Is Chess neither a contest or Science but an art

Richard Reti , my favourite Chess player hinted that chess is an expression of human feelings and emotions or, in a wider sense, a revelation of the full personality.

I agree although nowadays people play like computers

Fewer moves that are artistic or magical are played .The unexpected is the exception not the rule.

Dont understand why you can get Retis book only in discriptive notation

From the memoirs as written by his older brother Rudolph. A fascinating read

If Chess is an expression of human feelings and emotions or, in a wider sense, a revelation of the full personality then being a psychologist or psychiatrist.could be an advantage when playing face to face.

As you play chess with an opponent multiple times today online it seems that the ""revelation of the full personality"" that Richard Reti eluded to in "over the board" chess all those years ago is progressively being challenged. Do we really think that chess is an expression of human feelings and emotions in these modern times........

I have come to believe now that the romance of chess history and stories of legends is for the new generation to create...life now has more distractions to deal with...

Chess is Logic

Lasker had a PHd in Math

Bobby Fischer saw the value of psychology in the chess battlefield...when masters of the game have little between then in skill set....What sets them apart....ask Cassius Clay...sting like a bee then adds religion and becomes a champion of all people