5 Best Players of All Time

Kasparov

Fischer

Capa

Alekhine

Lasker

I gave extra credit for guys that dominated their era over guys that were objectively better players. In other words, mine is a top 5 of historical significance.

Boy, sounds like somebody's a little full of themself...

1. Fischer

2. Alekhine

3. Capablanca

4. Kasparov

5. Botvinnik

Hey, where's your creativity?  It's always the same names over and over again!

Go back to post #73

1.Fischer

2.Kasperov

3.Capablanca

4.Botvinnik

5.Keres

Probably Norman Whitaker, Bobby Fischer, Peter Damiano, Hideki Nakamura (Japan), and DMX (the rapper).

1. GM Shirazi

2. NM Hecky Unding

3. NM Alex Milagrosa

4. NM Edmundo Gatus

5. Lennox Lewis

Yeah, Lewis for sure... forgot about that one.

1. Kasparov

2. Paul Morphy

3. Karpov

4. Fischer

5. Capablanca

1.Ruy López de Segura

2.Jan Timman

3.Alexander Tolush

4.Miguel Najdorf

5.Richard Réti

#205 says it all.

i think it is 

1.garry kasparov 

2.bobby fisher 

3.viswind anand 

4.magnus carlson 

5.emmual lasker 

Hey, go easy on him, he's from New Zealand! (they have to use subtitles down there).

Many people rate Tal, Fischer and Alekhine etc.  highest because of their dynamic styles that make attractive games. I myself am one of them, my favorite player is Tal. That being said, positional and perhaps better players do not often appear on people's list. I, for one, think that Capablanca should be on the top five on any list. Just something to consider.

My top 5 in no particular order

1. Mikhail Tal

2. Garry Kasparov

3. Jose Raul Capablanca

4. Alexander Alekhine

5. Emanuel Lasker

Whoa, I guess I'm psychic (see #181).

I think:

1. Robert James Fischer

2. Gary Kasporov

3. Boris Spassky

4. Josh Waitzkin

5. Lary Christiansen

Yep, Waitzkin's gotta be there.

morphy--> if he had studied modern chess .. .. .. the "first modern chess player"

fisher

kasparov

Capablanca

carlsen magnus

tal .. a like the chess style ..