Best Chess Players

Garry Kasparov is a Russian chess grandmaster and the World Chess Champion between 1985-1993 and again in 1993-2000. He was also ranked #1 from 1986 until his retirement in 2005 and his peak rating 2851 was the highest ever until Magnus Carlsen. Since retiring Kasparov has been active in politics and writing.

Paul Morphy was an American chess player and unofficially considered the world champion in his era. After becoming known as the best player in the US, he traveled to Europe to challenge the best players there and was proven to be superior.

Bobby Fischer was an American chess Grandmaster who became the 11th chess World Champion after beating Boris Spassky in 1972. Fischer's life took an unexpected turn after winning an unofficial rematch against Spassky in 1992 that led to conflicts with the US government which led to him leaving chess behind. He is famous for many incredible books, a timing system and even a variant of chess called Fischerandom Chess. His life has also been portrayed in several movies and books.