See it’s a good selection, but I’ve always had a problem putting Karpov in my top 5 as Kasparov was just demonstrably stronger imo…. But it’s still a good shout
He did give Kasparov a run for his money at times. They played a stupidly long match which lasted 5 months. 48 games in total, before they called the match off with Karpov leading 5 to 3 and 40 draws. I totally agree about Kasparov though. Even Carlsen thinks he's the greatest of all time. I wonder if deep inside Carlsen believes it though. They gave him a lie detector test and when he said Kasparov was the greatest the machine said he was LYING!! 🤣
Haha yes! Kasparov and Karpov were some of the best chess rivals in history, which is why it feels wrong putting them both in the list...
See it’s a good selection, but I’ve always had a problem putting Karpov in my top 5 as Kasparov was just demonstrably stronger imo…. But it’s still a good shout