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Our mind is all we've got. Not that it won't lead us astray sometimes, but we still have to analyze things out within ourselves.

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
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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 prepare myself well. I know what I can do before I go in. I'm always confident.
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