In my opinion, the King’s Gambit is busted. It loses by force.
BOBBY FISCHERThis is not just my struggle, I’m not just doing this for myself… This is life and death for the world. These God-damn Jews have to be stopped. They’re a menace to the whole world.
More Bobby Fischer Quotes
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Every chess game is like taking a five-hour final exam.
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Chess demands total concentration
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I consider myself to be a genius who happens to play chess.
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Nothing eases suffering like human touch.
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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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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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They’re lying bastards. Jews were always lying bastards throughout their history. They’re a filthy, dirty, disgusting, vile, criminal people.
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There’s no luck involved in chess. You just have to work at it.
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All I ever want to do is just play chess.
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A strong memory, concentration, imagination, and a strong will is required to become a great Chess player
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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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If you have seen one Alekhine game you’ve seen them all.
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You are never too old to play chess!
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I don’t believe in psychology.
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Well, I kind of split my life into two pieces. One was where my chess career lies. There, I kept my sanity, so to speak, and my logic. And the other was my religious life. I tried to apply what I learned in the church to my chess career too. But I still was studying chess. I wasn’t just “trusting in God” to give me the moves.
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