THE BEST CHESS PLAYER EVER?

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[+] ballot by Ken_from_Dublin
created Sat Aug 28, 04

Anatoly Karpov
Big Blue
Boris Spassky
Bobby Fischer, even though he is now insane
walter
Alexander Alekhine
José Raúl Capablanca
Mikhail Tal
Mikhail Botvinnik
Kasparov
Emanuel Lasker

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COMMENTS:
Althouigh you have to like Paul Morphy!

by Cathexis on Sat Aug 28, 04 5:15pm [+]

And Bruce Pandalfini, while not famous on the circuit, is definitely one of the better teachers of chess theory and practice.

by Cathexis on Sat Aug 28, 04 5:17pm [+]

me. I challenge any of you to an online game.

by Doctordraw on Sat Aug 28, 04 5:42pm [+]

Karpov? You've gotta be kidding! How many times did Kasparov outplay him to win the world title?

by Ken_from_Dublin on Sat Aug 28, 04 5:47pm [+]

Morphy was of his time,he wouldn't hack it in the cutthroat world of modern day chess.

by Ken_from_Dublin on Sat Aug 28, 04 5:49pm [+]

I haven't played in a long time Doc,but I wouldn't mind playing you - even if I am a bit stale mate.

by Ken_from_Dublin on Sat Aug 28, 04 5:51pm [+]

Doctordraw: You're on! I've never played online, but it sounds like fun. :)

by zig on Sat Aug 28, 04 5:59pm [+]

OJ Simpson

by CletuSlackedJawYokel on Sat Aug 28, 04 6:41pm [+]

Yeah, but I like Karpov's style. ;-)

by Cathexis on Sat Aug 28, 04 7:37pm [+]

DD: Oh *really*?!? What is your FIDE rating? I'm 1904, USCF.

by Cathexis on Sat Aug 28, 04 7:38pm [+]

30000 D.I.L.D.O rating.
I.M.L.Y.I.N.G

That beats your I believe?

by Doctordraw on Sat Aug 28, 04 7:51pm [+]

In 1972, Bobby Fischer defeated not only Boris Spassky, but the entire Russian chess community who were helping Spassky on every move in the tournament.

by Bostonian on Sat Aug 28, 04 10:32pm [+]

Damn! Who knew DD had such a high rating! ;-)

by Cathexis on Sun Aug 29, 04 10:06am [+]

If most of the world's great chess had had the limited chess instruction and coaching that Fischer had, they would have become bookkeepers or computer programmers at best. Bobby Fischer was completely self-taught. What he accomplished is comparable to some guy in Bolivia or Ethiopia or some place like that working out of his house and not only building his own satellite, but dominating the satellite industry - all on his own. No one comes close to Fischer.

by Bostonian on Sun Aug 29, 04 10:21pm [+]

I meant "...great chess players..."

by Bostonian on Sun Aug 29, 04 10:22pm [+]

Bostonian: Except for the Japanese police, with extradition papers. ;-)

by Cathexis on Mon Aug 30, 04 10:13am [+]

on his day Tal was unbeatable although he too had mental problems - also what about Capablanca

by armageddon on Sat Oct 23, 04 9:13pm [+]

Ken_from_Dublin, you don't know anything about Karpov and Kasparov. I wouldn't say that Kasparov outplayed him too easily. Karpov has competed in the chess tournaments more than any other player. Besides, Fischer knew that he would lose to Karpov and didn't play against him. As for the best player, Alechine, who beat Capablanka, could play on 25 boards without even looking on them being in another room.

by shamrock161179 on Fri Jul 21, 06 11:02am [+]