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Geez, gonna have to find a tougher one, lol
The question was good. I'm just above-average for chess trivia.
The tallest GM I can think of was 6 foot 9 inches tall. Can anyone name him or think of a taller one?
Smyslov?
Not Smyslov, though he was the basketball player among the old guard of Soviet GMs.
Kramnik ?
Not Kramnik. He must be the tallest current GM, right? Tallest world champ?
Nigel Short (190cm) ?
Peter Heine Nielsen 6ft 5 from Denmark
Kramnik 6' 10" ? Kasparov?
The recently deceased Miroslav Filip was 6ft 9 according to his obituary.
goldendog wrote:
Not Kramnik. He must be the tallest current GM, right? Tallest world champ?
Fischer or Smyslov were the tallest World Champs.
shambo wrote:
The recently deceased Miroslav Filip was 6ft 9 according to his obituary.
Yes! Filip was my tall GM at 6-9.
A very strong player too as a 2-time Candidate.
Anyone have a taller one in mind? Cite a source for height if you do.
Fischer taller than Kramnik ? How tall was Fischer ?
kco wrote:
Kramnik 6' 10" ? Kasparov?
Kramnik is listed at 6' 6". He's the tallest current and active GM so far as I know.
Reb wrote:
Fischer taller than Kramnik ? How tall was Fischer ?
Going by memory, Fischer was 6' 2".
Pretty tall for the 1950s and 60s but still in the normal range.
Tal?
goldendog wrote:
kco wrote:
Kramnik 6' 10" ? Kasparov?
Kramnik is listed at 6' 6". He's the tallest current and active GM so far as I know.
Wow, I had no idea Kramnik was that tall! I though he was a fairly squat guy...
He had even records against 3 world champions, Euwe, Capablanca and Fischer. (One of only 4 players to have defeated both Capa and Fischer)
This is probably his most famous game: (Black)