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.
BOBBY FISCHERI 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.
More Bobby Fischer Quotes
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I don’t recommend trying to cram a lot of long opening-move variations into your head.
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I hope the Icelandic government grants me political asylum.
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I like the moment when I break a man’s ego.
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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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I want to see the U.S. wiped out. Death to the U.S.
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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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I think it’s almost definite that the game is a draw theoretically.
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I don’t believe in psychology.
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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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I was going to do a book about the first prearranged Karpov-Kasparov match, ’84-’85. But the God-damn Jews have stolen my entire file on that.
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I don’t believe in psychology. I believe in good moves
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To get squares you have to give up squares.
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I don’t care! I don’t have to show anybody my games just because they’re a big shot!
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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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When I won the World Championship in ’72, the United States had an image of, you know, a football country, baseball country, but nobody thought of it as an intellectual country.
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