Why 30? Dead or alive, I doubt you could name 30 GM level players without opening a book or using Google 
can we declare Magnus a top 30 player of all time
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Feb 1, 2016
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Yes
@C-C-Coalback i'm assuming your username is supposed to be funny for people who know who that is (and i do)? 
Feb 1, 2016
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Magnus is definitely top 50, but I wouldn't put him into the top 30 until he proves himself.
You know, you should be sending this thread via pm to the one who managed to get fat thanks to a pawn diet (only if you want honest and accurate answers, obviously).
Feb 1, 2016
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Winning every tournament and being world champion doesn't mean he knows how to play chess. Top one million
We can definetly declare Magnus in the top 30 ever. He is at least top 30 (maybe 31). He has won so many games and even has a higher rating than Kasparov. why are there so many haters? Did Alexandra Thesa influence this many of you?
lol! he is like the best player ever. you are just haters
Feb 1, 2016
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Just because he's the best chess player ever doesn't mean he knows how to play chess.
also can we put ali in the top 30 boxers of all time also,i can easily name 30 boxers better than him.can we get real here ...lol
Feb 1, 2016
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trysts wrote:
Winning every tournament and being world champion doesn't mean he knows how to play chess. Top one million
Easily top 30,also top 10.
Magnus is the strongest player of all time. If that doesn't put him in the top 30, I don't know what does.
Top 3 I'd say. It's only Garry and Bobby who rival him IMO.
We can agree that Kasparov is in the top 50.
Magnus carlsen is probably the best chess player of all time but there are many more players that have influenced chess in a bigger way than him.
top 5 on my list
in chess history
just won his 5th tata steel tournament tieing Anand
dude is amazing, can we say he is top 30 right now