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As quantified by name recognition outside of chess circles, probably Fischer.
goldendog wrote:
As quantified by name recognition outside of chess circles, probably Fischer.
I think that in most of the world, Kasparov is better known these days.
Either Fischer or Kasparov. Most likely Fischer.
Searching for ....whom? Never saw a movie about searching for Karpov. Kasparov is next most famous, because of his political activities.
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Sep 9, 2009
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Unanswerable, but if I had to choose, it would be Fischer.
Oh, and it's, "Who's the most famous chess player?"
I think Fischer's an obvious shoe-in. In most circles I'd guess Kasparov has more recognition due to the Deep Blue match than his political activities, but I'd guess if you went out onto the street and asked random people to name the first chess player that came to mind you'd find Fischer well out in front.
Fischer or Kasparov.
Boris?
It's an unashamedly unscientific approach, but take a look at who's name appears more times than anyone else's in the quoted text that's returned on the first page of this google search:
http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=%22most+famous+chess+player%22&meta=
Sep 9, 2009
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BlackWaive wrote:
Either Fischer or Kasparov. Most likely Fischer.
i initially thought fischer but maybe that's my american thinking. i agree with this. either fischer or kasparov. i wish it was boguljabov. what a name.
Anand
Sep 9, 2009
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#19
simply google bobby fischer and garry kasparov and count the hits.
fischer--895,000
kasparov--395,000
also not scientific, but probably a bit telling.
whos the most famous chess player