Fischer is the strongest player in the world. In fact, the strongest player who ever lived.
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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "White player"]
[Black "Black player"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[FEN "8/3N4/8/8/8/2P1k3/8/7K w - - 0 1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
{ The Exceptional Knight.|White to move and win.|A knight can often
force the win even if the supporting king is a great distance from its pawn. } 1. Nc5 { 1. Nb6 is just as good to reach a4 where it will hold the pawn until
the white king can come to the pawn's rescue. } 1... Kd2 { Black attacks white's
only winning chance. } 2. Na4 Kd3 { The black king maneuvers to attack the
defender of white's pawn while keeping eye on the pawn. } 3. Kg2 { The white
king rushes to the rescue. } 3... Kc4 4. Kf3 Kb3 5. Ke4 { The knight will sacrifice
itself for the pawn. } 5... Kxa4 6. Kd5 { The white king moves to lead its pawn down
the board to promotion. } 6... Kb5 7. c4+ Kb6 8. Kd6 { The white king arrives on the
sixth rank ahead of its pawn insuring its eventual promotion. } 8... Kb7 9. c5 Kc8 10. Kc6 Kd8 11. Kb7 Kd7 12. c6+ Kd6 13. c7 Kd5 14. c8=Q { White wins with a
large material advantage. } *