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"He was a difficult person… in my eyes, he is still the best player of all time" – Hungarian grandmaster & former World Championship Candidate Lajos Portisch, speaking in September 2024 about Bobby Fischer.
(????: M. Koncz, Nemzeti Sport.) #chess pic.twitter.com/brPujvcNlt— Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess) February 22, 2026
Born on this day – 9th March, 1943 – the 11th World #Chess Champion, Bobby Fischer.
The top of the FIDE Rating list, January 1973:
2780 Fischer
2660 Karpov, Tal
2655 Spassky
2650 Portisch, Korchnoi
2640 Petrosian
2630 Botvinnik
2625 Polugaevsky
2620 Larsen, etc. pic.twitter.com/tiQOjwDD6s— Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess) March 9, 2024