I studied that first Karpov-Kasparov match for a year and a half before I cracked it, what they were doing, and discovered that it was all prearranged move-by-move. There’s no doubt of it in my mind.
BOBBY FISCHERI’m really not interested in that. I want to keep the old chess flavor. I want to keep the old chess game. But just making a change so the starting positions are mixed, so it’s not degenerated down to memorisation and prearrangement like it is today.
More Bobby Fischer Quotes
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I consider myself to be a genius who happens to play chess.
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If you have seen one Alekhine game you’ve seen them all.
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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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I hope the Icelandic government grants me political asylum.
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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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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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Our mind is all we’ve got. Not that it won’t lead us astray sometimes, but we still have to analyze things out within ourselves.
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I add status to any tournament I attend.
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I like the moment when I break a man’s ego.
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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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Your body has to be in top condition. Your Chess deteriorates as your body does. You can’t separate body from mind
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Nobody has single-handedly done more for the US image than me…
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Don’t even mention losing to me. I can’t stand to think of it
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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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Too many times, people don’t try their best. They don’t have the keen spirit; the winning spirit. And once you make it you’ve got to guard your reputation – every day go in like an unknown to prove yourself. That’s why I don’t clown around.
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