Chess And Me, It's Hard To Take

My Sister Bought Me A Set At A Candy Store And Taught Me The Moves.

There Was Open Collusion Between The Russian Players. They Agreed Ahead Of Time To Draw The Games They Played Against Each Other. Every Time They Drew They Gave Each Other Half A Point.

There Are Tough Players And Nice Guys, And I'm A Tough Player

I Don't Keep Any Close Friends. I Don't Keep Any Secrets. I Don't Need Friends. I Just Tell Everybody Everything, That's All.

It's The Fault Of The Chess Players Themselves. I Don't Know What They Used To Be, But Now They're Not The Most Gentlemanly Group. When It Was A Game Played By The Aristocrats It Had More Like You Know Dignity To It. When They Used To Have The Clubs, Like No Women Were Allowed And Everybody Went In Dressed In A Suit, A Tie, Like Gentlemen, You Know. Now, Kids Come Running In Their Sneakers. Even In The Best Chess Club-and They Got Women In There. It's A Social Place And People Are Making Noise, It's A Madhouse.