Bobby Fischer
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Robert James Fischer was an American chess grandmaster and the eleventh World Chess Champion. A chess prodigy, he won his first of a record eight US Championships at the age of 14. In 1964, he won wit
Fischer in 1972
William Lombardy (left) and Fischer analyzing, with Jack Collins (center) looking on
Fischer in Cuba, March 1956
Fischer in 1956
World Chess Championship
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The World Chess Championship is played to determine the world champion in chess. The current world champion is Gukesh Dommaraju, who defeated the previous champion Ding Liren in the 2024 World Chess C
Bobby Fischer
…Robert James Fischer (March 9, 1943 – January 17, 2008) was an American chess grandmaster and the eleventh World Chess Champion. A chess prodigy, he won his first of a record eight US Championships at the age of 14. In 1964, he won with an 11–0 score, the only perfect score in…
Gukesh Dommaraju of India, the current world chess champion (2025)
A depiction of the chess match between Howard Staunton and Pierre Saint-Amant, on 16 December 1843
Alexandre Deschapelles, reputed to be the best player in the early nineteenth century
Louis de la Bourdonnais, the world's strongest player from 1821 to his death in 1840