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I spend hours playing chess because I find it so much fun. The day it stops being fun is the day I give up.

Chess has given me a lot more than I could ask for. I have been able to feel special, travel the world and do what I truly enjoy. Moreover, chess players love being their own boss and hate having to wake up early!

Chess is a very tough game, and psychologically a tough game. And of course, chess needs a lot of qualities, human qualities. And so you must have a very strong nervous system, and then you must be well prepared; you must be able to work a lot.

Chess is a sport. The main object in the game of chess remains the achievement of victory.

Chess for me is not a game, but an art. Yes, and I take upon myself all those responsibilities which an art imposes on its adherents.

Chess is life.

Chess helps you to concentrate, improve your logic. It teaches you to play by the rules and take responsibility for your actions, how to problem solve in an uncertain environment.

I play football like chess. You have to think a lot and anticipate what could happen after you make your move.

I was world champion. For me, chess is my life. It is everything.

Chess is a thinking person's game. But you don't have to be smart to know what's funny! Lots of check, mate!