![]() GM Viswanathan Anand was the FIDE world champion from 2000 to 2002 and the 15th undisputed champion from 2007 to 2013. He lost the Professional Chess Association (PCA) world championship match against GM Garry Kasparov in 1995 and lost to GM Anatoly Karpov in the FIDE world championship match in 1998 (on tiebreaks) before winning the FIDE world championship in 2000. ![]() His victory over Fischer in the second game of their candidates match stopped Fischer's historical and unprecedented 20-game winning streak (although Fischer did win the match). In 1971 Petrosian was Fischer's last stepping stone before facing Spassky for the world championship in 1972. ![]() Petrosian defeated the legendary GM Mikhail Botvinnik to become world champion in 1963, defended his title against GM Boris Spassky in 1966, and then lost the re-match to Spassky in 1969. According to GM Daniel Naroditsky, he was one of the "first elite players with a truly universal style." Undefeated the entire year leading to his world championship title (1962), he was known for his defensive prowess and his famous exchange sacrifices. GM Tigran Petrosian, or "Iron Tigran," was the world champion during 1963-1969 and a four-time Soviet champion. Photo: Harry Pot/Dutch National Archives, CC. GM Bobby Fischer listed Morphy as one of the ten greatest players of all time. His legendary Opera Game is considered one of the most famous chess games of all time and is still studied today. Morphy taught the chess world about sacrifices, development, attacking, accuracy, and more. Morphy won the 1857 American Chess Congress and then traveled to Europe in 1858, winning every match he played against the world's leading players. There was no official world championship title during his era, but he was light years ahead of his competition and is recognized as an unofficial world champion. Paul Morphy was the embodiment of romantic attacking chess, the strongest player of the 1850s and the best player of the entire 19th century. The following players are all chess legends and are in the conversation for the best players of all time, but for one reason or another ended up just outside of the top 10. It is common to discuss the greatest players of all time in chess circles-but these discussions always beg the singular question: Who was the best of all time? The games of these masters delight, inspire and teach us the ways of the royal game. Our beloved game of chess has had many legends, world champions, challengers, world-class players, and grandmasters.
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