchamp

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

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

— Vasily Smyslov

For me art and chess are closely related, both are forms in which the self finds beauty and expression.

— Vladimir Kramnik

The good thing in chess is that very often the best moves are the most beautiful ones. The beauty of logic.

— Boris Gelfand

The beauty of a game of chess is usually assessed according to the sacrifices it contains.

— Rudolf Spielmann

Just as one's imagination is stirred by a girl's smile, so is one's imagination stirred by the possibilities of chess.

— Mikhail Tal