Fun, isn't it!
Chess is terrible

Well, after a lost game it is good to little lower the pressure by angry words. It helped. Now I'm not angry anymore. Chess is fun!

Chess is a matter of vanity. Alexander Alekhine
Chess is not relaxing ; it's stressful even if you win. Jennifer Shahade
Chess is not for the faint-hearted; it absorbs a person entirely. To get to the bottom of this game, he has to give himself up into slavery. Chess is difficult, it demands work, serious reflection and zealous research. Wilhelm Steinitz
Chess is mental torture. Garry Kasparov
Chess is a sport; a violent sport. – Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968)
Chess players are madmen of a certain quality, the way the artist is supposed to be, and isn’t, in general. – Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968)
I am still a victim of chess. It has all the beauty of art – and much more. It cannot be commercialized. Chess is much purer than art in its social position. – Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968)
How many chess addicts does it take to change a light-bulb? Answer: they won't change it, they will play blindfold. MarcoBR444.
MarcoBR444! Thanks for these quotes mate! Here I was thinking it was a fun pass time that was seriously irritating me every second I've played

Chess is terrible
some hours later... Can't sleep because of chess 👉 https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/night-chess
Chess is terrible difficult. I hate chess. I hate chesss. I hate chess. *&#% ya chess! How can a board game be so irritating?
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