Paul Morphy
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who is the best chess player of all time?
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Blackburne!!!
I would go for Alekhine myself
Pity he was a racist drunk
Akiba Rubinstein or Fischer.
Pity he was a racist.
BLACKBURNE!!!!!
Jul 20, 2014
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#212
well, him being Scottish and all 
and id be willing to bet Cornwall is hotter than Scotland right now too, since we had amazing thunder and lightning 3 days ago its been baking!
Jul 20, 2014
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#213
If it was on James Bond, they would be called 'Pashtie's'
I know, im part Welsh too, but the Welsh flag is cool, its got a dragon on it, A BLOODY DRAGON! 
But why 00 sheven??
Forget about me. I'm supporting Blackburne because I'm swimming in beer right now.
You will be welcomed in Galicia next week, Kay. It's cold there. They have their own legendary monster in the form of my mother in law.
Jul 20, 2014
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#217
In 1867, Wilhelm Steinitz got in a dispute with Henry Blackburne at a City of London Chess Club game. Blackburne made an insulting remark and Steinitz spat towards Blackburne. Blackburne, who was over 6 feet and 250 pounds, then smashed the diminutive Steinitz in the face with his fist. Steinitz wrote,
“…he struck with his full fist into my eye, which he blackened and might have knocked out. And though he is a powerful man of very nearly twice my size, who might have killed me with a few such strokes, I am proud to say that I had the courage of attempting to spit into his face, and only wish I had succeeded.”
Later, at a tournament in Paris in 1878, Blackburne returned to the hotel drunk and got in a quarrel with Steinitz. Steinitz wrote,
“…and after a few words he pounced upon me and hammered at my face and eyes with fullest force about a dozen blows…But at last I had the good fortune to release myself from his drunken grip, and I broke the window pane with his head, which sobered him down a little.”
Glad to hear that, Kay. I'm leaving now, my wife will put my cell where the Sun doesn't reach...
why i cant play
Michail Tal'
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