Fischer is the greatest because the gap between him and his contemparary chess players is the greatest gap ever. Never there was a difference as greater between the number 1 and the rest.
And his reign was not so short as you think, because since 1962 until 1972 HE WON ALL the competitions but two tournaments where he got two seconds places, and in one of them was winning but he retired without playing the final games.
Bobby Fischer refused almost sistematically in playing in the candidates competitions, so he was a king without crown almost a decade. So the number one in the world during almost 13 years.
The tournament thing isn't true. He played 3 Olympiads in this time period where he came 2nd, 2nd and 8th on first board for the US. He came 4th at the Carucao candidates in 1962. Plus the two tournaments you're talking about where he came 2nd. It's also a pretty misleading statistic as Fischer did not play many tournaments during this period and he certainly wasn't playing many tournaments against the best in the world. You also can't just say his reign was somehow longer as you'd have to do this for heaps of players to have this be a justification for Fischer's GOAT status. Players had very good results before or after they won the title and in several cases players were hampered by things outside of their control (WWI & WWII, sickness, bias, etc).
You are not telling the truth. And you know it. Almost in ten years, maybe starting in 1963 Fischer was virtually unbeatable.
I agree. The computers are a huge advantage. It´s chess doping.
You agree with a completely unhinged rant?
There is a grain of insight in what the jo90ways guy says, but it completely drowns in a sea of insanity.