I Am Not Today, Nor Have I

Sometimes Girls Write Me. One Girl In Yugoslavia Sent Me A Whole Slew Of Love Letters. I Don't Know How She Got My Address. She Was In A Crowd Watching Me Play. She Says When I Left There The Stars Fell Out Of The Sky Over Yugoslavia, Or Something Like That.

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.

I Could Give Any Woman In The World A Piece And A Move; To Gaprindashvili Even, A Knight.

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.

Well, You Know, In America Everybody Is Interested In Making The Dollar Fast. In Yugoslavia No Matter How Much You Hustle You're Not Going To Get Rich, So You Might As Well Play Chess.