Bobby Fischer
11th World Chess Champion · Soviet era · USA · 1943–2008
Took the title from Spassky in 1972 with a run no one has matched before or since.
Career In The Collection
825Games
479Wins
255Draws
91Losses
74%Score
1955–1992Active
Head-to-Head Records
| Opponent | Games | Wins | Draws | Losses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boris Spassky | 55 | 17 | 28 | 10 | view games |
| Tigran Petrosian | 29 | 10 | 15 | 4 | view games |
| Samuel Reshevsky | 28 | 10 | 14 | 4 | view games |
| Svetozar Gligoric | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | view games |
| Bent Larsen | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | view games |
| Mikhail Tal | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | view games |
| Vasily Smyslov | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | view games |
| Efim Geller | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | view games |
| Paul Keres | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | view games |
| Viktor Korchnoi | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | view games |
| Lajos Portisch | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | view games |
| Miguel Najdorf | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | view games |
| David Bronstein | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | view games |
| Reuben Fine | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | view games |
| Max Euwe | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | view games |
| Lev Polugaevsky | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | view games |
| Mikhail Botvinnik | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | view games |
825 Games · Page 5 of 5
- 1956 vs Max Pavey White New York A05 0-1
- 1956 vs Max Pavey White New York Rosenwald B45 1/2-1/2
- 1956 vs Stephan A Popel White USA-op A04 1/2-1/2
- 1956 vs Orest Popovych White USA-op A05 1-0
- 1956 vs Samuel Reshevsky Black New York Rosenwald E63 1-0
- 1956 vs D. Ruth Black USA-op B92 0-1
- 1956 vs Anthony Edward Santasiere White USA-op D02 1/2-1/2
- 1956 vs Herbert Seidman White New York Rosenwald A08 1-0
- 1956 vs George Shainswit Black New York Rosenwald E68 1/2-1/2
- 1956 vs C. Sharp White CAN-op C84 1-0
- 1956 vs Kenneth R Smith Black USA-op B95 1/2-1/2
- 1956 vs Robert Sobel Black CAN-op B70 1-0
- 1956 vs W. Stevens White USA-op C82 1/2-1/2
- 1956 vs A. Swank Black USA-op B20 0-1
- 1956 vs C. Tears Black USA-op B25 1/2-1/2
- 1956 vs J. Tomargo Black New York B22 0-1
- 1956 vs Abe Turner Black New York Rosenwald E63 1-0
- 1956 vs Abe Turner Black New York E69 1-0
- 1956 vs K. Vine White New York B32 1/2-1/2
- 1956 vs W. Walz Black CAN-op B25 0-1
- 1955 vs D. Ames White USA-chJ C55 1/2-1/2
- 1955 vs Viktors Pupols White USA-chJ C40 0-1
- 1955 vs J. Thomason Black USA-chJ E91 0-1
- 1955 vs K. Warner White USA-chJ B72 0-1
- 1955 vs W. Whisler Black USA-chJ E81 1/2-1/2
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