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A sensation, hidden in the depths of my emotional memory, was suddenly revived: what if... What if for me The Variation is not dead? If The Variation is alive?!

As one by one I mowed them down, my superiority soon became apparent

As with Steinitz, Fischer's genius has often been concealed by controversies away from the board. Like Lasker, Fischer has raised chess to new financial heights despite frequent retreats from serious play. And, like Capablanca, Fischer is recognized by millions of non-players and has won the game many new enthusiasts.

A thorough understanding of the typical mating continuations makes the most complicated sacrificial combinations leading up to them not only not difficult, but almost a matter of course

At that time two opposing concepts of the Game called forth commentary and discussion. The foremost players distinguished two principal types of Game, the formal and the psychological.

At the ches with me she (Fortune) gan to pleye; With her false draughts (pieces) dyvers/She staal on me, and took away my fers. And when I sawgh my fers awaye, Allas! I kouthe no lenger playe.

Avoidance of mistakes is the beginning, as it is the end, of mastery in chess.

Barcza is the most versatile player in the opening. He sometimes plays P-KKt3 on the first, sometimes on the second, sometimes on the third, and sometimes only on the fourth move.

Be a harsh critic of your own wins.

Before Geller we did not understand the King's Indian Defence.

Believe firmly that in chess there are no rules without exceptions.

Between rounds of speed chess I read enough of a programming manual to teach myself to write programs on the school's DEC mainframe in the language Basic.

Black is now in desperate need of a good idea. Or, to put it standard chess notation, +-

Bobby is the most misunderstood, misquoted celebrity walking the face of this earth

Bobby Fischer has an enormous knowledge of chess and his familiarity with the chess literature of the USSR is immense.

Bobby Fischer is the greatest Chess genius of all time!

Botvinnik's right! When he says such things, then he's right. Usually, I prefer not to study chess but to play it. For me chess is more an art than a science. It's been said that Alekhine and I played similar chess, except that he studied more. Yes, perhaps, but I have to say that he played, too.

Botvinnik was a killer in chess.

But alas! Like many another consummation devoutly to be wished, the actual performance was a disappointing one.

But how difficult it can be to gain the desired full point against an opponent of inferior strength, when this is demanded by the tournament position!

Caissa, the goddess of chess, had punished me for my conservative play, for betraying my nature.

By this measure (on the gap between Fischer & his contemporaries), I consider him the greatest world champion

Campo, as everyone in chess recognized, had a 2600 rating as a politician.

Can you buy an entire chess set in a pawn shop?

Capablanca possessed an amazing ability to quickly see into a position and intuitively grasp its main features. His style, one of the purest, most crystal-clear in the entire history of chess, astonishes one with his logic.

Capablanca was snatched too early from the chess world. With his death we have lost a great chess genius, the like of whom we will never see again.

Capablanca plays very superficially sometimes, in a way that can only be ascribed to lack of concentration. This is an integral weakness of his make-up and can only be partially compensated by his employing his time allowance to the full.

Chess can be described as the movement of pieces eating one another.

Chess first of all teaches you to be objective.

Chess is 99 percent calculation.

Chess is a game of understanding and not of memory.

Chess is a game which reflects most honor on human wit.

Chess is a matter of delicate judgement, knowing when to punch and how to duck.

Chess is a miniature version of life.

Chess is an effective means to educate and train the human intellect.

Chess is a part of culture and if a culture is declining then Chess too will decline

Chess is difficult, it demands work, serious reflection and zealous research.

Chess is no whit inferior to the violin, and we have a large number of professional violinists

Chess isn't football or hockey.

Chess, like love, is infectious at any age.

Chess sharpens the mind, stimulates concentration, improves the memory and promotes visualization.

Chess strength in general and chess strength in a specific match are by no means one and the same thing.

Chess will always be in the doldrums as a spectator sport while a draw is given equal mathematical value as a decisive result.

Chess is a cold bath for the mind

Chess is a contributor to net human unhappiness, since the pleasure of victory is greatly exceeded by the pain of defeat.

Chess is a game of bad moves.

Chess is a great game. No matter how good one is, there is always somebody better. No matter how bad one is, there is always somebody worse.

Chess is a meritocracy.

Chess is a sport. A violent sport.

Chess is life and every game is like a new life.