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I know people who have all the will in the world, but still can't play good Chess

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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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First of all, we have to understand what communism is. I mean, to me, real communism, the Soviet communism, is basically a mask for Bolshevism, which is a mask for Judaism.
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To get squares you have to give up squares.
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All that matters on the Chessboard is good moves.
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Morphy was probably the greatest genius of them all
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Your body has to be in top condition. Your Chess deteriorates as your body does. You can't separate body from mind
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If you have seen one Alekhine game you've seen them all.
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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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Well, I kind of split my life into two pieces. One was where my chess career lies. There, I kept my sanity, so to speak, and my logic. And the other was my religious life. I tried to apply what I learned in the church to my chess career too. But I still was studying chess. I wasn't just trusting in God to give me the moves.
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Alekhine developed as a player much more slowly than most. In his twenties, he was an atrocious chessplayer, and didn't mature until he was well into his thirties.
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All my games are real
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Don't even mention losing to me. I can't stand to think of it
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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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Normally we'd draw the curtain here, but I just wanted to see what he'd play next.
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Americans really don't know much about chess. But I think when I beat Spassky, that Americans will take a greater interest in chess. Americans like winners.
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I play honestly and I play to win. If I lose, I take my medicine.
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I really love the dark of the night. It helps me to concentrate.
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Chess is like war on a board
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The turning point in my career came with the realization that Black should play to win instead of just steering for equality.
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There are tough players and nice guys, and I'm a tough player
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All I ever want to do is just play chess.
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