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> [Being Jewish myself, I somehow didn't see the problem: who cares what a mentally ill (but strangely likable) individual says? If he didn't make some money at chess, I could see him becoming a street person, shaking his fists at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-silman/being-jewish-myself-i-somehow-didn-t-see-the-problem-who-cares-what-a/)

[Jeremy Silman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-silman/)

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## More by Jeremy Silman

> [After giving a student the basic mating patterns and strategies you must begin giving them advanced concepts. At first these ideas will not make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-silman/after-giving-a-student-the-basic-mating-patterns-and-strategies-you/)

[Jeremy Silman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-silman/)

> [If your opponent cannot do anything active, then don't rush the position; instead you should let him sit there, suffer, and beg you for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-silman/if-your-opponent-cannot-do-anything-active-then-don-t-rush-the/)

[Jeremy Silman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-silman/)

> [The correct way to play chess is to develop each and every piece (chess is a team game!), get your King safely castled, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-silman/the-correct-way-to-play-chess-is-to-develop-each-and-every-piece/)

[Jeremy Silman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-silman/)

> [Being Jewish myself, I somehow didn't see the problem: who cares what a mentally ill (but strangely likable) individual says? If he didn't make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-silman/being-jewish-myself-i-somehow-didn-t-see-the-problem-who-cares-what-a/)

[Jeremy Silman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-silman/)

> [Fischer, who may or may not be mad as a hatter, has every right to be horrified](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-silman/fischer-who-may-or-may-not-be-mad-as-a-hatter-has-every-right-to-be/)

[Jeremy Silman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-silman/)

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