William Hartston Quotes

• Chess is not something that drives people mad; it is something that keeps mad people sane.

  William Hartston

  People, Mad, Chess

  "Chess: the new rook'n'roll?" by Stephen Moss, www.theguardian.com. November 20, 2004.

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• Chess is a contributor to net human unhappiness, since the pleasure of victory is greatly exceeded by the pain of defeat.

  William Hartston

  Pain, Victory, Chess

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• Wilhelm Steinitz was the first man to appreciate the inherent logic behind the game of chess.

  William Hartston

  Men, Games, Appreciate

  William Roland Hartston (1985). “The Kings of Chess: A History of Chess, Traced Through the Lives of Its Greatest Players”, Harpercollins

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