Bobby Fischer Chess Game Quotations

All that matters on the Chessboard is good moves

I like the moment when I break a man's ego.

Every chess game is like taking a five-hour final exam.

Don't even mention losing to me. I can't stand to think of it

Tactics flow from a superior position

There are tough players and nice guys, and I'm a tough player

You have to have the fighting spirit. You have to force moves and take chances

I am the best player in the world and I am here to prove it

That's what Chess is all about. One day you give your opponent a lesson, the next day he gives you one

Your body has to be in top condition. Your Chess deteriorates as your body does. You can't separate body from mind

If I win a tournament, I win it by myself. I do the playing. Nobody helps me

My opponents make good moves too. Sometimes I don't take these things into consideration

I think it's almost definite that the game is a draw theoretically.

I love chess, and I didnt invent Fischerandom chess to destroy chess. I invented Fischerandom chess to keep chess going. Because I consider the old chess is dying, or really its dead. A lot of people have come up with other rules of chess-type games, with 10x8 boards, new pieces, and all kinds of things. Im really not interested in that. I want to keep the old chess flavour. I want to keep the old chess game. But just making a change so the starting positions are mixed, so its not degenerated down to memorisation and prearrangement like it is today.

I give 98 percent of my mental energy to Chess Others give only 2 percent

You can only get good at Chess if you love the game

Chess is war over the board. The object is to crush the opponents mind.

I don't believe in psychology. I believe in good moves

I'm not afraid of Spassky. The world knows I'm the best. You don't need a match to prove it.