Love all those guys!! No one ever mentions Maroczy - Number one in the World 1905/06. His record against the champions was poor though. On the retrospective ratings sites Tarrasch was the highest rated up to 1975, from memory. For me Rubinstein or Chucky, but there are a lot to choose from!
The Best Player Who Never Became WC?

Love all those guys!! No one ever mentions Maroczy - Number one in the World 1905/06. His record against the champions was poor though. On the retrospective ratings sites Tarrasch was the highest rated up to 1975, from memory. For me Rubinstein or Chucky, but there are a lot to choose from!
Yo mate, Maroczy added.
Should I give Akiva and Chucky half point each then?

Wow! I recognized all of them! The greatest untitled champions...
You vote for Chucky, of course?

Yes, we consider Morphy as unofficial WC of his time. Steinitz was the first WC.
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Korchnoi was also a great player. If his WCC matches against Karpov were fair then who knows what could've happened?

Korchnoi was also a great player. If his WCC matches against Karpov were fair then who knows what could've happened?
Yes, should I then give Stein and Korchnoi 0.5 each from you?
For the same reason you mentioned, I give my vote to Bronstein as he was a victim of the Soviet System, I think he was blackmailed

My vote for David Bronstein!
Yes, added. Devik was my choice too!
Всего лучшего!

Yep, Keres and Bronstein are my favorite writers
Ок, they split your vote and get 0.5 each

You forgot someone --
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/keres-why-didn-t-he-make-it
@zborg please tell me who I should add to the list?

Keres, of course
No more changing your mind.
You're a chess player, aren't you? It's Pièce touchée, pièce jouée
... On the retrospective ratings sites Tarrasch was the highest rated up to 1975, from memory. ...
From memory: I don't think he was invited to that famous 1948 tournament.

You forgot someone --
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/keres-why-didn-t-he-make-it
@zborg please tell me who I should add to the list?
Keres is the only one I could think of, and that really strained my memory banks. Ha!
Here's just few suggestions sorted out alphabetically.
CURRENT STANDINGS (19 people, incl. Twitter, voted so far)
1. Bronstein, Korchnoi 3.5
2. Keres 2.5
3. Schlechter 2
4. Chucky 1.5
5. Rubinstein, Stein, Dr. Tarrasch, Caruana, Blackburne, Short 1
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Here are the contenders for the Almost-WC crown without their names. That way it's a sort of quiz for you folks
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The players contenders in our Best Who Never Become a WC are:
Blackburn, Bogo and Rubinstein, Bronstein, Caruana, Chigorin, Fine & Reshevsky, Geller, Gligorić, Ivanchuk, Keres, Korchnoi, Maroczy, Pillsbury, Schlechter, Short, Stein, Dr Tarrasch, Zukertort