I consider myself to be a genius who happens to play chess.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Chess is a thinking person's game. But you don't have to be smart to know what's funny! Lots of check, mate!
Chess is intellectual gymnastics.
I'm a pretty good chess player.
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.
Maybe if I didn't have the talent in chess I'd find the talent in something else. The only thing I know is that I have talent in chess, and I'm satisfied with that.
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!
I felt that chess... is a science in the form of a game... I consider myself a scientist. I wanted to be treated like a scientist.
Once you're a chess player, you spend a lot of time thinking about the game and you can't get it completely out of your head.
Genius is the ability to put into effect what is on your mind.
I don't play chess with my life, ya' know.