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A Chess Problem Is Simply An Exercise In Pure Mathematics.

A Chess Problem Is Genuine Mathematics, But It Is In Some Way "trivial" Mathematics. However, Ingenious And Intricate, However Original And Surprising The Moves, There Is Something Essential Lacking. Chess Problems Are Unimportant. The Best Mathematics Is Serious As Well As Beautiful-"important" If You Like, But The Word Is Very Ambiguous, And "serious" Expresses What I Mean Much Better.

Asked If He Believes In One G-d, A Mathematician Answered: "yes, Up To Isomorphism".

Chess Problems Are The Hymn-tunes Of Mathematics.

Good Work Is Not Done By 'humble' Men