Criteria for the greatest chess player in the world

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Avatar of thechessplayer

I just like to ask you guys of what is your criteria for choosing the greatest chess player in the world and why? is it more on the quality of his/her play or its charisma.

Avatar of oginschile

There is a fantastic thread that is worth a read.

 http://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-players/50-ways-to-name-your-masters

It's not exactly the same thing as what you have asked, but it's pretty close.

Avatar of mhbat14

my criteria is the play has one of the following characteristics:
A)Is named Mikhail Tal

OR 

B)Is named Bobby Fischer


Avatar of Enantiomer
Well, he beats everybody else.
Avatar of ThatCrazyAvg

Well, you have to be SO good and goated. That you become a household name in the Chess community and many people refer you as good, with a very good and smart playstyle, a well good personality, and at the end of the day, all of that ends with personal choices  :)

Avatar of Beingmeisacrime

#Vladimir Kramnik. If anybody beats him they are cheaters.