Fischer Quotes

48 Fischer quotes by 30 unique authors

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 — Unknown Author
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
Clare Fischer was a major influence on my harmonic concept. He and Bill Evans, and Ravel and Gil Evans, finally. You know, that's where it… — Herbie Hancock
Urs Fischer specializes in making jaws drop. Cutting giant holes in gallery walls, digging a crater in Gavin Brown's gallery floor in 2007, creating amazing… — Jerry Saltz
Bobby Fischer has an enormous knowledge of chess and his familiarity with the chess literature of the USSR is immense. — Boris Spassky
Fischer, the great American chess champion, famously said, 'Chess is life.' I would say, 'Pi is life.' — Daniel Tammet
If you're bumming out, you're not gonna get to the top, so as long as we're up here we might as well make a point… — Jon Krakauer
My first reaction on being awarded the Nobel Prize was, actually, I thought of Fischer Black, my colleague. He unfortunately had passed away. And there… — Myron Scholes
When I played Bobby Fischer, my opponent fought against organizations - the television producers and the match organizers. But he never fought against me personally.… — Boris Spassky
Knowledge is a process of piling up facts; wisdom lies in their simplification. Martin Henry Fischer — Unknown Author

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