You know you're going to lose. Even when I was ahead I knew I was going to lose -on playing against Fischer
Bobby Fischer has an enormous knowledge of chess and his familiarity with the chess literature of the USSR is immense.
It is difficult to play against Einstein's theory -on his first loss to Fischer
Fischer is the strongest player in the world. In fact, the strongest player who ever lived
In Fischer's hands, a slight theoretical advantage is as good a being a Queen ahead
Do you realize Fischer almost never has any bad pieces? He exchanges them, and the bad pieces remain with his opponents
Fischer was a master of clarity and a king of artful positioning. His opponents would see where he was going but were powerless to stop him
Fischer wanted to give the Russians a taste of their own medicine
My God, Bobby Fischer plays so simply
Robert Fischer is a law unto himself
Fischer prefers to enter Chess history alone
When I asked Fischer why he had not played a certain move in our game, he replied: 'Well, you laughed when I wrote it down!'
By this measure (on the gap between Fischer & his contemporaries), I consider him the greatest world champion
It was clear to me that the vulnerable point of the American Grandmaster (Bobby Fischer) was in double-edged, hanging, irrational positions, where he often failed to find a win even in a won position
Bobby Fischer is the greatest Chess genius of all time!
The Soviet Union was an exception, but even there chess players were not rich. Only Fischer changed that.
This whole fuss did not only damage Fischer's image, but that of the USA as well. The way the Americans treated one of their most popular citizens did not make a positive impression worldwide.
Many Chess players were surprised when after the game, Fischer quietly explained: 'I had already analyzed this possibility' in a position which I thought was not possible to foresee from the opening
I am not sure the others are as committed as Rob Hall and Scott Fischer. I think there is more business now, and I know it will be impossible to stop this Everest business.
The only positive contribution to chess from Fischer in the last 20 years.
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