There’s no luck involved in chess. You just have to work at it.
BOBBY FISCHER
BOBBY FISCHER
Bobby Fischer on chess
Bobby Fischer44 quotes“There’s no luck involved in chess. You just have to work at it.”
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Every chess game is like taking a five-hour final exam.
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Billy BraggBilly Bragg It’s little quirks like this that could make life difficult for a chess machine.
Bobby FischerBobby Fischer The white people should go back to Europe, and the country should be returned to the American Indians. This is the future I would like to see for the so-called United States.
Bobby FischerBobby Fischer I don’t recommend trying to cram a lot of long opening-move variations into your head.
Bobby FischerBobby Fischer Steinitz claimed that the King was well able to take care of itself, and ought not to be attacked until one had some other positional advantage. He understood more about the use of squares than Morphy and contributed a great deal more to chess theory.
Bobby FischerBobby Fischer Our mind is all we’ve got. Not that it won’t lead us astray sometimes, but we still have to analyze things out within ourselves.
Bobby FischerBobby Fischer I hope the Icelandic government grants me political asylum.
Bobby FischerBobby Fischer I don’t care! I don’t have to show anybody my games just because they’re a big shot!
Bobby FischerBobby Fischer They spoke about Capablanca with awe. I have never seen people speak about any chess player like that, before or since.
Bobby FischerBobby Fischer I add status to any tournament I attend.
Bobby FischerBobby Fischer A strong memory, concentration, imagination, and a strong will is required to become a great Chess player
Bobby FischerBobby Fischer Romance is an illusion. Well, romance is not a complete illusion, but it’s ephemeral. It does not last.
Bette MidlerBette Midler Now my only income is a few royalty cheques from my books.
Bobby FischerBobby Fischer If I win a tournament, I win it by myself. I do the playing. Nobody helps me
Bobby FischerBobby Fischer I prepare myself well. I know what I can do before I go in. I’m always confident.
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The system set up by F.I.D.E. … Insures that there will always be a Russian world champion… The Russians arranged it that way.
Bobby FischerBobby Fischer All I ever want to do is just play chess.
Bobby FischerBobby Fischer It’s little quirks like this that could make life difficult for a chess machine.
Bobby FischerBobby Fischer I like the moment when I break a man’s ego.
Bobby FischerBobby Fischer I add status to any tournament I attend.
Bobby FischerBobby Fischer If I win a tournament, I win it by myself. I do the playing. Nobody helps me
Bobby FischerBobby Fischer I felt that chess… is a science in the form of a game… I consider myself a scientist. I wanted to be treated like a scientist.
Bobby FischerBobby Fischer I also follow chess on the Internet, where Kasparov’s site is very interesting.
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