Is chess all about winning?

I hope ou are joking. If not? The answer is, stupid idiot. This is no from me. Just explaining incase you are serious. : ) 

What a beautiful thread! Why wasn't this thread called "love"?

Errrr....yes!

losing is one of the best things as it helps you improve your game but there is nothing better than crushing your opponets ego over the board i must confess

WINNING!

But also for personal development.

Let him who thinks he stands beware lest he fall.

for some people winning is everything, for me, the only thing is learning studying and studying

No is a shorter answer

I alawys say no. But if you take it seriously Iike I used to with sport. Then yes! I suppose.

 Chess is about a constant stream of ideas and discovery, whether it's a new exploitation of a tactical theme, or a new acquired level of understanding of something in the game; it's a science really. But it's a science where all the information is given to you -- all on that board. And it always has been. Chess books and the like merely help you interpret what can be discovered more easily.

Absolutely, I prefer a game that I lost but came up with lots of juicy ideas, rather than a game I played lazily and won but had to do nothing creative at all (in other words, my opponent made it easy for me). Although I would prefer to not have any colossal blunders.