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 "Ostrava"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kovalev, Andrei"]
[Black "Sher, Miron"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[ECO "B50"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
{ GM Miron Naumovich Sher was laid to rest 23 August 2020 in New York's Mount
Carmel Cemetery.|The Ukrainian-born grandmaster was a beloved chess coach and
mentor. } 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O { By castling early, white give black a target. White should
have played Be2 to keep castling options open. } 8... h6 9. Be3 Bd7 10. f4 b5 { Black wastes no time attacking on the queenside. } 11. Bd3 Qc7 12. Rhe1 Na5 13. e5 dxe5 14. fxe5 b4 { Black is losing, and plays a desparado move. } ( { Why
not capture the undefended pawn? Because black's attack get there first. } 14... Qxe5 15. Nxe6 Bxe6 16. Bf4 Qc5 17. Rxe6+ fxe6 18. Bg6+ Ke7 19. Bd6+ Qxd6 20. Qxd6# ) 15. Ncb5 ( { White should have played... } 15. exf6 bxc3 16. Qf2 Nc4 17. Bxc4 cxb2+ 18. Kb1 Qxc4 19. fxg7 Bxg7 20. Nb3 Ba4 21. Bd4 Bxb3 22. axb3 Bxd4 23. Rxd4 Qc3 { White's better pawns, king safety, anc centralized pieces
give him a strong edge. } ) 15... axb5 16. Nxb5 ( { White must play sharply to counter
black's queenside attack. } 16. exf6 gxf6 17. Qf2 Nc4 18. Qxf6 Rxa2 19. Kb1 Rxb2+ 20. Kc1 Ra2 21. Nxe6 Bxe6 22. Bg5 hxg5 23. Rxe6+ fxe6 24. Bg6+ Qf7 25. Bxf7# ) 16... Nb3+ { White resigned. } 17. Kb1 Nxd2+ 18. Bxd2 Qa5 19. a4 Nd5 0-1