Born on this day – 9th March, 1943 – the 11th World #Chess Champion, Bobby Fischer.
The top of the FIDE Rating list, January 1973:
2780 Fischer
2660 Karpov, Tal
2655 Spassky
2650 Portisch, Korchnoi
2640 Petrosian
2630 Botvinnik
2625 Polugaevsky
2620 Larsen, etc. pic.twitter.com/tiQOjwDD6s— Douglas Griffin (@dgriffinchess) March 9, 2024