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I grew up with the concept of freedom of speech. So I'm too old, it's too late for me to adjust to the new world, the new world order.
I read a book lately by Nietzsche and he says religion is just to dull the senses of the people. I agree.
Portrait of a Genius As a Young Chess Master (1961)
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.
BOBBY FISCHER SPEAKS OUT! (1977)
I have a minus score (against Spassky). I lost 3 and drew 2. I was better than him when I lost those games. I pressed for the win. My overall tournament record is much better than his. I'm not afraid of him, he's afraid of me.
I don't like American girls. They're very conceited, you know. In Europe they're more pleasant.
Portrait of a Genius As a Young Chess Master (1961)
The Jews have been hardened against Christ, against decency for thousands of years... They're gonna have to be annihilated, Eugene.
Patzer sees a check, gives a check.
My 60 Memorable Games (1969)
I object to being called a chess genius because I consider myself to be an all around genius who just happens to play chess, which is rather different. A piece of garbage like Kasparov might be called a chess genius, but he's like an idiot savant. Outside of chess he knows nothing.
They have nothing on me, those guys. They can't even touch me. Some people rate them better than me. That really bugs me. They think that no Americans play chess. When I meet those Russian patzers I'll put them in their place.
Portrait of a Genius As a Young Chess Master (1961)
Knowing what I do about Judaism, I was naturally distressed to see that you have erroneously featured me as a Jew
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I am not today, nor have I ever been a Jew, and as a matter of fact, I am uncircumcised.
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.
Portrait of a Genius As a Young Chess Master (1961)
Kasparov is a gangster, he is a disgrace to chess, he is a disgrace to the human race. He is not something Russia should be proud of. He should join Khodorkovsky in prison. He has committed a terrible fraud with all these prearranged games and matches.
Towards the end of his life, Fischer became interested in Catholicism. He bought his friend Garðar Sverrisson a copy of "Basic Catechism: Creed, Sacraments, Morality, Prayer" so Garðar could explain the religion better to him. According to Garðar, Fischer talked to him about transformation of society through creation of harmony and that "The only hope for the world is through Catholicism."
[Capablanca] wanted to change the rules already, back in the twenties, because he said chess was getting played out. He was right. Now chess is completely dead. It is all just memorization and prearrangement. It’s a terrible game now. Very uncreative.
When I was eleven, I just got good.
My 60 Memorable Games (1969)
America is totally under control of the Jews, you know. I mean, look what they're doing in Yugoslavia... The Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense are dirty Jews.
Karpov, Kasparov, Korchnoi have absolutely destroyed chess by their immoral, unethical, prearranged games. These guys are really the lowest dogs around, and if people knew the truth about them, they would be held in more contempt than Ben Johnson, the runner, and they're going to know the truth when I do this book!