I hope the Icelandic government grants me political asylum.
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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Chess is war over the board. The object is to crush the opponents mind.
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Normally we’d draw the curtain here, but I just wanted to see what he’d play next.
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I want to see the U.S. wiped out. Death to the U.S.
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People have been playing against me below their strength for fifteen years.
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I don’t listen to weakies.
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Nothing is so healing as the 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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All I want to do, ever, is play chess.
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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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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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If you have seen one Alekhine game you’ve seen them all.
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I like the moment when I break a man’s ego.
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Psychologically, you have to have confidence in yourself and this confidence should be based on fact.
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Computers are our only opponents that don’t always have no excuse when losing against me.
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FIDE has decided against my participation in the 1975 World Chess Champion title.
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