PLAYER PROFILES
The lives behind the games
Their lives, a curious detail and a decision you can try.
1837–1884
Paul Morphy
Time is a piece, too.
1943–2008
Bobby Fischer
A teenager changes the board.
1937–2025
Boris Spassky
An attack has many forms.
1963–
Garry Kasparov
Calculate beyond the first capture.
Portrait credits
- Paul Morphy (c. 1859) — D. J. Pound · Cleveland Public Library / DPLA. Original · Public domain
- Bobby Fischer (1972) — Bert Verhoeff / Anefo · Nationaal Archief. Original · CC0
- Boris Spassky (1956) — Herbert Behrens / Anefo · Nationaal Archief. Original · CC BY-SA 3.0 NL
- Garry Kasparov (© 2007) — © 2007 S.M.S.I., Inc. · Owen Williams, The Kasparov Agency. Original · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Original files are preserved; framing and a paper tint are applied on screen. Displayed versions retain each portrait’s license.