Bobby Fischer's current state of mind is indeed a tragedy…

Bobby Fischer was hugely important for the American chess community because it put chess on the map - he made it possible for other…

— Liz Garbus

Bobby Fischer is the greatest Chess genius of all time!

— Alexander Kotov

Fischer is an American Chess tragedy on par with Morphy and Pillsbury

— Mig Greengard

Capablanca was among the greatest of chess players, but not because of his endgame. His trick was to keep his openings simple, and then…

— Bobby Fischer

I just think we should look at this as a chess match," he said, "between the world's greatest chess player and Garry Kasparov.

— Lou Gerstner

Bobby Fischer started off each game with a great advantage: after the opening he had used less time than his opponent and thus had…

— Edmar Mednis

When I played Bobby Fischer, my opponent fought against organizations - the television producers and the match organizers. But he never fought against me…

— Boris Spassky

It was clear to me that the vulnerable point of the American Grandmaster (Bobby Fischer) was in double-edged, hanging, irrational positions, where he often…

— Efim Geller

Nowadays, a 13-year-old would probably know more than Bobby Fischer knew when he retired. They analyse all the moves and prepare themselves on their…

— Garry Kasparov

What I admired most about him [Bobby Fischer] was his ability to make what was in fact so difficult look easy to us. I…

— Magnus Carlsen

My God, Bobby Fischer plays so simply

— Alexey Suetin

What is chess, do you think? Those who play for fun or not at all dismiss it as a game. The ones who devote…

— Ben Kingsley

In complicated positions, Bobby Fischer hardly had to be afraid of anybody

— Paul Keres

The life of a chess master is much more difficult than that of an artist - much more depressing. An artist knows that someday…

— Marcel Duchamp

I like to say that Bobby Fischer was the greatest player ever. But what made Fischer a genius was his ability to blend an…

— Bruce Pandolfini