Magnus Carlsen. He plays the most perfect chess I have ever seen.
who do you think is the best chess player in chess history?
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he is amazing, he almost beat kasparov when he was just a kid, but he made a mistake and they drew
Mar 3, 2013
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In terms of being more advanced than his contemporaries, compared to chessplayers of other eras compared to their contemporaries, Paul Morphy. In absolute terms (playing strength) Gary Kasparov - at least until Carlsen becomes the next World Champion.
paul morphy was definetly good
meee
your self doesnt count unless your a GM
Mar 3, 2013
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Estragon wrote:
The crop of top GMs today is without question the strongest of all time.
No, it isn't. 
Polar_Bear wrote:
Estragon wrote:
The crop of top GMs today is without question the strongest of all time.
No, it isn't.
Are you a GM? Maybe I will switch my vote..
i agree
Mar 3, 2013
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BabyRhinoRainbow wrote:
Polar_Bear wrote:
Estragon wrote:
The crop of top GMs today is without question the strongest of all time.
No, it isn't.
Are you a GM? Maybe I will switch my vote..
Yes, sort of ... I am proudly self-proclaimed online correspondence GM.
Fischer would beat em all.
Mar 3, 2013
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Estragon wrote:
So, then, when were players overall stronger than Carlsen, Anand, Kramnik, Aronian, Radjabov, Karjakin, Caruana, Ivanchuk, Topalov, et al, ever active?
1) 1890-1910 era: Lasker, Janowski, Marshall, Blackburne, Teichmann, Burn, Duras, Maroczy, Schlechter, Charousek, Tarrasch, Chigorin
2) 1950-1965 era: Botvinnik, Bronstein, Smyslov, Tal, Petrosian, Keres, Geller, Gligoric, Korchnoi, Larsen
TetsuoShima, I agree completely. The fact that it took 13 comments to name Fischer speaks for itself. All the great players mentioned are truly great, but based on the record alone, Fisher is the greatest . . . in my humble opinion.
Bobby fischer made chess really popular in america
magnus defintelly, the man is chess incarnated into human flesh
TetsuoShima wrote:
VLMJ wrote:
TetsuoShima, I agree completely. The fact that it took 13 comments to name Fischer speaks for itself. All the great players mentioned are truly great, but based on the record alone, Fisher is the greatest . . . in my humble opinion.
what does that have to do with anything????
its like saying there are 13 guys in a pub, 12 say the oil price will rise therefore the oil price will rise.
I think you are preaching to the choir. I mean, he was in accord with what you said and now you are going out of you way to refute his statement, indirectly weakening your own argument.
i read it wrong my fault
thanks for pointing it out
Who do you think is the best chess player in chess history?