Chess is like war on a board
BOBBY FISCHERMorphy was probably the greatest genius of them all
More Bobby Fischer Quotes
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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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They asked me what year it was, what month it was, etc. I easily answered these stupid questions.
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Maybe I should publish the book. The world is coming to an end anyway!
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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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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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I was going to do a book about the first prearranged Karpov-Kasparov match, ’84-’85. But the God-damn Jews have stolen my entire file on that.
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As Olafsson showed me, White can win… It’s hard to believe. I stayed up all night analysing, finally convicing myself, and, incidentally, learning a lot about Rook and Pawn endings in the process.
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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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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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If you don’t win, it’s not a great tragedy – the worst that happens is that you lose a game.
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I don’t recommend trying to cram a lot of long opening-move variations into your head.
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I usually never stay at the board after a game. Especially against Spassky. I made a dumb suggestion and he refuted it instantly! I know I’m going to have to play him some day and it was really stupid to look like such a jerk in front of him.
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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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This is not just my struggle, I’m not just doing this for myself… This is life and death for the world. These God-damn Jews have to be stopped. They’re a menace to the whole world.
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If you have seen one Alekhine game you’ve seen them all.
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