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I felt that chess... is a science in the form of a game... I consider myself a scientist. I wanted to be treated like a scientist.

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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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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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All I ever want to do is just play chess.
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Ultimately the white man should leave the United States and the black people should go back to Africa.
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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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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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There was open collusion between the Russian players. They agreed ahead of time to draw the games they played against each other. Every time they drew they gave each other half a point.
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I was never invited to the White House.
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Every chess game is like taking a five-hour final exam.
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Nobody has single-handedly done more for the US image than me...
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I am the best player in the world, and I am here to prove it.
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Computers are our only opponents that don't always have no excuse when losing against me.
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Karpov, Kasparov, Korchnoi have absolutely destroyed chess by their immoral, unethical, prearranged games. These guys are really the lowest dogs around, and if people knew the truth about them, they would be held in more contempt than Ben Johnson, the runner, and they're going to know the truth when I do this book!
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I usually never stay at the board after a game. Especially against Spassky. I made a dumb suggestion and he refuted it instantly! I know I'm going to have to play him some day and it was really stupid to look like such a jerk in front of him.
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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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If I win a tournament, I win it by myself. I do the playing. Nobody helps me
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Capablanca was among the greatest of chess players, but not because of his endgame. His trick was to keep his openings simple, and then play with such brilliance in the middlegame that the game was decided - even though his ooponent didn't always know it - before they arrived at the ending.
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FIDE has decided against my participation in the 1975 World Chess Champion title.
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All that matters on the Chessboard is good moves.
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When I win, I'll put my title on the line every year, maybe even twice. I'll give players a chance to beat me.
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