Team Saki

Bobby Fischer, iconic and elusive, was one of histories greatest chess players. He disappeared for two decades after defeating Russian player Spassky: a match that violated US sanctions at the time and caused Fischer to flee to Iceland. He resurfaced 20 years later and in 1992 defeated Spassky again in a rematch that won him $3.5 million. In 2005 he was captured at a Japan airport and was held for nine months before Iceland accepted him as a resident as he renounced his US citizenship. He showed great interest to his friends in Iceland that he wished to play a final tournament before he died, which he was unable to do before he passed away from kidney failure in Iceland on Thursday. He was 64.