My opponents make good moves too. Sometimes I don’t take these things into consideration
BOBBY FISCHERIn 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.
More Bobby Fischer Quotes
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I like to make them squirm.
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A lot of people have come up with other rules of chess-type games, with 10×8 boards, new pieces, and all kinds of things.
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Maybe I should publish the book. The world is coming to an end anyway!
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That’s what Chess is all about. One day you give your opponent a lesson, the next day he gives you one
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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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I don’t remember one thing I learned in school.
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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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Nothing eases suffering like human touch.
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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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They were sort of priding themselves. They would say, ‘He beat us at chess, but he’s still just an uncouth kid.’ So I decided to dress up.
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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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I don’t like to dwell on the past. I’m interested in Fischerandom now, I am working on a new clock, I’m trying to make chess a more exciting game today. I am not interested in sitting in my rocking chair thinking what I did 10, 20 or 30 years ago.
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I add status to any tournament I attend.
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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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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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