can we say, right now Magnus is the greatest of all time

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letsgohome

I agree

clms_chess

no.. he isnt the greatest.... yet. He has to win the WCC first. :)

2200ismygoal

He hasn't even beat Anand yet, if Carlsen is able to dominate his contemporaries as did Fischer and Kasparov and Karpov over the long run than yes I would put him up with the greats of all time

clms_chess

Fischer won it but didnt defend it. He did dominate the players of his day like no other so thats why he gets the nod as always being in the conversation.

You are right... Carlsen needs a WCC win and a few defenses to be considered in the conversation.

losingmove
StevenBailey13 wrote:

Bobby is the best

Garry is the greatest

Magnus is the latest

Case closed.

Ali was the greatest

letsgohome

i second that

clms_chess
losingmove wrote:
StevenBailey13 wrote:

Bobby is the best

Garry is the greatest

Magnus is the latest

Case closed.

Ali was the greatest

Ali? If it wasnt for that Rope-a-dope Forman woulda shoulda coulda lol