William Hartston Professions : Chess Player Born : August 12, 1947 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by William Hartston Chess is not something that drives people mad; it is something that keeps mad people sane. William Hartston mad chess people Wilhelm Steinitz was the first man to appreciate the inherent logic behind the game of chess. William Hartston appreciate games men Chess is a contributor to net human unhappiness, since the pleasure of victory is greatly exceeded by the pain of defeat. William Hartston victory pain chess Similar Authors Irving Chernev chess-player Boris Spassky chess-player Boris Gelfand chess-player Arthur Bisguier chess-player Arpad Elo chess-player Anatoly Karpov chess-player All Authors