Also please vote for titled or very good players and not yourself
VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE CHESS PLAYER OF ALL TIME?
Fischer 4
Kasparov 3
Capablanca, Morphy 2
Furman, Williams, Tal, Anand, Anderssen, Spassky 1
Wrong count, pls count again.
Thank You in advance
Fischer 4
Kasparov 3
Capablanca, Morphy 2
Furman, Williams, Tal, Anand, Anderssen, Spassky 1
Small mistake here. Please add: Ruy Lopez de Sugura 1. You must have missed my post. Thank you.
Fischer 4
Kasparov 3
Capablanca, Morphy 2
Furman, Williams, Tal, Anand, Anderssen, Spassky 1
Small mistake here. Please add: Ruy Lopez de Sugura 1. You must have missed my post. Thank you.
She is not aware of any posts she skipped.
I see this isn't about whom one considers the best player, but who is one's favorite player.
Since the choices are personal and have no value objectively, I'd be more curious to learn the reasons behind the choices than the tabulation of the results.
I see this isn't about whom one considers the best player, but who is one's favorite player.
Since the choices are personal and have no value objectively, I'd be more curious to learn the reasons behind the choices than the tabulation of the results.
I took affection for Furman after reading Sosonko's article about him, he was a cool guy. Also I like his style a lot. And especially after sharing his wife's quote with mine:
"He studied chess all the time. He liked to use a pocket set since we didn't have much room in the house. But even without a set, he was all the time thinking about chess, in the train, in the bus. I know that look, when he listened to and did not hear what I was saying to him --- he was all wrapped up in chess."
"Could you give me that lady's phone number? So we can talk and share our disgrace".
Players with 0-1 points are now eliminated.
The contestants are now Fischer, Kasparov, Capablanca, Spassky and Morphy. All of these players are reduced to 0 points and people can vote again. Whoever gets the most points wins.
I see this isn't about whom one considers the best player, but who is one's favorite player.
Since the choices are personal and have no value objectively, I'd be more curious to learn the reasons behind the choices than the tabulation of the results.
This is a good point. However it is not the goal of this forum to talk about that. Maybe somebody should start a forum where we say why we like a player, and do not keep track of how many people like a certain player.
I see this isn't about whom one considers the best player, but who is one's favorite player.
Since the choices are personal and have no value objectively, I'd be more curious to learn the reasons behind the choices than the tabulation of the results.
I took affection for Furman after reading Sosonko's article about him, he was a cool guy. Also I like his style a lot. And especially after sharing his wife's quote with mine:
"He studied chess all the time. He liked to use a pocket set since we didn't have much room in the house. But even without a set, he was all the time thinking about chess, in the train, in the bus. I know that look, when he listened to and did not hear what I was saying to him --- he was all wrapped up in chess."
"Could you give me that lady's phone number? So we can talk and share our disgrace".
Thanks. I guess identifying with a players is one of the better reasons.
I see this isn't about whom one considers the best player, but who is one's favorite player.
Since the choices are personal and have no value objectively, I'd be more curious to learn the reasons behind the choices than the tabulation of the results.
This is a good point. However it is not the goal of this forum to talk about that. Maybe somebody should start a forum where we say why we like a player, and do not keep track of how many people like a certain player.
I understand.
Put me down for JH Blackburne, a chess genius who followed his own mind and worked harder than almost any other player.

Capablanca & Kasparov
Please only vote for one player.