"Chess is the art of analysis." - Mikhail Botvinnik

"The essence of chess is thinking about what chess is." aaaDavid Bronstein

"Chess is a sport. A violent sport." - Marcel Duchamp

"Chess is life." - Bobby Fischer

"Chess is the touchstone of intellect." - Johann aaaWolfgang von Goethe

"Chess is the gymnasium of the mind." - Blaise Pascal

"Chess is beautiful enough to waste your life for." -
aaaHans Ree

"Chess is a game which reflects most honor on human aaawit." – Voltaire

"Bad moves come in waves." - Bill Wall

"Chess is like marriage. You cannot have a mate without aaaa check." - Brian Wood

“All I want to do, ever, is just play Chess” - Bobby Fischer

“Good positions don't win games, good moves do.”
aaaGerald Abrahams

“When you see a good move, look for a better one ” - aaaEmanuel Lasker

“One bad move nullifies forty good ones” - Horowitz

“When in doubt... play Chess!” - Tevis