Top 3 Quotes & Sayings by William Hartston

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an English chess player William Hartston.
Last updated on November 21, 2024.
William Hartston

William Roland Hartston is an English journalist who wrote the Beachcomber column in the Daily Express. He is also a chess player who played competitively from 1962 to 1987 and earned a highest Elo rating of 2485. He was awarded the title International Master in 1972, but is now best known as a chess author and presenter of the game on television.

Wilhelm Steinitz was the first man to appreciate the inherent logic behind the game of chess. — © William Hartston
Wilhelm Steinitz was the first man to appreciate the inherent logic behind the game of chess.
Chess is not something that drives people mad; it is something that keeps mad people sane.
Chess is a contributor to net human unhappiness, since the pleasure of victory is greatly exceeded by the pain of defeat.
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