“Chess is war over the board. The object is to crush the opponent's mind.” — Bobby Fischer Copy Share Image
Genius. It's a word. What does it really mean? If I win I'm a genius. If I don't, I'm not. — Bobby Fischer Copy Share Image
My opponents make good moves too. Sometimes I don't take these things into consideration — Bobby Fischer Copy Share Image
FIDE has decided against my participation in the 1975 World Chess Champion title. — Bobby Fischer Copy Share Image
You know I'm finished with the old chess because it's all just a lot of book and memorization you know. — Bobby Fischer Copy Share Image
A strong memory, concentration, imagination, and a strong will is required to become a great Chess player — Bobby Fischer Copy Share Image
People have been playing against me below their strength for fifteen years. — Bobby Fischer Copy Share Image
I can remember times coming home from a chess club at four in the morning when I was half asleep and half… — Bobby Fischer Copy Share Image
As Olafsson showed me, White can win... It's hard to believe. I stayed up all night analysing, finally convicing myself, and, incidentally,… — Bobby Fischer Copy Share Image
“I wanted to become world champion, and in this respect school couldn’t give me anything… It is better to be one of… — Bobby Fischer Copy Share Image
Your body has to be in top condition. Your Chess deteriorates as your body does. You can't separate body from mind — Bobby Fischer Copy Share Image
Well, you know, in America everybody is interested in making the dollar fast. In Yugoslavia no matter how much you hustle you're… — Bobby Fischer Copy Share Image
Teach people to play new chess, right away. Why do you offer them a black and white television set, when there is… — Bobby Fischer Copy Share Image
For the first lesson, I want you to play over every column of Modern Chess Openings, including the footnotes. And for the… — Bobby Fischer Copy Share Image
There are too many Jews in chess. They seem to have taken away the class of the game. They don't seem to… — Bobby Fischer Copy Share Image
I object to being called a chess genius, because I consider myself to be an all around genius, who just happens to… — Bobby Fischer Copy Share Image
Well, I kind of split my life into two pieces. One was where my chess career lies. There, I kept my sanity,… — Bobby Fischer Copy Share Image
It's the fault of the chess players themselves. I don't know what they used to be, but now they're not the most… — Bobby Fischer Copy Share Image
Too many times, people don't try their best. They don't have the keen spirit; the winning spirit. And once you make it… — Bobby Fischer Copy Share Image
I love chess, and I didnt invent Fischerandom chess to destroy chess. I invented Fischerandom chess to keep chess going. Because I… — Bobby Fischer Copy Share Image
When I used to go to the Manhattan Chess Club back in the fifties, I met a lot of old-timers there who… — Bobby Fischer Copy Share Image
I love the game - and I hate the Russians because they've almost ruined it. They only risk the title when they… — Bobby Fischer Copy Share Image
Yeah, I used to dress badly until I was about sixteen. But people just didn't seem to have enough respect for me,… — Bobby Fischer Copy Share Image
The Russians have held my title for ten years and they're going to be in for it when I win the Championship. They're going… — Bobby Fischer Copy Share Image
I read a book lately by Nietzsche and he says religion is just to dull the senses of the people. I agree. — Bobby Fischer Copy Share Image
The system set up by F.I.D.E. ... Insures that there will always be a Russian world champion... The Russians arranged it that way. — Bobby Fischer Copy Share Image
I have nothing to do with politics. I came here [Yugoslavia] to play chess and nothing else. — Bobby Fischer Copy Share Image
It's the fault of the chess players themselves. I don't know what they used to be, but now they're not the most gentlemanly group.… — Bobby Fischer Copy Share Image
She and I just don't see eye to eye together. She's a square. She keeps telling me that I'm too interested in chess, that… — Bobby Fischer Copy Share Image
I know people who have all the will in the world, but still can't play good Chess — Bobby Fischer Copy Share Image
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