Carlsen vs Capablanca - endgame battle. Who would win??

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DoYouLikeCurry

We all know that, in the debate of who the greatest endgame converter in the history of chess is, there are only two contenders. Magnus Carlsen and Juan Capablanca.

Face them off in an equal endgame…. Who do you think takes it?

neatgreatfire

The two best endgame players ever, playing an equal endgame... I'm gonna have to go with a draw grin.png

DoYouLikeCurry
neatgreatfire wrote:

The two best endgame players ever, playing an equal endgame... I'm gonna have to go with a draw

Boring, but highly reasonable! If you had to pick a favourite?

alisonowil

Capablanca no doubt this guy was a machine at converting

DoYouLikeCurry
He defo was
Leto
Give Capablanca computer plus chess database for last 100 years….And then compare..

Somehow eliminate all Magnus’s knowledge gained from games since 1930 till 2023….And then compare..
One_Zeroith

It's "Jose" Capablanca, and not "Juan."

DoYouLikeCurry
One_Zeroith wrote:

It's "Jose" Capablanca, and not "Juan."

Oh god whoops I knew that, obviously!! Moment of mental abstraction. Happens to us all 😂😭

JohnNapierSanDiego

Carlsen. He's just straight-up better.

DoYouLikeCurry
He might be! But they were both masters of the endgame, so itd be an interesting matchup…
mercatorproject

Capa played the whole game with his eye on a favorable Endgame. I'd go for Capa in all phases of the game. Carlsen chose a good time to get out of the game, which to a great extent he has. The old timers seem to have lasted longer.

WCPetrosian

Fischer called Capa the most gifted natural player, but also said that Capa wasn't quite as great in the endgame as people made him out to be.

Who would win between Carlsen and Capa in the endgame, probably Carlsen. However, give Capa access to today's mass of information then Capa might win out in the endgame or tie Carlsen.

As far as an entire game goes, Carlsen is the best ever. I prefer Capa's style though.

DoYouLikeCurry
This is a close call so far, then! Definite proponents for both players…
mercatorproject
DoYouLikeCurry wrote:
This is a close call so far, then! Definite proponents for both players…

Because both were pretty good to say the least.

Hidethe_painHarold

Who Cares, the best player in history is Kasparov

mercatorproject

We were discussing Capa vs Carlsen, were we not? and who might be best at endgames?

Let me repeat about Capa playing with the endgame in mond. In his writings, and books about him, Capa would have simplifications in mind during the middle game to set up an advantageous set up at the start of the endgame and play accordingly.

I suspect Carlsen did the same thing, imitating Capablanca in this.

DoYouLikeCurry
Bringing Jose Capablanca back through necromancy sounds like a vibe. See how he does at the top level today!
marqumax
Capa is dead, there’s no “give him 100 years”
mercatorproject
marqumax wrote:
Capa is dead, there’s no “give him 100 years”

That is why thr lastest wonderkid is always the "Greatest of All Time".

DoYouLikeCurry
mercatorproject wrote:
marqumax wrote:
Capa is dead, there’s no “give him 100 years”

That is why thr lastest wonderkid is always the "Greatest of All Time".

Well, tbf to him, Carlsen really is a talent on a one-in-a-blue-moon level