I think it’s almost definite that the game is a draw theoretically.
BOBBY FISCHERI think it’s almost definite that the game is a draw theoretically.
BOBBY FISCHERKarpov, Kasparov, Korchnoi have absolutely destroyed chess by their immoral, unethical, prearranged games.
BOBBY FISCHERComputers are our only opponents that don’t always have no excuse when losing against me.
BOBBY FISCHEROur mind is all we’ve got. Not that it won’t lead us astray sometimes, but we still have to analyze things out within ourselves.
BOBBY FISCHERWell, I’m not sure I know what you mean by a prima donna, but if something doesn’t interest me or if someone bores me, or if I think they’re a phony, I just don’t bother with them, that’s all.
BOBBY FISCHERYou are never too old to play chess!
BOBBY FISCHERThey were sort of priding themselves. They would say, ‘He beat us at chess, but he’s still just an uncouth kid.’ So I decided to dress up.
BOBBY FISCHERSteinitz 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.
BOBBY FISCHERIf you have seen one Alekhine game you’ve seen them all.
BOBBY FISCHERThe white people should go back to Europe, and the country should be returned to the American Indians. This is the future I would like to see for the so-called United States.
BOBBY FISCHERSo if you just brought them back from the dead they wouldn’t do well. They’d get bad openings.
BOBBY FISCHERPsychologically, you have to have confidence in yourself and this confidence should be based on fact.
BOBBY FISCHERThey’re lying bastards. Jews were always lying bastards throughout their history. They’re a filthy, dirty, disgusting, vile, criminal people.
BOBBY FISCHERI 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.
BOBBY FISCHERNobody has single-handedly done more for the US image than me…
BOBBY FISCHERThe 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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