The main idea behind any opening is to get a strong pawn center and give your pieces a lot of scope so that you cramp your opponent’s position and can attack weaknesses in his game.
BOBBY FISCHERThe Russians have held my title for ten years and they’re going to be in for it when I win the Championship. They’re going to have to wait and play under my conditions.
More Bobby Fischer Quotes
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Nobody has single-handedly done more for the US image than me…
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First of all, we have to understand what communism is. I mean, to me, real communism, the Soviet communism, is basically a mask for Bolshevism, which is a mask for Judaism.
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Nothing eases suffering like human touch.
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I don’t like to dwell on the past. I’m interested in Fischerandom now, I am working on a new clock, I’m trying to make chess a more exciting game today. I am not interested in sitting in my rocking chair thinking what I did 10, 20 or 30 years ago.
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Well, I kind of split my life into two pieces. One was where my chess career lies. There, I kept my sanity, so to speak, and my logic. And the other was my religious life. I tried to apply what I learned in the church to my chess career too. But I still was studying chess. I wasn’t just “trusting in God” to give me the moves.
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They were sort of priding themselves. They would say, ‘He beat us at chess, but he’s still just an uncouth kid.’ So I decided to dress up.
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I add status to any tournament I attend.
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Psychologically, you have to have confidence in yourself and this confidence should be based on fact.
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I am not today, nor have I ever been a Jew, and as a matter of fact, I am uncircumcised.
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I don’t believe in psychology. I believe in good moves
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Your body has to be in top condition. Your Chess deteriorates as your body does. You can’t separate body from mind
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Ultimately the white man should leave the United States and the black people should go back to Africa.
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Maybe I should publish the book. The world is coming to an end anyway!
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I am the best player in the world, and I am here to prove it.
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I don’t keep any close friends. I don’t keep any secrets. I don’t need friends. I just tell everybody everything, that’s all.
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