They spoke about Capablanca with awe. I have never seen people speak about any chess player like that, before or since.
BOBBY FISCHERTeach 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?
More Bobby Fischer Quotes
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I don’t believe in wasting time. My goal is to win the World Chess Championship; to beat the Russians. I take this very seriously.
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I don’t believe in psychology.
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I add status to any tournament I attend.
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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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I hope the Icelandic government grants me political asylum.
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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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America is totally under control of the Jews, you know. I mean, look what they’re doing in Yugoslavia…
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I like the moment when I break a man’s ego.
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They’re lying bastards. Jews were always lying bastards throughout their history. They’re a filthy, dirty, disgusting, vile, criminal people.
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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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I give 98 percent of my mental energy to Chess Others give only 2 percent
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When I win, I’ll put my title on the line every year, maybe even twice. I’ll give players a chance to beat me.
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You are never too old to play chess!
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To get squares you have to give up squares.
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These guys are really the lowest dogs around, and if people knew the truth about them, they would be held in more contempt than Ben Johnson, the runner, and they’re going to know the truth when I do this book!
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