Art Quote by Vladimir Nabokov

The best chess masters of every epoch have been closely linked with the values of the society in which they lived and worked. All…

— Garry Kasparov

“The art of chess is akin to the art of war itself; full of strategy and cunning, yet clever placements.”

— Jennifer Megan Varnadore

Chess problems are the hymn-tunes of mathematics.

— G. H. Hardy

A form of intellectual productiveness, therein lies its peculiar charm. Intellectual productiveness is one of the greatest joys - if not the greatest one…

— Siegbert Tarrasch

It has always been recognized that chess is an art, and its best practitioners have been described as artists.

— Alexander Kotov

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

— Vasily Smyslov

The most intelligent inspection of any number of fine paintings will not make the observer a painter, nor will listening to a number of…

— Emanuel Lasker

“I am still a victim of chess. It has all the beauty of art - and much more. It cannot be commercialized. Chess is…

— Marcel Duchamp

“ some chess pieces are quite valuable ”

— Ashlee Nicole Bye

In chess there is a world of intellectual values.

— Gerald Abrahams

It is well-known that chess and music go well together, and many are those who have achieved unusual proficiency in both.

— Savielly Tartakower

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