kindaspongey wrote:
SmyslovFan wrote:
... The argument in favor of Morphy is that he could have improved if he'd faced a tough opponent such as Steinitz. But that's supposition and not based on the quality of the games he actually played. ...
Isn't it also supposition to base a conclusion on the belief that there would not have been improvement? Did Steinitz improve from 1866 to 1886?
More questions.
Steinitz improved by playing against top-flight opponents. Morphy didn't.
... The argument in favor of Morphy is that he could have improved if he'd faced a tough opponent such as Steinitz. But that's supposition and not based on the quality of the games he actually played. ...
Isn't it also supposition to base a conclusion on the belief that there would not have been improvement? Did Steinitz improve from 1866 to 1886?