I found it so bitter-sweet watching this video. Such a brief, blinding meteor. Truly great American chessplayers born on American soil flash in the sky brilliantly for a few years and then crash and burn: Morphy, Pillsbury, Fischer. So sad, but we are immensely richer for their albeit short presence.
Awesome! But Fischer is weaker than Nakamura.
Fisher was way ahead of his time untill 1975 when he wasn’t into competitive chess. His rating would increase.
I found it so bitter-sweet watching this video. Such a brief, blinding meteor. Truly great American chessplayers born on American soil flash in the sky brilliantly for a few years and then crash and burn: Morphy, Pillsbury, Fischer. So sad, but we are immensely richer for their albeit short presence.
I should have mentioned Reuben Fine, as well. He saw the danger, and opted for a notable career as a New York shrink. A meteor that could have been.