Nothing eases suffering like human touch.

Yeah, there are too many Jews in chess. They seem to have taken away the class of the game. They don't seem to dress so nicely, you know. That's what I don't like.

Americans really don't know much about chess. But I think when I beat Spassky, that Americans will take a greater interest in chess. Americans like winners.

Chess and me, it's hard to take them apart. It's like my alter ego.

Psychologically, you have to have confidence in yourself and this confidence should be based on fact.

Normally we'd draw the curtain here, but I just wanted to see what he'd play next.

I don't recommend trying to cram a lot of long opening-move variations into your head. The main idea behind any opening is to get a strong pawn center and give your pieces a lot of scope so that you cramp your opponent's position and can attack weaknesses in his game.