In my opinion, the King’s Gambit is busted. It loses by force.
BOBBY FISCHERThe U.S. and Israel have been slaughtering the Palestinians, just slaughtering them, for years. Robbing them and slaughtering them.
More Bobby Fischer Quotes
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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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I like to make them squirm.
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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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Tactics flow from a superior position
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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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Psychologically, you have to have confidence in yourself and this confidence should be based on fact.
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Chess is like war on a board
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To get squares you have to give up squares.
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I have never opened with the QP – on principle.
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Morphy was probably the greatest genius of them all
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I 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.
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Is it against the law to kill a reporter?
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I add status to any tournament I attend.
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I don’t listen to weakies.
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FIDE has decided against my participation in the 1975 World Chess Champion title.
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