With or without the title, Bobby Fischer was unquestionably the greatest player of his time — Burt Hochberg Copy Share Image
How do you beat Bobby Fischer? You play him at any game but chess. I try to stay in games where I… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
I think the combination of genius and celebrity, in the case of Bobby Fischer, was a dangerous cocktail. — Liz Garbus Copy Share Image
In complicated positions, Bobby Fischer hardly had to be afraid of anybody — Paul Keres Copy Share Image
I met Bobby Fischer in 1993 when he moved to Europe. I have mixed feelings about it. He was an idol, but… — Judit Polgar Copy Share Image
Bobby Fischer's current state of mind is indeed a tragedy. One of the worlds greatest Chess players - the pride and sorrow… — Frank Brady Copy Share Image
Bobby Fischer has an enormous knowledge of chess and his familiarity with the chess literature of the USSR is immense. — Boris Spassky Copy Share Image
“The problem with the Bobby Fischer theory is that Chappelle is not the kind of artist to meticulously plan ahead, let alone… — Jason Zinoman Copy Share Image
It was clear to me that the vulnerable point of the American Grandmaster (Bobby Fischer) was in double-edged, hanging, irrational positions, where… — Efim Geller Copy Share Image
When I was 15, I became the youngest grandmaster in the world, breaking the record set by Bobby Fischer more than three… — Judit Polgar Copy Share Image
I like to say that Bobby Fischer was the greatest player ever. But what made Fischer a genius was his ability to… — Bruce Pandolfini Copy Share Image
You want to know what I want? I'll tell you what I want. I want back what Bobby Fischer took with him… — Ben Kingsley Copy Share Image
I used to play a lot of chess and competitive chess and study chess and as you get to the grandmasters and… — Rainn Wilson Copy Share Image
When I played Bobby Fischer, my opponent fought against organizations - the television producers and the match organizers. But he never fought… — Boris Spassky Copy Share Image
What is chess, do you think? Those who play for fun or not at all dismiss it as a game. The ones… — Ben Kingsley Copy Share Image
Bobby Fischer started off each game with a great advantage: after the opening he had used less time than his opponent and… — Edmar Mednis Copy Share Image
I would say, you have a unique chance of learning more about the game of chess with your computer than Bobby Fischer,… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
The image that everyone has of a chess player is not necessarily positive. I think it's partly due to Bobby Fischer -… — Hikaru Nakamura Copy Share Image
“To become a chess grandmaster also seems to take about ten years. (Only the legendary Bobby Fischer got to that elite level… — Malcolm Gladwell Copy Share Image
[Pawn Sacrifice is] about the 1972 chess championship between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky. I play Paul Marshall.It was a great story… — Michael Stuhlbarg Copy Share Image
The life of a chess master is much more difficult than that of an artist - much more depressing. An artist knows… — Marcel Duchamp Copy Share Image
“Many of the one-liners teach volumes. Some summarize excellence in an entire field in one sentence. As Josh Waitzkin (page 577), chess… — Timothy Ferriss Copy Share Image
“10,000 hour” rule. The rule’s premise is that, regardless of whether one has an innate aptitude for an activity or not, mastery… — Sean Patrick Copy Share Image
“Marketa really desired, with both her body and her senses, the women she considered Karel's mistresses. And she also desired them with… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
What I admired most about him [Bobby Fischer] was his ability to make what was in fact so difficult look easy to… — Magnus Carlsen Copy Share Image
Nowadays, a 13-year-old would probably know more than Bobby Fischer knew when he retired. They analyse all the moves and prepare themselves… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
Bobby Fischer was hugely important for the American chess community because it put chess on the map - he made it possible… — Liz Garbus Copy Share Image
![“[Pawn Sacrifice is] about the 1972 chess championship between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky. I play Paul Marshall.It was a great story of a very peculiar man, another genius who's troubled and lived an interesting life. I had great fun making that.” quote by Michael Stuhlbarg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/119/michael-stuhlbarg-12244_championship_pawn-sacrifice-is-about-the-1972-chess-c_2730730.jpg)
![“What I admired most about him [Bobby Fischer] was his ability to make what was in fact so difficult look easy to us. I try to emulate him.” quote by Magnus Carlsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c9/magnus-carlsen-11607_ability_what-i-admired-most-about-him-bobby-fisc_1446991.png)
