Fischer Quotes

48 quotes by 34 authors

Bobby Fischer is the greatest Chess genius of all time! — Alexander Kotov
There is only one thing Fischer does in Chess without pleasure: to lose! — Boris Spassky
Play out a boring game to the end and funny things can happen; Fischer knew it. — Hans Ree
The only positive contribution to chess from Fischer in the last 20 years. — Viktor Korchnoi
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 computers.… — Garry Kasparov
With or without the title, Bobby Fischer was unquestionably the greatest player of his time — Burt Hochberg
Fischer was a master of clarity and a king of artful positioning. His opponents would see where he was going but were powerless to stop… — Bruce Pandolfini
I like to say that Bobby Fischer was the greatest player ever. But what made Fischer a genius was his ability to blend an American… — Bruce Pandolfini
Spassky will not be psyched out by Fischer — Mike Goodall
Many Chess players were surprised when after the game, Fischer quietly explained: 'I had already analyzed this possibility' in a position which I thought was… — Mikhail Tal
The Soviet Union was an exception, but even there chess players were not rich. Only Fischer changed that. — Boris Spassky
What is chess, do you think? Those who play for fun or not at all dismiss it as a game. The ones who devote their… — Ben Kingsley
Boris Vasilievich was the only top-class player of his generation who played gambits regularly and without fear ... Over a period of 30 years he… — Garry Kasparov
This whole fuss did not only damage Fischer's image, but that of the USA as well. The way the Americans treated one of their most… — Anatoly Karpov
I see my own style as being a symbiosis of the styles of Alekhine, Tal and Fischer. — 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 try… — Magnus Carlsen
Bobby Fischer started off each game with a great advantage: after the opening he had used less time than his opponent and thus had more… — Edmar Mednis
Fischer is Fischer, but a knight is a knight! — Mikhail Tal
I am not sure the others are as committed as Rob Hall and Scott Fischer. I think there is more business now, and I know… — Anatoli Boukreev
When Grand Masters play, they see the logic of their opponent's moves. One's moves may be so powerful that the other may not be able… — Mark Taimanov

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