I play honestly and I play to win. If I lose, I take my medicine.
BOBBY FISCHERA piece of garbage like Kasparov might be called a chess genius, but he’s like an idiot savant. Outside of chess he knows nothing.
More Bobby Fischer Quotes
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All I want to do, ever, is play chess.
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I love the game – and I hate the Russians because they’ve almost ruined it. They only risk the title when they have to, every three years. They play for draws with each other but play to win against the Western masters. Draws make for dull chess, wins make for fighting chess.
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A lot of people have come up with other rules of chess-type games, with 10×8 boards, new pieces, and all kinds of things.
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Chess demands total concentration
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Yeah, I used to dress badly until I was about sixteen. But people just didn’t seem to have enough respect for me, you know And I didn’t like that, so I decided I’d have to show them they weren’t any better than me, you know?
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I grew up with the concept of freedom of speech. So I’m too old, it’s too late for me to adjust to the new world, the new world order.
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There was open collusion between the Russian players. They agreed ahead of time to draw the games they played against each other. Every time they drew they gave each other half a point.
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Is it against the law to kill a reporter?
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I don’t believe in psychology.
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I add status to any tournament I attend.
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Teach people to play new chess, right away. Why do you offer them a black and white television set, when there is a set in color?
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I think it’s almost definite that the game is a draw theoretically.
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The U.S. and Israel have been slaughtering the Palestinians, just slaughtering them, for years. Robbing them and slaughtering them.
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When I win, I’ll put my title on the line every year, maybe even twice. I’ll give players a chance to beat me.
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If you have seen one Alekhine game you’ve seen them all.
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