Is Judit Polgar the best chess player ever?

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She beat Kasparov Karpov, and Carlsen,

is there any arguments to be made against her that she is not the best?

i am by no means a Judit Polgár fan, however I am confused of her not being crowned the worlds best player.

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Maybe because she doesn’t play that much?

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Nice smurfing, Judit Polgar

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zembrianator wrote:

Nice smurfing, Judit Polgar

Boi do you think Judit Polgár is this bad?

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Yes the best

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A good  Women chessplayer, but the best a wouldnt say this for anyone in chess, even for Magnus, which is not that bad, Best chess player is like best foottbal player- you never know, God bless

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If her record against them is better than theirs' against her's, then sure.

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Polgar has never beaten Kasparov or Carlsen in classical time control.

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The real question is: is she the hottest chess player ever?

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What is her record against 2800+ rated players?

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Judit Polgar is one of my absolute favorites. Her games are a delight to play over and her books are full of great instructional material as well as charming personal details. Mainly, they are full of her love for chess. But Judit Polgar doesn't think that Judit Polgar is the greatest player ever! She knows that she earned her place among the world's elite, but her admiration for Kasparov and Karpov and Anand is very clear 

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Who do you guys think is the strongest and most complete chess player?

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Yes I agree Magnus is the best. I’m just saying Judit is maybe underrated?

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Evolvedtoo wrote:

ZapperloT wrote:

The real question is: is she the hottest chess player ever?

if you ignore all the other hotter chess players, then yes she is hot.

She is only hotter than Karpov even- out of Karpov, Kasparov and Carlsen. No homo.

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I recommend googling ....Polgar Mecking blitz chess to watch a cool blitz game...

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Evolvedtoo wrote:
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CleverOak,
Without question it is Magnus. He is the greatest the world has ever produced. What makes a player so great is NOT their moves.

See, what we often forget to include in chess consideration is :
1) the clock. The clock is the most brutal aspect of the game. It changes everything as well as injecting a tremendous amount of pressure. The stress levels of chess players have been measured and documented to be the highest in any sport. It is incredible. To play at the grand master level in a world championship match like Magnus, Anand, Caruana is almost god-like capacity to endure that level of stress.

2) stamina: who can sit there and stay focused on that little 64 square board for that length of time day after day? It’s inhuman. I don’t know how they can survive it. Why would someone sit there like that for days on end?

No Judit is not the greatest. She’s very good. But in a real world OTB 24 game showdown where all the marbles are at steak, she’ll whither on the vine like an old man’s balls. Nuff said. Did you hear it when I dropped the microphone?

the greatest of all time is kasparov, magnus isn't even close.

Magnus is SLIGHTY BETTER, they are actually EXTREMELY close.

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"THE GUY WON 100 STRAIGHT GAMES!"

That is simply not true. I think you meant to say that he went undefeated for 100 games! I'm not sure that's 100% accurate, but he did go a long, long time between losses

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Laskersnephew wrote:

"THE GUY WON 100 STRAIGHT GAMES!"

That is simply not true. I think you meant to say that he went undefeated for 100 games! I'm not sure that's 100% accurate, but he did go a long, long time between losses

Or you could be mad whenever you hear Capablanca, since you know,,,1921!

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I am the best chess player ever
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You no Clever O a k nifeful of scalps don't make her the best.