Chess Quote by Yuri Balashov

Fischer does not merely outplay opponents; he leaves them bodily and mentally glutted. Fisher himself speaks of the exultant instant in which he feels…

— George Steiner

Fischer was a master of clarity and a king of artful positioning. His opponents would see where he was going but were powerless to…

— Bruce Pandolfini

Suddenly it was obvious to me in my analysis I had missed what Fischer had found with the greatest of ease at the board

— Mikhail Botvinnik

There is only one thing Fischer does in Chess without pleasure: to lose!

— Boris Spassky

I still hope to kill Fischer

— Boris Spassky

As with Steinitz, Fischer's genius has often been concealed by controversies away from the board. Like Lasker, Fischer has raised chess to new financial…

— Andrew Soltis

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…

— Mark Taimanov

The only positive contribution to chess from Fischer in the last 20 years.

— Viktor Korchnoi

Play out a boring game to the end and funny things can happen; Fischer knew it.

— Hans Ree

While it is a cause for regret that Fischer did not continue to produce scintillating games, he perhaps had a greater impact on chess…

— John Nunn

It was clear to me that the vulnerable point of the American Grandmaster (Bobby Fischer) was in double-edged, hanging, irrational positions, where he often…

— Efim Geller

Bobby Fischer's current state of mind is indeed a tragedy. One of the worlds greatest Chess players - the pride and sorrow of American…

— Frank Brady