Genius. It's a word. What does it really mean? If I win I'm a genius. If I don't, I'm not. Bobby Fischer More Quotes by Bobby Fischer More Quotes From Bobby Fischer Chess demands total concentration Bobby Fischer demandchesssuccess In my opinion, the King's Gambit is busted. It loses by force. Bobby Fischer gambitopinionkings Vacations are designed to refresh the outlook of everyone. No matter how tired they may be when they return to work, vacationers have been refreshed emotionally and intellectually. Their effectiveness in their job has probably improved, and they are, generally speaking, better employees for the time off. Bobby Fischer vacationtiredjobs America is totally under control of the Jews, you know. I mean, look what they're doing in Yugoslavia... Bobby Fischer yugoslaviameanamerica The U.S. and Israel have been slaughtering the Palestinians, just slaughtering them, for years. Robbing them and slaughtering them. Bobby Fischer robbingisraelyears The system set up by F.I.D.E. ... Insures that there will always be a Russian world champion... The Russians arranged it that way. Bobby Fischer championchessworld I really love the dark of the night. It helps me to concentrate. Bobby Fischer darkhelpingnight I have never opened with the QP - on principle. Bobby Fischer principles My opponents make good moves too. Sometimes I don't take these things into consideration Bobby Fischer chess-gamemistakemoving To get squares you have to give up squares. Bobby Fischer giving-upsquaresgiving Tactics flow from a superior position Bobby Fischer chess-gametacticsflow I think it's almost definite that the game is a draw theoretically. Bobby Fischer chess-gamegamesthinking I was going to do a book about the first prearranged Karpov-Kasparov match, '84-'85. But the God-damn Jews have stolen my entire file on that. Bobby Fischer stolenbookfirsts I love the game - and I hate the Russians because they've almost ruined it. They only risk the title when they have to, every three years. They play for draws with each other but play to win against the Western masters. Draws make for dull chess, wins make for fighting chess. Bobby Fischer hatefightingwinning It's the fault of the chess players themselves. I don't know what they used to be, but now they're not the most gentlemanly group. When it was a game played by the aristocrats it had more like you know dignity to it. When they used to have the clubs, like no women were allowed and everybody went in dressed in a suit, a tie, like gentlemen, you know. Now, kids come running in their sneakers. Even in the best chess club-and they got women in there. It's a social place and people are making noise, it's a madhouse. Bobby Fischer playerrunningkids You know I'm finished with the old chess because it's all just a lot of book and memorization you know. Bobby Fischer memorizationchessbook Computers are our only opponents that don't always have no excuse when losing against me. Bobby Fischer opponentslosingchess I consider myself to be a genius who happens to play chess. Bobby Fischer geniusplaychess If I win a tournament, I win it by myself. I do the playing. Nobody helps me Bobby Fischer playing-chesschess-gamewinning The old chess is too limited. Imagine playing cards, black jack for example, and every time the dealer has the same starting hand you have the same starting hand. What's the point? Bobby Fischer blackexamplehands
