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Bobby Fischer

The one and only Grandmaster that said he wouldn't lose from anybody when defending his title ... and that is what he did : disappeared as #1 in the world only to reapperar years later...

Robert James "Bobby" Fischer (born March 9, 1943) is a United States-born Icelandic chess International Grandmaster and in 1972 became the only US-born chessplayer ever to win the World Chess Championship. In 1975 he officially resigned the title when FIDE, the international chess federation, refused to accept his conditions for a title defense. He is considered by many to be one of the greatest chess players of all time.

Fischer's victory over the Soviet world champion Boris Spassky in the "Match of the Century" not only sparked heightened international interest in chess, but was seen as a symbolic victory for the capitalist West. Particularly in the United States, Spassky was portrayed as the product of an impersonal, mechanical, and oppressive system of state control, while Fischer was depicted as a solitary genius who had heroically overcome the Soviets' dominance: the American David who had slain the communist Goliath.

Fischer now lives as a recluse (the title of the popular film Searching for Bobby Fischer alludes to his legendary withdrawal from competition) in Iceland, and has also become known for his anti-Americanism, anti-imperialism, and antisemitism. However, Fischer's inflammatory statements have done little to diminish the professional and popular recognition of his singular achievements on the chessboard.

Source : Wikipedia