"Chess may give as much joy as a good book or music. However, you have to learn to play good, and then you will experience a real joy."

Tigran Petrosian, Champion of the World.

"I pity a person who does not know what is chess not a bit less than someone who does not know what is love. As in love, as in music, a force is concealed in chess, which brings joy to people."

Sigbert Tarrasch, grandmaster