Fischer does not merely outplay opponents; he leaves them bodily and mentally glutted. Fisher himself speaks of the exultant instant in which he feels the 'ego of the other player crumbling. '
If you can't outplay the opposition, you must outnumber them.
I'm going to outplay you. That's the mentality I have, and you should want to outplay me.
Experience tells us that few matches are won on the back of one or two good sessions of play. To win a Test match most teams have to win and outplay the opposition for extended periods of time.
Outwit, outlast, outplay. It's the tagline for the television show Survivor and it's damn near what presidenting is like, too.
If you can't outplay them, outwork them.