I don’t like to dwell on the past. I’m interested in Fischerandom now, I am working on a new clock, I’m trying to make chess a more exciting game today. I am not interested in sitting in my rocking chair thinking what I did 10, 20 or 30 years ago.
BOBBY FISCHERThey spoke about Capablanca with awe. I have never seen people speak about any chess player like that, before or since.
More Bobby Fischer Quotes
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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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I don’t listen to weakies.
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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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I don’t believe in psychology. I believe in good moves
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Americans 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.
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I don’t believe in psychology.
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In my opinion, the King’s Gambit is busted. It loses by force.
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I would rather be free in my mind, and be locked up in a prison cell, than to be a coward and not be able to say what I want.
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People have been playing against me below their strength for fifteen years.
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Concentrate on material gains. Whatever your opponent gives you take, unless you see a good reason not to.
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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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Ultimately the white man should leave the United States and the black people should go back to Africa.
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It’s little quirks like this that could make life difficult for a chess machine.
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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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They’re lying bastards. Jews were always lying bastards throughout their history. They’re a filthy, dirty, disgusting, vile, criminal people.
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