Computers are our only opponents that don’t always have no excuse when losing against me.
BOBBY FISCHEREvery chess game is like taking a five-hour final exam.
More Bobby Fischer Quotes
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All that matters on the Chessboard is good moves.
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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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My opponents make good moves too. Sometimes I don’t take these things into consideration
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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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I don’t believe in psychology.
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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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Maybe I should publish the book. The world is coming to an end anyway!
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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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If you don’t win, it’s not a great tragedy – the worst that happens is that you lose a game.
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Steinitz claimed that the King was well able to take care of itself, and ought not to be attacked until one had some other positional advantage. He understood more about the use of squares than Morphy and contributed a great deal more to chess theory.
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Psychologically, you have to have confidence in yourself and this confidence should be based on fact.
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Americans really don’t know much about chess. But I think when I beat Spassky, that Americans will take a greater interest in chess. Americans like winners.
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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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All I ever want to do is just play chess.
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