That’s what Chess is all about. One day you give your opponent a lesson, the next day he gives you one
BOBBY FISCHERToo many times, people don’t try their best. They don’t have the keen spirit; the winning spirit. And once you make it you’ve got to guard your reputation – every day go in like an unknown to prove yourself. That’s why I don’t clown around.
More Bobby Fischer Quotes
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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.
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I object to being called a chess genius because I consider myself to be an all around genius who just happens to play chess, which is rather different.
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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.
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I’m not afraid of Spassky. The world knows I’m the best. You don’t need a match to prove it.
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I can remember times coming home from a chess club at four in the morning when I was half asleep and half dead and forcing myself to pray an hour and study an hour. You know, I was half out of my mind-stoned almost.
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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.
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They asked me what year it was, what month it was, etc. I easily answered these stupid questions.
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Is it against the law to kill a reporter?
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A piece of garbage like Kasparov might be called a chess genius, but he’s like an idiot savant. Outside of chess he knows nothing.
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A strong memory, concentration, imagination, and a strong will is required to become a great Chess player
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The United States is an illegitimate country, just like Israel. It has no right to exist. That country belongs to the Red man, the American Indian…
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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.
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They spoke about Capablanca with awe. I have never seen people speak about any chess player like that, before or since.
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Tactics flow from a superior position
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Genius. It’s a word. What does it really mean? If I win I’m a genius. If I don’t, I’m not.
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