I am not today, nor have I ever been a Jew, and as a matter of fact, I am uncircumcised.
BOBBY FISCHERIt’s little quirks like this that could make life difficult for a chess machine.
More Bobby Fischer Quotes
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I add status to any tournament I attend.
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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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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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In my opinion, the King’s Gambit is busted. It loses by force.
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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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Concentrate on material gains. Whatever your opponent gives you take, unless you see a good reason not to.
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I don’t believe in psychology. I believe in good moves
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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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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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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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Normally we’d draw the curtain here, but I just wanted to see what he’d play next.
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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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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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There’s no luck involved in chess. You just have to work at it.
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