There isn't a woman player in the world I can't give knights-odds to and still beat.
Interpretation
Bobby Fischer expresses his confidence in his chess abilities, asserting he can win against any woman player regardless of the odds.
This quote by Bobby Fischer highlights his self-assurance and supreme skill in chess, suggesting that he believes he can triumph over any female opponent, even if he were to give them a significant advantage. It reflects both his competitive nature and the notion of mastery in a field where he feels unmatched, while also stirring conversation about gender in competitive environments.
In practice
During a chess tournament, a commentator might use this quote to emphasize Fischer's dominance.
She and I just don't see eye to eye together. She's a square. She keeps telling me that I'm too interested in chess, that I should get friends outside of chess, you can't make a living from chess, that I should finish high school and all that nonsense. She keeps in my hair and I don't like people in my hair, you know, so I had to get rid of her.
Capablanca was among the greatest of chess players, but not because of his endgame. His trick was to keep his openings simple, and then play with such brilliance in the middlegame that the game was decided - even though his ooponent didn't always know it - before they arrived at the ending.
I give 98 percent of my mental energy to Chess Others give only 2 percent
I felt that chess... is a science in the form of a game... I consider myself a scientist. I wanted to be treated like a scientist.
You have to have the fighting spirit. You have to force moves and take chances
My opponents make good moves too. Sometimes I don't take these things into consideration
I thank God for all the victories and conquests I've had this year as a player and I bring to the altar two prizes. This is first my son who is about to be born. The other is my trophy from Fifa, which I want to dedicate to God.
Scorn also to depress thy competitor by any dishonest or unworthy method; strive to raise thyself above him only by excelling him; so shall thy contest for superiority be crowned with honour, if not with success.
People respect you because they feel you've survived hard times and endured, and although you've become famous, you haven't become phony.
It is possible that the scrupulously honest man may not grow rich so fast as the unscrupulous and dishonest one; but the success will be of a truer kind, earned without fraud or injustice. And even though a man should for a time be unsuccessful, still he must be honest: better lose all and save character. For character is itself a fortune. . . .
I think risk is important. I don't care if it's a great financial risk or a physical risk. You only get out of something what you put into it and the fact that you are willing to risk something means that you are going to get a lot more out of it.
You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone.
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