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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
Chess
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FIDE has decided against my participation in the 1975 World Chess Champion title.
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Chess is like war on a board
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Tactics flow from a superior position
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I don't remember one thing I learned in school.
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Chess is a matter of delicate judgement, knowing when to punch and how to duck.
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Well, I'm not sure I know what you mean by a prima donna, but if something doesn't interest me or if someone bores me, or if I think they're a phony, I just don't bother with them, that's all.
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I don't listen to weakies.
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I add status to any tournament I attend.
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If you have seen one Alekhine game you've seen them all.
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Now my only income is a few royalty cheques from my books.
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I play honestly and I play to win. If I lose, I take my medicine.
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Every chess game is like taking a five-hour final exam.
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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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I can remember times coming home from a chess club at four in the morning when I was half asleep and half dead and forcing myself to pray an hour and study an hour. You know, I was half out of my mind-stoned almost.
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I hope the Icelandic government grants me political asylum.
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I don't like American girls. They're very conceited, you know. In Europe they're more pleasant.
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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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Normally we'd draw the curtain here, but I just wanted to see what he'd play next.
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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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I don't believe in hero worship.
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