Heights of famous chess players

I recently learned that chess players are short, with the average modern super GM standing at 5 7 (170cm). I was unable to get early players due to lack of information.

Wilhelm Steinitz 5 0 (152cm)

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiS8YS_27_kAhWlSt8KHcZhBTsQjRx6BAgBEAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FWilhelm_Steinitz&psig=AOvVaw39LJYJZu5GWbq_i79uBcal&ust=1567980159800658

Samuel Reshevsky 5 2 (157cm)

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwicqpjp3b_kAhWtc98KHZBhDoMQjRx6BAgBEAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FSamuel_Reshevsky&psig=AOvVaw1MkD_Da05FjDgKfiDu8Zi5&ust=1567980803015362

Michael Adams 5 5 (165cm)

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjuwZmd3r_kAhVMdt8KHeh8DKEQjRx6BAgBEAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FMichael_Adams_(chess_player)&psig=AOvVaw1Vd1fug2zDqRvPmZJKidAj&ust=1567980909648245

Paul Morphy 5 6 (168cm)

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiPpqSy3r_kAhXtmOAKHYJ1ALcQjRx6BAgBEAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FPaul_Morphy&psig=AOvVaw1TfzHRFR82c_iGpweSs47s&ust=1567980955267842

Fabiano Caruana 5 6 (168cm)

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiV-6TR3r_kAhXilOAKHQCnB64QjRx6BAgBEAQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheconversation.com%2Ffabiano-caruana-is-poised-to-do-what-no-american-has-done-since-bobby-fischer-heres-the-path-he-took-to-get-there-94149&psig=AOvVaw1QKWKUGTsSXbTD8iQ_WFye&ust=1567981019960840

Hikaru Nakamura 5 7 (170cm)

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwivxZvj3r_kAhWmT98KHQ2LBJsQjRx6BAgBEAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fgmhikaru&psig=AOvVaw3C2rlWEXCzi-nzGIFGv7Ri&ust=1567981054915005

Anatoly Karpov 5 7 (170cm)

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwikx96G37_kAhVhmeAKHT2HCh8QjRx6BAgBEAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FAnatoly_Karpov&psig=AOvVaw2xqN-bUGeM9TEyD74_6QTb&ust=1567981128136251

Viswanathan Anand 5 8 (173cm)

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjm1KzB3r_kAhVyc98KHWuDAWAQjRx6BAgBEAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FViswanathan_Anand&psig=AOvVaw2PpNbHbuopuLJeAzUsWNsE&ust=1567980986586315

Levon Aronian 5 8 (173cm)

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiNr8-Y37_kAhUET98KHUSsDqIQjRx6BAgBEAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fedition.cnn.com%2F2016%2F01%2F31%2Fsport%2Flevon-aronian-armenia-chess-david-beckham%2Findex.html&psig=AOvVaw3ByKX8tkzpVpXoy6MOhGrM&ust=1567981168589547

Ding Liren 5 8 (173cm)

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwimrNyp37_kAhUiTd8KHcr_BQQQjRx6BAgBEAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FDing_Liren&psig=AOvVaw17eAb8LAtWN81Y9smQf5vu&ust=1567981203937499

Garry Kasparov 5 9 (175cm)

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiriae737_kAhXSm-AKHT41D9cQjRx6BAgBEAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Ftime.com%2F3705316%2Fdeep-blue-kasparov%2F&psig=AOvVaw2f0fcf-pykTRBjqEju2aLu&ust=1567981237199907

Magnus Carlsen 5 9 (175cm)

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwi00dfO37_kAhUOWN8KHQEdA10QjRx6BAgBEAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wsj.com%2Farticles%2Fmagnus-carlsen-wins-world-chess-championship-1543430630&psig=AOvVaw0cUNl6zFwRu_GYbmgf8qUE&ust=1567981276720755

Boris Spassky 5 10 (178cm)

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiyj97l37_kAhUEWN8KHRt3DsUQjRx6BAgBEAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FBoris_Spassky&psig=AOvVaw2mXfLEchKxXXRXioWgpNHA&ust=1567981327731062

Veselin Topalov 5 10 (178cm)

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjzrdKG4L_kAhWiTd8KHaipDCMQjRx6BAgBEAQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbnr.bg%2Fen%2Fpost%2F100357030%2Fchess-grandmaster-veselin-topalov-on-road-to-the-top&psig=AOvVaw3mrSNvhxCoWcKIoOfqM3mi&ust=1567981399948986

Kenny Ji 5 11 (180cm) (Took this in 2nd period on a Chromebook)

https://www.chess.com/member/gm_kenny_ji

Bobby Fischer 6 1 (185cm)

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjc1PK64L_kAhVvmeAKHYtpC5UQjRx6BAgBEAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FBobby_Fischer&psig=AOvVaw0fbi0h-oEyTFMQjCogtwkM&ust=1567981510129281

Max Euwe 6 2 (188cm)

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwi-tIfQ4L_kAhWrmeAKHWQUB64QjRx6BAgBEAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FMax_Euwe&psig=AOvVaw0_IuN5RLo6nvEhHEPs9_tD&ust=1567981555665671

Kramnik 6 5 (196cm)

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwifs4nv4b_kAhUISN8KHapeCHIQjRx6BAgBEAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fscroll.in%2Ffield%2F911279%2Fformer-chess-world-champion-vladimir-kramnik-announces-retirement&psig=AOvVaw05hOLveM2yPwjZfOw_fUbP&ust=1567981882360185

Vasily Smyslov 6 5 (196cm)

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwi-1ruU4r_kAhURUt8KHYLyAXkQjRx6BAgBEAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FVasily_Smyslov&psig=AOvVaw29_wDnEVmvcLD7mViDGX6O&ust=1567981963702362

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