Rare Interview - Bobby Fischer On Women

Clip property of the Canadian Broadcasting Corportation TRANSCRIPT “The women aren’t really very good players, I mean I guess I could give every one of them a knight and still win easily. Even the world champion, this Russian woman, Bykova. Their own knight, easily.“ “Why-why is this, do women make bad chess players?“ “Oh, they’re terrible chess players. I mean, some are better than others, you know, but, uh...“ “Why do you say that?“ “They never play in men’s tournaments. I don’t know why, I guess they’re just not so smart :)“ “Does this apply to all women, do you think?“ “Well, I guess so, I don’t know - they have turned out a good woman chess player. Never one that could ever stand up against a man, in the history of chess.“ “Do you enjoy playing against women?“ “Nah, I’ve never played a women in a tournament game.“ “Would you?“ “I’d play ’em, but, uh... I don’t think they’d wanna play me.“ “Would you call yourself a misogynist?“ “Excuse me, what’s the definition of that word...“ “A woman-hater?“ “No...“ “No?“ “No... not really.“ “What do you think of women?“ “When it comes to chess, uh... not too much.“ “What about outside chess?“ “Well, I don’t think they should, uh, mess in the, in the, intellectual affairs, you know what I mean. They should keep strictly to the home.“ “’A woman’s plays is over the hot stove,’ ey?“ “No they can’t cook, but uh stay in the house, cleaning things.“ “What-what can they do?“ “Well, you know... they should just be at home, waiting for the man to come home and that’s all.“