Top 3 Quotes by William Hartston

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

People, Mad, Chess

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

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

Pain, Victory, Chess

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

Men, Games, Appreciate

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

William Hartston Quotes