Morphy was probably the greatest genius of them all
BOBBY FISCHERAmericans like a winner. If you lose, you’re nothing. I’m going to win, though. It’s good for the match that Spassky has a plus score against me. We’ve met five times. He’s won three times and we’ve drawn twice. But I’m a stronger player and a long match favors me.
More Bobby Fischer Quotes
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To get squares you have to give up squares.
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I don’t believe in psychology.
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I don’t believe in psychology. I believe in good moves
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All that matters on the Chessboard is good moves.
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These guys are really the lowest dogs around, and if people knew the truth about them, they would be held in more contempt than Ben Johnson, the runner, and they’re going to know the truth when I do this book!
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All I ever want to do is just play chess.
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The 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.
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Is it against the law to kill a reporter?
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I don’t believe in wasting time. My goal is to win the World Chess Championship; to beat the Russians. I take this very seriously.
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In chess so much depends on opening theory, so the champions before the last century did not know as much as I do and other players do about opening theory.
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So if you just brought them back from the dead they wouldn’t do well. They’d get bad openings.
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FIDE has decided against my participation in the 1975 World Chess Champion title.
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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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I consider myself to be a genius who happens to play chess.
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All my games are real
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