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Nobody has single-handedly done more for the US image than me...
I play honestly and I play to win. If I lose, I take my medicine.
My sister bought me a set at a candy store and taught me the moves.
I think it's almost definite that the game is a draw theoretically.
Chess and me, it's hard to take them apart. It's like my alter ego.
Maybe I should publish the book. The world is coming to an end anyway!
Chess is war over the board. The object is to crush the opponents mind.
I give 98 percent of my mental energy to Chess Others give only 2 percent
People have been playing against me below their strength for fifteen years.
If I win a tournament, I win it by myself. I do the playing. Nobody helps me
You have to have the fighting spirit. You have to force moves and take chances
Chess is a matter of delicate judgement, knowing when to punch and how to duck.
Its just you and your opponent at the board and you're trying to prove something
It's little quirks like this that could make life difficult for a chess machine.
I prepare myself well. I know what I can do before I go in. I'm always confident.
FIDE has decided against my participation in the 1975 World Chess Champion title.
I know people who have all the will in the world, but still can't play good Chess
Normally we'd draw the curtain here, but I just wanted to see what he'd play next.
There isn't a woman player in the world I can't give knight-odds to and still beat.
There isn't a woman player in the world I can't give knights-odds to and still beat.
I don't care! I don't have to show anybody my games just because they're a big shot!
I'm not as soft or as generous a person as I would be if the world hadn't changed me.
I am not today, nor have I ever been a Jew, and as a matter of fact, I am uncircumcised.
My opponents make good moves too. Sometimes I don't take these things into consideration
I could give any woman in the world a piece and a move; to Gaprindashvili even, a knight.
Computers are our only opponents that don't always have no excuse when losing against me.
Genius. It's a word. What does it really mean? If I win I'm a genius. If I don't, I'm not.
If you don't win, it's not a great tragedy - the worst that happens is that you lose a game.
I'm not afraid of Spassky. The world knows I'm the best. You don't need a match to prove it.
I have nothing to do with politics. I came here [Yugoslavia] to play chess and nothing else.
I don't like American girls. They're very conceited, you know. In Europe they're more pleasant.
They asked me what year it was, what month it was, etc. I easily answered these stupid questions.
Psychologically, you have to have confidence in yourself and this confidence should be based on fact.
America is totally under control of the Jews, you know. I mean, look what they're doing in Yugoslavia.
That's what Chess is all about. One day you give your opponent a lesson, the next day he gives you one
Ultimately the white man should leave the United States and the black people should go back to Africa.
You know I'm finished with the old chess because it's all just a lot of book and memorization you know.
America is totally under control of the Jews, you know. I mean, look what they're doing in Yugoslavia...
A strong memory, concentration, imagination, and a strong will is required to become a great Chess player
I read a book lately by Nietzsche and he says religion is just to dull the senses of the people. I agree.
Concentrate on material gains. Whatever your opponent gives you take, unless you see a good reason not to.
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.
Your body has to be in top condition. Your Chess deteriorates as your body does. You can't separate body from mind
I was never invited to the White House. They invited that Olympic Russian gymnast - that little Communist, Olga Korbut.
I would rather be free in my mind, and be locked up in a prison cell, than to be a coward and not be able to say what I want.
The turning point in my career came with the realization that Black should play to win instead of just steering for equality.
I don't keep any close friends. I don't keep any secrets. I don't need friends. I just tell everybody everything, that's all.
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.
Teach people to play new chess, right away. Why do you offer them a black and white television set, when there is a set in color?
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.