I don’t believe in psychology. I believe in good moves
BOBBY FISCHERI love the game – and I hate the Russians because they’ve almost ruined it. They only risk the title when they have to, every three years. They play for draws with each other but play to win against the Western masters. Draws make for dull chess, wins make for fighting chess.
More Bobby Fischer Quotes
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Nobody has single-handedly done more for the US image than me…
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I play honestly and I play to win. If I lose, I take my medicine.
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A lot of people have come up with other rules of chess-type games, with 10×8 boards, new pieces, and all kinds of things.
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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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They spoke about Capablanca with awe. I have never seen people speak about any chess player like that, before or since.
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If you have seen one Alekhine game you’ve seen them all.
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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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There’s no luck involved in chess. You just have to work at it.
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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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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 consider myself to be a genius who happens to play chess.
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Psychologically, you have to have confidence in yourself and this confidence should be based on fact.
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I give 98 percent of my mental energy to Chess Others give only 2 percent
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I’m really not interested in that. I want to keep the old chess flavor. I want to keep the old chess game. But just making a change so the starting positions are mixed, so it’s not degenerated down to memorisation and prearrangement like it is today.
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The U.S. and Israel have been slaughtering the Palestinians, just slaughtering them, for years. Robbing them and slaughtering them.
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