One that I don't see misspelled, but rather, mis-pronounced is:
Alekhine
I've heard: Alakeen, Alakine, Alkaline (yes, I've heard people call him what they call the battery), Aliakin (or Ali Achin'), etc.
It's about as bad as the Cuban Singer. Gloria what?
Es' te fon
Es' te fin
E stef' on
E stef' in
Note the accent on the first syllable in the first 2, second syllable in the latter 2.
^Win
I thought Bent Larsen's first name was a typo the first time I saw it. Same for Paul Morphy's last name
And how about Pal Benko?
funny though... pal ;)
I thought that was PUNny
that was the funny thing
But no one other than Roman would probably notice
In reverse order, Miss World style:
5. Fischer, known to many as Fisher
4. Schlechter, a.k.a. Schlecter, Schleckter
3. Alekhine, affectionately known as Alkin
2. Rubinstein, who prompted the thread in fact. Rubenstein appears the most common version.
.... and now ... for the winner...
1. Nimzowitsch, actually had to look the spelling up.
[Edit: least misspelled - Tal]
cool thing
@qazx and crazychessplaya : see post nr 57 on Nimzowitsch !
[Edit: least misspelled - Tal]
You mean Talj?
I could imagine a lot would write GM Roman Dzindzichashvili wrong.
I got his autograph in 1988, at Saint John.
... he misspelled it.
Rashid Nehzmetdinov
Aleksander Wojtkiewicz
Boris Spassky
I could imagine a lot would write GM Roman Dzindzichashvili wrong.
I got his autograph in 1988, at Saint John.
... he misspelled it.
Hilarious!
The one I see misspelled the most by far is definitely Vishwanathan Anand. The correct spelling is Viswanathan. I don't think I have ever seen it spelled correctly in the dozens of endless quiz questions about Anand. Certainly Crazychessplaya should have seen this, being the greatest quiz player ever.
I could imagine a lot would write GM Roman Dzindzichashvili wrong.
I got his autograph in 1988, at Saint John.
... he misspelled it.
Hilarious!
People don't spell Dzindzichasviliwrong that often because they have no idea how to spell it and just look it up.
The elusive "Evan", as in " Evan's Gambit ."
I've seen one or two "Tall"s on the internet before, so I'd bet Short would be the least misspelt.
You'd think people would mess up "Nezhmetdinov" but somehow they always manage to get it right...
Your corect, but only in principal.
I thought Bent Larsen's first name was a typo the first time I saw it. Same for Paul Morphy's last name
And how about Pal Benko?
funny though... pal ;)
I thought that was PUNny