I hate ready-made suits, button-down collars, and sports shirts.

The old chess is too limited. Imagine playing cards, black jack for example, and every time the dealer has the same starting hand you have the same starting hand. What's the point?

I like the moment when I break a man's ego.

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.

Morphy was probably the greatest genius of them all

The United States is evil. It has to be brought down, it has to be eliminated from the world scene. They are the ones who have made the world the hell that it is.

The turning point in my career came with the realization that Black should play to win instead of just steering for equality.