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Chess is a matter of delicate judgement, knowing when to punch and how to duck.

Bobby Fischer

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Bobby Fischer
Age: 64 †
Born: 1943
Born: March 9
Died: 2008
Died: January 18
Chess Player
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Chicago
Illinois
Boby Fischer
Robert James Fischer
Delicate
Chess
Knowing
Matter
Duck
Punch
Ducks
Judgement

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I'm not afraid of Spassky. The world knows I'm the best. You don't need a match to prove it.
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My opponents make good moves too. Sometimes I don't take these things into consideration
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I don't keep any close friends. I don't keep any secrets. I don't need friends. I just tell everybody everything, that's all.
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It is time to finish off the U.S. once and for all.
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