“Tactics is knowing what to do when there is something to do; strategy is knowing what to do when there is nothing to do.”

— Bobby Fischer

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About Bobby Fischer

Chess Grandmaster • American

Robert James "Bobby" Fischer was an American chess grandmaster and the eleventh World Chess Champion. Regarded by many as the greatest chess player of all time, he displayed prodigious talent from a young age. His...

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