Who said “I am still a victim of chess. It has all the beauty of art -- and much more. It cannot…”?

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Marcel Duchamp. A published source records them saying or writing it.

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“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
VerifiedQuote from 'Time Magazine', 10 March 1952; as quoted on Wikipedia: Marcel Duchamp · evidenceChess

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Duchamp, M. (n.d.). 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. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/2716-i-am-still-a-victim-of-chess-it/

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Duchamp, Marcel. “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.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/2716-i-am-still-a-victim-of-chess-it/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Duchamp, Marcel. “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.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/2716-i-am-still-a-victim-of-chess-it/.

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