Chess is no whit inferior to the violin, and we have a large number of professional violinists
Mikhail BotvinnikRead
Chess is the art which expresses the science of logic.
Interpretation
Chess combines artistic expression with logical reasoning.
This quote highlights the dual nature of chess, indicating that it is not merely a game of strategy but also a form of art that illustrates the principles of logical thought. Through the intricate moves and strategies, chess players engage in a creative process that requires both analytical skills and imaginative thinking.
In practice
This quote can be used to inspire students in a logic or strategy class.
Chess is no whit inferior to the violin, and we have a large number of professional violinists
I ... have two vocations: chess and engineering. If I played chess only, I believe that my success would not have been significantly greater. I can play chess well only when I have fully convalesced from chess and when the 'hunger for chess' once more awakens within me.
If you are weak in the endgame, you must spend more time analysing studies; in your training games you must aim at transposing to endgames, which will help you to acquire the requisite experience.
I claim that nothing else is so effective in encouraging the growth of chess strength as such independent analysis, both of the games of the great players and your own.
Suddenly it was obvious to me in my analysis I had missed what_x000D_ Fischer had found with the greatest of ease at the board
Capablanca's play produced and still produces an irresistable artistic effect. In his games a tendency towards simplicity predominated, and in this simplicity there was a unique beauty of genuine depth.
But I owe something to Vincent, and that is, in the consciousness of having been useful to him, the confirmation of my own original ideas about painting. And also, at difficult moments, the remembrance that one finds others unhappier than oneself.
That song helped make me a world citizen. It allowed me to live, work and sing in any city on the globe. It changed my whole life.
To destroy is always the first step in any creation.
The art challenges the technology, and the technology inspires the art.
I have to be composed; I have to be poised. I have to remember what my first piano teacher told me: 'You do not touch that piano until you are ready and until they are ready to listen to you.
Don't write stage directions. If it is not apparent what the character is trying to accomplish by saying the line, tell us how the character said it or whether or not she moved to the couch isn't going to aid the case.
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