Chess Quotes

Below, I will include quotes about chess that I hope boost your chess motivation:

“Chess is the gymnasium of the mind.” – Blaise Pascal

The beauty of chess is it can be whatever you want it to be. It transcends language, age, race, religion, politics, gender, and socioeconomic background. Whatever your circumstances, anyone can enjoy a good fight to the death over the chess board.” – Simon Williams

“Chess holds its master in its own bonds, shackling the mind and brain so that the inner freedom of the very strongest must suffer.” – Albert Einstein

“Every chess master was once a beginner.” – Irving Chernev

“Unlike other games in which lucre is the end and aim, [chess] recommends itself to the wise by the fact that its mimic battles are fought for no prize but honor. It is eminently and emphatically the philosopher’s game.” – Paul Morphy

“I have come to the personal conclusion that while all artists are not chess players, all chess players are artists.” – Marcel Duchamp

“Chess is the struggle against the error.” – Johannes Zukertort

“Chess is a war over the board. The object is to crush the opponent’s mind.” – Bobby Fischer

“Avoid the crowd. Do your own thinking independently. Be the chess player, not the chess piece.” – Ralph Charell

“Chess doesn’t drive people mad, it keeps mad people sane.” – Bill Hartston

“Chess, like love, like music, has the power to make men happy.” – Siegbert Tarrasch

The ones i find to be most true now are:

Except replace books with engines.

"Chess books should be used as we use glasses: to assist the sight, although some players make use of them as if they thought they conferred sight"