“My sister bought me a set at a candy store and taught me the moves.”
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Famous Bobby Fischer Quotes
“People have been playing against me below their strength for fifteen years.”
“It's little quirks like this that could make life difficult for a chess machine.”
Source: My 60 Memorable Games: chess tactics, chess strategies with Bobby Fischer
“They asked me what year it was, what month it was, etc. I easily answered these stupid questions.”
“Computers are our only opponents that don't always have no excuse when losing against me.”
“Normally we'd draw the curtain here, but I just wanted to see what he'd play next.”
“I could give any woman in the world a piece and a move; to Gaprindashvili even, a knight.”
“Chess and me, it's hard to take them apart. It's like my alter ego.”
“I consider myself to be a genius who happens to play chess.”