Advantage Quote by Edmar Mednis

With or without the title, Bobby Fischer was unquestionably the greatest player of his time

— Burt Hochberg

In complicated positions, Bobby Fischer hardly had to be afraid of anybody

— Paul Keres

Fischer was a master of clarity and a king of artful positioning. His opponents would see where he was going but were powerless to…

— Bruce Pandolfini

Bobby Fischer was hugely important for the American chess community because it put chess on the map - he made it possible for other…

— Liz Garbus

It was clear to me that the vulnerable point of the American Grandmaster (Bobby Fischer) was in double-edged, hanging, irrational positions, where he often…

— Efim Geller

While it is a cause for regret that Fischer did not continue to produce scintillating games, he perhaps had a greater impact on chess…

— John Nunn

What was great about Fischer is that when he became world champion is that chess was being covered everywhere. It was in all the…

— Hikaru Nakamura

When Grand Masters play, they see the logic of their opponent's moves. One's moves may be so powerful that the other may not be…

— Mark Taimanov

Fischer prefers to enter Chess history alone

— Miguel Najdorf

Fischer does not merely outplay opponents; he leaves them bodily and mentally glutted. Fisher himself speaks of the exultant instant in which he feels…

— George Steiner

As with Steinitz, Fischer's genius has often been concealed by controversies away from the board. Like Lasker, Fischer has raised chess to new financial…

— Andrew Soltis

Bobby Fischer is the greatest Chess genius of all time!

— Alexander Kotov