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.
BOBBY FISCHERBlitz chess kills your ideas.
More Bobby Fischer Quotes
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I like to make them squirm.
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The Russians have held my title for ten years and they’re going to be in for it when I win the Championship. They’re going to have to wait and play under my conditions.
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Karpov, Kasparov, Korchnoi have absolutely destroyed chess by their immoral, unethical, prearranged games.
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I don’t believe in psychology. I believe in good moves
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Computers are our only opponents that don’t always have no excuse when losing against me.
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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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I want to see the U.S. wiped out. Death to the U.S.
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I was never invited to the White House.
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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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My main interest right now is to expose the Jews. This is a lot bigger than me. They’re not just persecuting me.
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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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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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Yeah, I used to dress badly until I was about sixteen. But people just didn’t seem to have enough respect for me, you know And I didn’t like that, so I decided I’d have to show them they weren’t any better than me, you know?
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Blitz chess kills your ideas.
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All my games are real
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