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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.

Bobby Fischer

Psychologically, you have to have confidence in yourself and this confidence should be based on fact.
BOBBY FISCHER

Chess Facts Psychology
The United States is evil. It has to be brought down, it has to be eliminated from the world scene. They are the ones who have made the world the hell that it is.
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Evil United States World
I was in Japan a couple of months ago, I saw a preview for the movie Pearl Harbor. And they showed the Japanese airplanes coming in to bomb Pearl Harbor, and I applauded. Nobody else in the theater applauded.
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Airplanes Country Couple Showed
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.
BOBBY FISCHER

Different Garbage Genius Happen Play
I don’t care! I don’t have to show anybody my games just because they’re a big shot!
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Bigs Care Games
These guys are really the lowest dogs around, and if people knew the truth about them, they would be held in more contempt than Ben Johnson, the runner, and they’re going to know the truth when I do this book!
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Contempt Dog Lowest Runner
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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Long Player Winning
Karpov, Kasparov, Korchnoi have absolutely destroyed chess by their immoral, unethical, prearranged games.
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Book Dog Games Immoral Prearranged Unethical
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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Freedom Late Order Speech Too
I consider myself to be a genius who happens to play chess.
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Chess Genius Play
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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Champion Chess Player
Teach people to play new chess, right away. Why do you offer them a black and white television set, when there is a set in color?
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Black Color Play White
Maybe I should publish the book. The world is coming to an end anyway!
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Book Ends World
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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Ought Positional Square Until Use
I don’t believe in psychology. I believe in good moves
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Believe Chess Game Moving
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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Player Winning Years

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