I love chess, and I didn't invent Fischerandom chess to destroy chess. I invented Fischerandom chess to keep chess going. Because I consider the old chess is dying, it really is dead. A lot of people have come up with other rules of chess-type games, with 10x8 boards, new pieces, and all kinds of things. I'm really not interested in that. I want to keep the old chess flavor. I want to keep the old chess game. But just making a change so the starting positions are mixed, so it's not degenerated down to memorisation and prearrangement like it is today.

My sister bought me a set at a candy store and taught me the moves.

It is time to finish off the U.S. once and for all.

Now my only income is a few royalty cheques from my books.

I don't listen to weakies.

You know I'm finished with the old chess because it's all just a lot of book and memorization you know.

I hope the Icelandic government grants me political asylum.