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Chess is like war on a board

Bobby Fischer

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Bobby Fischer
Age: 64 †
Born: 1943
Born: March 9
Died: 2008
Died: January 18
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Boby Fischer
Robert James Fischer
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I don't believe in hero worship.
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I consider myself to be a genius who happens to play chess.
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I am boring. I am boring!
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My main interest right now is to expose the Jews. This is a lot bigger than me. They're not just persecuting me. This is not just my struggle, I'm not just doing this for myself... This is life and death for the world. These God-damn Jews have to be stopped. They're a menace to the whole world.
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If I win a tournament, I win it by myself. I do the playing. Nobody helps me
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Tactics flow from a superior position
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Don't even mention losing to me. I can't stand to think of it
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I am the best player in the world, and I am here to prove it.
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That's what Chess is all about. One day you give your opponent a lesson, the next day he gives you one
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They asked me what year it was, what month it was, etc. I easily answered these stupid questions.
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