FIDE has decided against my participation in the 1975 World Chess Champion title.
BOBBY FISCHERThat’s what Chess is all about. One day you give your opponent a lesson, the next day he gives you one
More Bobby Fischer Quotes
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It’s little quirks like this that could make life difficult for a chess machine.
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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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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 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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A piece of garbage like Kasparov might be called a chess genius, but he’s like an idiot savant. Outside of chess he knows nothing.
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Every chess game is like taking a five-hour final exam.
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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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All that matters on the Chessboard is good moves.
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I’d like to travel around, be an international playboy. They have all that money; they could really do it right. Look at (Errol) Flynn.
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I add status to any tournament I attend.
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I can remember times coming home from a chess club at four in the morning when I was half asleep and half dead and forcing myself to pray an hour and study an hour. You know, I was half out of my mind-stoned almost.
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There’s no luck involved in chess. You just have to work at it.
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In my opinion, the King’s Gambit is busted. It loses by force.
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I give 98 percent of my mental energy to Chess Others give only 2 percent
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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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