I usually never stay at the board after a game. Especially against Spassky. I made a dumb suggestion and he refuted it instantly! I know I’m going to have to play him some day and it was really stupid to look like such a jerk in front of him.
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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As Olafsson showed me, White can win… It’s hard to believe. I stayed up all night analysing, finally convicing myself, and, incidentally, learning a lot about Rook and Pawn endings in the process.
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Chess is like war on a board
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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.
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There’s no luck involved in chess. You just have to work at it.
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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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In my opinion, the King’s Gambit is busted. It loses by force.
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If you have seen one Alekhine game you’ve seen them all.
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I am the best player in the world, and I am here to prove it.
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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 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.
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I like to make them squirm.
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Computers are our only opponents that don’t always have no excuse when losing against me.
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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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I think it’s almost definite that the game is a draw theoretically.
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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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