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All I want to do, ever, is play chess.

Bobby Fischer

The U.S. and Israel have been slaughtering the Palestinians, just slaughtering them, for years. Robbing them and slaughtering them.
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Country People Robbing Years
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
The system set up by F.I.D.E. … Insures that there will always be a Russian world champion… The Russians arranged it that way.
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Champion Chess World
A strong memory, concentration, imagination, and a strong will is required to become a great Chess player
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Memories Strong Success
I like to make them squirm.
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Chess Like Make Psychology
If you have seen one Alekhine game you’ve seen them all.
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Alekhine Games Play Seen
Psychologically, you have to have confidence in yourself and this confidence should be based on fact.
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Chess Facts Psychology
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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Mean Success Winning
Chess demands total concentration
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Chess Demand Success
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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Chess Game Mind Training
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
As Olafsson showed me, White can win… It’s hard to believe. I stayed up all night analysing, finally convicing myself, and, incidentally, learning a lot about Rook and Pawn endings in the process.
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Believe Night Winning
There was open collusion between the Russian players. They agreed ahead of time to draw the games they played against each other. Every time they drew they gave each other half a point.
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Games Half Player
I would rather be free in my mind, and be locked up in a prison cell, than to be a coward and not be able to say what I want.
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Cells Coward Mind Prison
Concentrate on material gains. Whatever your opponent gives you take, unless you see a good reason not to.
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Chess Giving Opponents
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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Believe Body Every Reputation Success Winning

All I want to do, ever, is play chess.

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