I have never opened with the QP – on principle.
BOBBY FISCHERConcentrate on material gains. Whatever your opponent gives you take, unless you see a good reason not to.
More Bobby Fischer Quotes
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I don’t remember one thing I learned in school.
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In chess so much depends on opening theory, so the champions before the last century did not know as much as I do and other players do about opening theory.
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I like to make them squirm.
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I give 98 percent of my mental energy to Chess Others give only 2 percent
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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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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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That’s what Chess is all about. One day you give your opponent a lesson, the next day he gives you one
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All I ever want to do is just play chess.
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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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All that matters on the Chessboard is good moves.
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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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America is totally under control of the Jews, you know. I mean, look what they’re doing in Yugoslavia…
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I don’t listen to weakies.
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I have nothing to do with politics. I came here [Yugoslavia] to play chess and nothing else.
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I want to see the U.S. wiped out. Death to the U.S.
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