Firsts Quote by Magnus Carlsen

Fischer is the strongest player in the world. In fact, the strongest player who ever lived

— Larry Evans

I think most players would love, at one stage in their career, to say, 'I've been No. 1 in the world.

— Andy Murray

By this measure (on the gap between Fischer & his contemporaries), I consider him the greatest world champion

— Garry Kasparov

I still hope to kill Fischer

— Boris Spassky

Fischer is the greatest genius to descend from the chess heavens.

— Mikhail Tal

Who wouldn't want to practice with the No. 1 player in the world?

— Grigor Dimitrov

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

I like to say that Bobby Fischer was the greatest player ever. But what made Fischer a genius was his ability to blend an…

— Bruce Pandolfini

If, in our first match for the world champion's title, I had managed to make the score 6-0, there would have been no Kasparov…

— Anatoly Karpov

I think every player dreams to be No. 1 at some point.

— Garbine Muguruza

In my opinion, to be No. 1 in the world and to be the best player in the world, it's a little bit different.

— Simona Halep

I definitely believe I'm the No. 1 pick.

— Marvin Bagley III