The Amsterdam Merchant NicolaesPainting by Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn

James Robert Fischer (Bobby Fischer) of U.S.A., Gary Kasparov of Russia and Viswanathan Anand of India are the three most well known chess players who established their supremacy in sucha difficult sport as chess at a comparatively very young age. Bobby achieved a very spectacular success when he became the national chess champion of U.S.A. at the age of 13 only. The year 1972 has historical importance in chess