top 5 positional players?

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JMB2010

here I'm just wondering who you think the top 5 positional players of all time are. you can vote for less than 5 but please not more than 5. 5 points for 1st, 4 for 2nd and so on.

There have been 9 out of 30 votes.

current results as of post 18 by RHoudini

Capablanca 29.5

Karpov 23.5

Petrosian 11.5

Kramnik 10

Flohr 5

Lasker 5

Botvinnik 4.5

Fischer 4

Smyslov 3

Anand 2.5

Kramnik 2

Reti 2

Kasparov 1

Euwe 1

ozzie_c_cobblepot

Karpov, Petrosian, Capablanca, Botvinnik, and Smyslov.

checkmateibeatu

Capablanca

Karpov

JMB2010

any other votes?

philidorposition

Kramnik

Capablanca

Karpov

Smyslov

ozzie_c_cobblepot
Eopithecus wrote:

see what I mean a regurgitation of the same 14 world champions basically for any list one wants to make up.

To make up another list Why not the left handed player with the highest winning percentage on Tuesday. Maybe even what player named Bobby was the Greatest.


Would Robert Byrne be eligible for that contest?

JMB2010

any other votes? The poll is over when there have been 30 votes.

ozzie_c_cobblepot

This isn't going to sound right, but if the vote list doesn't include Karpov, then the vote shouldn't be counted. Unless your name is Kasparov.

JMB2010

no more votes? there have only been 7 out of 30

JMB2010
ketchuplover wrote:

Steinitz


 do you think steinitz was #1 of all time? If so than I'll include it in my votes. If you DON'T than please post in order of who you think was the best.

lake-kid

#1 capablanca

#2 fisher

#3 karpov

#4 anand

#5 kasprov

RHoudini

1 Karpov

2 Capablanca

3 Petrosian

4 Réti

5 Euwe