Having a "Kar/Car" name...

Anyone else notice the unusaully high number of strong players with the syllable "kar" in their name?

Karpov, Carlsen, Karjakin, Caruana...

Ummm...

Laskar, Carpablanca, Karmnik, Karpasov, Karchnoi, Karmsky, Nakarmura...

See?

This is interesting connection. The last group of words are manipulated, however, the first is not.

 Polgar.  That seems to fit right in.

lol. The last few may have been manipulated, and changed, but still, the 4 up front. It find it intesesting however that out of the 11 names you presented, 9 start with either c, or k.

Nakamura's first name is HiKARu. There is a "Kar" there too :o

Lasker (no a)

Capablanca, (no r)

Kramnik, (inverted)

Kasparov (inverted)

Korchnoi (no a)

Kamsky (no r)

Nakamura (no r)

How about the zodiac signs of World Champions?Steinitz,Taurus.Lasker,Capricorn.Capablanca,Scorpio.Alekhine,Scorpio.Euwe,Taurus.Botvinnik,Leo.Smyslov,Aries.Tal,Scorpio.Petrosian,Gemini.Spasski,Aquarius.Fischer,Pisces.Karpov,Gemini.Kasparov,Aries.Kramnik,Cancer.Anand,Sagittarius.Carlsen,Sagittarius.

Yyyeah... that's the joke... thanks for explaining it...

Karpasov - the best one :)