2: Bobby Fischer
A very aggressive player himself and often considered to be best player ever! Many of his games and sacrifices are top-notch and his play close to perfection. Fischer’s battle against the Soviet chess machine, culminating in the 1972 world championship, remains the iconic chess event in the history of the game. He also became Grand Master at 15, the youngest ever at the time. And it was probably harder to become that good at early before computer databases and computer opponents.
His obsessive and idiosyncratic personality, frequent disappearances, and mercurial behavior made him the most controversial and probably the most discussed chess player ever. Numerous computer analyses have determined that Fischer played among the best chess of all time. He was also the winner of our fictional All-Time World Chess Championship Bracket.
