Historical Chess Player Of The Day 8-24-11

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checkmateibeatu

Who do you want to be historical chess player of the day and be my avatar tommorow?  Since Jose Raul Capablanca and Ruy Lopez have won, they can not be voted for again.  Poll closes at 8:00 AM PST on 8/24/11.

Current Poll Leaders, as of 9:19 AM PST (about 23 hours before tally):

Fischer 1

Phillidor 1

Morphy 1

Petrosian 1

Kasparov 1

CrecyWar

Fischer

MDWallace

Philidor

unweigh7

Tigran Petrosian

atarw

Kasparov

JMB2010

Petrosian

antioxidant
KingQueen64 wrote:

Paul Morphy


i vote also for morphy for historical reasons

checkmateibeatu
Thanks for voting, everyone. Petrosian is currently in the lead with one, with many others right behind him with one. Note that I break ties.
checkmateibeatu
Sorry. Now Morphy and Petrosian are tied.