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11th May 2008, 10:56am
#1
by DPG1232
Lasalle, Montreal, Quebec Canada
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 804

Who's your all-time favorite player?
Mine is Mikhail Tal!Smile

11th May 2008, 11:05am
#2
by tas58
Midwest United States
Member Since: Mar 2008
Member Points: 455

I suppose you want just one but I have to pick two. Fischer when I was young and Kasparov now.Smile


13th May 2008, 05:55am
#3
by JoseO
Miami, FL United States
Member Since: Mar 2008
Member Points: 276

Mine would have to be Bobby Fischer. I think I became interested in chess as a result of him. I do not know if I would have become interested in chess if he had not existed. 


5th June 2008, 11:20am
#4
by CJBas
Alabama United States
Member Since: Mar 2008
Member Points: 107

Bobby Fischer and Emanuel Lasker.

I like Nomzowistch, Reti, Rubenstein, Capablanca, and plenty of others.  But Fischer and Lasker played like pit bulls pulling down a bear.  They simply would not let go.


5th June 2008, 11:38am
#5
by NotKasparov
Delaware United States
Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 373

Kasparov is awesome.  He may have been the best chess player of all time, and what he does politically is simply inspiring.  You can see " target="_blank">http://www.kasparov.com/ or " target="_blank">http://www.theotherrussia.org/ for more information about this.

What Bobby Fischer did in the first half of his life was also inspiring.  Unfortunately, this is not the case with what he did in his later years.


5th June 2008, 12:13pm
#6
by crikey
deepforest Wales
Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 52

Tal and Bronstein.

Both geniuses who left legacies of beautiful games.

And both decent men who clearly played chess for the love of it rather than self-aggrandisment  - Tal would play pretty much anybody in offhand games and Bronstein played with graciousness in ordinary open tournaments.

 


5th June 2008, 12:18pm
#7
by SleepyWorker
Florida United States
Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 26

Keres.  Best player never to be a world champion.  His games are fun to play through.  He had a plus record over Capablanca, Euwe, and Tal.  Also had equal records against Smyslov, Petrosian and Karpov.  Also beat Fischer a few times, making him the only player to beat 9 world chess champions.  


5th June 2008, 12:24pm
#8
by add
chardon United States
Member Since: Nov 2007
Member Points: 1377
Ficsher
5th June 2008, 12:42pm
#9
by eternal21
New Jersey Poland
Member Since: Mar 2008
Member Points: 399
Kasparov - both for chess and his political work.
28th July 2008, 04:57pm
#10
by SmokeJS
Arrakeen Canada
Member Since: Jun 2008
Member Points: 167

I like Bobby Hull as my all time favourite player!

28th July 2008, 09:17pm
#11
by tactician_prodigy
Port Orange United States
Member Since: Jul 2008
Member Points: 659

i love the way Paul Morphy played. Very very quick on almost every move and hardly blundered and excellent positional player. Would be tough to see him lose a blitz game.

5th March 2009, 08:24am
#12
by aansel
Long Island United States
Member Since: Dec 2008
Member Points: 913

Alekhine's game are the most fun to  play through for me

5th March 2009, 02:03pm
#13
by Daniel3
Canada
Member Since: Feb 2009
Member Points: 612

I find a lot of enjoyment in going through Mikhail Tal's games. Just when you think the position is becoming simple and slow...WHAM!! A spectacular piece sacrifice that almost ends the game right there. His ideas will amaze me forever.

5th March 2009, 02:21pm
#14
by gabisubis
Strasbourg France
Member Since: Feb 2009
Member Points: 28

Tolya Karpov,who else ? Smile

Best player ever,Kasparov being the strongest of course.But Karpov is so gifted...

Best proof of this is that everyone may think they could play the way he does (well did....Wink).That's the real mark of genius,making people think you're common when you're extraordinary.The art of doing nothing

As for Kasparov,he's an amazing fighter for sure and incredibly gifted too,but his dozens of home-prepared wins never impressed me that much.Lots of work,great talent,impeccable physical condition.The "almost perfect" player...

Karpov was his equal with much less work and the constitution of an asthenic shrimp.

5th March 2009, 02:29pm
#15
by Daniel3
Canada
Member Since: Feb 2009
Member Points: 612

I agree. Karpov is also a very strong player. One of the greatest positional players ever; it's a shame he's not active.

5th March 2009, 02:36pm
#16
by bigdoug
Connecticut United States
Member Since: Dec 2008
Member Points: 1716

It would have to be....

 

BIGDOUG!!!

5th March 2009, 02:52pm
#17
by Riga
Moscow Russia
Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 40
Daniel3 wrote:

I agree. Karpov is also a very strong player. One of the greatest positional players ever; it's a shame he's not active.


Hi is active, but not so much.

13th March 2009, 12:51pm
#18
by sharkpoet
pennsylvania United States
Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 5899
SleepyWorker wrote:

Keres.  Best player never to be a world champion.  His games are fun to play through.  He had a plus record over Capablanca, Euwe, and Tal.  Also had equal records against Smyslov, Petrosian and Karpov.  Also beat Fischer a few times, making him the only player to beat 9 world chess champions.  

 


I would agree that Keres is a very strong player, but no one played with as much determination as Korchnoi.  Playing two world champion events while your family is in prison against arguably one of the strongest positional players of all time is a feat unto itself.  That is why I give the slight edge to korchnoi, but also do not wish to say that Keres was any less of a player.

13th March 2009, 12:57pm
#19
by BillyIdle
Humboldt Park, Chicago United States
Member Since: Aug 2008
Member Points: 9859

One overlooked grandmaster was Vladimir Bagirov.  He coached both Tal and Kasparov.

13th March 2009, 01:01pm
#20
by rgrizzard
Austin, TX United States
Member Since: Dec 2007
Member Points: 214

Fischer is in my opinion the greatest, but my favorite is probably Bent Larsen.  He was one of the top 3 or so players in the world at his peak and he still liked to play unusual surprise openings! 

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