In my opinion, the King’s Gambit is busted. It loses by force.
BOBBY FISCHERNormally we’d draw the curtain here, but I just wanted to see what he’d play next.
More Bobby Fischer Quotes
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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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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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Chess demands total concentration
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Chess is war over the board. The object is to crush the opponents mind.
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Don’t even mention losing to me. I can’t stand to think of it
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I give 98 percent of my mental energy to Chess Others give only 2 percent
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The United States is evil. It has to be brought down, it has to be eliminated from the world scene. They are the ones who have made the world the hell that it is.
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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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Ultimately the white man should leave the United States and the black people should go back to Africa.
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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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My opponents make good moves too. Sometimes I don’t take these things into consideration
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Psychologically, you have to have confidence in yourself and this confidence should be based on fact.
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Every chess game is like taking a five-hour final exam.
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I add status to any tournament I attend.
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Is it against the law to kill a reporter?
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