Mikhail BotvinnikThinkers

Chess is a matter of analyzing Chess positions accurately

Chess is a part of culture and if a culture is declining then Chess too will decline

Chess is no whit inferior to the violin, and we have a large number of professional violinists

Chess is the art of analysis

Chess is the art which expresses the science of logic

Chess is, like any creative activity, able to exist only through the combined efforts of those who have creative talent, and those who have the ability to organize their creative work