Whose games give the most pleasure? Paul Morphy, of course!
WHO IS THE GREATEST CHESS PLAYER OF ALL TIME? Defend your answer...
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I agree MORPHY.
Why am I even here?
jakefusaro wrote:
Why am I even here?
Your parents loved each other very much.
MSteen wrote:
4) If God can do anything, can he make a rock so big that he can't push it?
This likely is on the list of the top 20 worst arguments against the existance of God.
The answer is no, He cannot make a object so large He can't push.
Nowhere does it say the words," God can do anything." In the Bible.
Carlsen has the potential to surpass the others. It remains to be seen for now. Cliche as it may be, Kasparov appears to be the greatest from where I'm sitting. He never stopped taking risks and playing aggressively while he was at the top, and he comes off as much more likable and human than many world champs who tend to become prickly or crazy.
Though I have a tremendous amount of respect for Morphy.
Karpov or Kasparov are really the only two who deserve consideration. Between the two, it's a toss-up depending on how you value their individual achievement lists.
-BEES- wrote:
Carlsen has the potential to surpass the others. It remains to be seen for now. Cliche as it may be, Kasparov appears to be the greatest from where I'm sitting. He never stopped taking risks and playing aggressively while he was at the top, and he comes off as much more likable and human than many world champs who tend to become prickly or crazy.
Let me know when He does!
I could also speculate that if my Grandmother had NOT died; she still could be alive! What is the Point?!
Though I have a tremendous amount of respect for Morphy.
Feb 19, 2013
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MSteen wrote:
When this thread is finished, perhaps we could all weigh in on some other topics that have as much chance of being settled:
1) First? Chicken or egg?
2) How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?
3) What was the universe like BEFORE the Big Bang?
4) If God can do anything, can he make a rock so big that he can't push it?
5) What is Kim Kardashian famous FOR?
Carlsen is best. as for your other questions...
1. Egg
2. They Don't exist
3. It didn't exist yet. That's like asking what you were like before you were born. (a better question is "What is the Multiverse like?")
4. He don't exist either.
5. Pornstar
The better question is, Why does Kim Kardashian deserve to be famous and wealthy? And what about Ryan Seacrest?
I used to think the greatest chess players were Chess Network, Andy Clfiton and the BYP, now i think its only that Ron Jeremy guy.
Feb 19, 2013
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HurricaneMichael1 wrote:
Budthestud wrote:
MSteen wrote:
When this thread is finished, perhaps we could all weigh in on some other topics that have as much chance of being settled:
1) First? Chicken or egg?
2) How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?
3) What was the universe like BEFORE the Big Bang?
4) If God can do anything, can he make a rock so big that he can't push it?
5) What is Kim Kardashian famous FOR?
Carlsen is best. as for your other questions...
1. Egg
2. They Don't exist
3. It didn't exist yet. That's like asking what you were like before you were born. (a better question is "What is the Multiverse like?")
4. He don't exist either.
5. Pornstar
The both of you, just burn in hell when you get there. Hope you enjoy it!
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Carlsen. he is the highest rated and has been getting first in the latest huge tournaments
chessman1504 wrote:
HurricaneMichael1 wrote:
Budthestud wrote:
MSteen wrote:
When this thread is finished, perhaps we could all weigh in on some other topics that have as much chance of being settled:
1) First? Chicken or egg?
2) How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?
3) What was the universe like BEFORE the Big Bang?
4) If God can do anything, can he make a rock so big that he can't push it?
5) What is Kim Kardashian famous FOR?
Carlsen is best. as for your other questions...
1. Egg
2. They Don't exist
3. It didn't exist yet. That's like asking what you were like before you were born. (a better question is "What is the Multiverse like?")
4. He don't exist either.
5. Pornstar
The both of you, just burn in hell when you get there. Hope you enjoy it!
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The egg came first?
So, a chicken is just an eggs way of making more eggs?
Since the game of chess has been with us for thousands of years , we don't really know who was or is the greatest player of all time, all the ones that have been mentioned are modern players , perhaps it would have been better to say what modern player is the great bam boozie of his time or her time.
1) First? Chicken or egg?
The egg came first. Through evolution/genetic drift, what first gave birth to the first chicken as we know them now, wasn't a chicken. But as these natural selectatory processes took place, the ancestor to the chicken evolved over time and eventually, the first egg with what is recognized as a "chicken" was laid and hatched. Obviously this wasn't a single egg that produced the first single chicken, but eggs themselves predate our current chicken species.
2) How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?
Don't exist.
3) What was the universe like BEFORE the Big Bang?
There was no space or time before the big bang, so how something was "like" is not applicable.
4) If God can do anything, can he make a rock so big that he can't push it?
There is no God. And even if there was, he would not be omnipotent.
5) What is Kim Kardashian famous FOR?
For spreading her legs on tape.
To the topic at hand, Kasparov is the greatest of all time.
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The best chess player of all time is Houdini no human being will beat it on a regular basis
I believe that the greatness of a player is measured in the fact of how far ahead he was from the other players of his time and by that measure, Paul Morphy takes the trophy home hands down!
Quite the contrary, it shows the genius of Morphy at its best; while no one can deny the genius of Kasparov, let's not forget that he spent 8 hrs a day analyzing openings well into the middle game with supercomputers, which is a tribute to his dedication more than to his genius! A lot of the "fantastic" games that Kasparov score magnificient wins were ALL analized to the end with computers; incluidng the win against Anand in which He used 10 minutes for the first 27th moves and when He made the 27th move he got up of the table singing and used less than a minute to finish Anad & the win against Gelfand in 47 moves and He declared he had analyzed it to the end using the same line that Karpov declined & "smartly" liquidate to a quick draw. I guess what I am trying to say the Genius of Morphy is PURE while the genius of Kasparov is Artificial to a great extend! Is like the Venezuelans that score well in Miss Universe Competiton and ALL of their participants have been surgically enhanced!
Even assuming I agree with that, it's possibly more a demonstration of how undeveloped chess was at the time than a towering tribute to Morphy's genius.