We all have heard of the chess greats. Fischer, Kasparov, Carlsen, etc.   But who is the worst, I mean the WORST rated player there is?

Here is my criteria:

I am not looking for a strong master who has had some off days (e.g. Nigel Short)

The person must be playing for a substantial amount of time.

The person is at least 10 years of age.

I have a few candidates:

Ruth S Arluck

Ken Cohen

I am sure that these are all great people to be with, etc, but perhaps chess is not for them.

I doubt it

I prob worse bt I hev triktery skil so idk

Your not the worst.

So? The computer is impossible

Im sure your a good player

Ali doesn't count. He's not rated

Melvin Schpilkas

I am certainly one of the worst....after years my rating is 1375.

3150 and 5250 w/ 250 draws....

Edited moderator stumpyblitzer 

Josh Waitzkin is the first person who comes to mind after seeing the criteria.

Are the ones you posted actually "strong masters"?

I saw one player that was rated 296 in live chess once, but I don't remember who it was. According to their profile, they had been on chess.com for about 6 months.

I was rated a lot lower than the past, the lowest I've been was 207, but I was new.

If you are talking about official ratings, than I don't know.

Bob, here, loses all the time. But to be fair, the cat plays a mean endgame.

Magnus Carlsen.

Bob the cat is a chess patzer? Let him play online chess. He plays better with the mouse

Henry Kissinger

 Back in 1972 he call Bobby Fischer, and said he was the worst chess player in the world calling the best chess player in the world.

Niloofar Nayab's games are worth looking through, not that women in Afghanistan has had much chance to progress in chess, but still:

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=119143

magnus carlson

Hey Tigercrap, have you seen Magnus on line doing live commentary on chess games, sometimes with other superGMs, often with schmoes?

Without being too hard on myself I thought I was the worst! It took me about 11 attempts before I could finally beat a 100 ranking novice engine. Other times when an opponent would offer me their king is over look the checkmate chance and throw it away to stalemate. Is that a run for money here?

Yeah, I really don't know what's the point at times in wasting brain energy moving damn pieces around a checker board as if your life depended on in when there are simply other things my mind appeals to more! seriously man, chess is something I enjoy enough to play on here but I dont like it as much as other stuff!!!

You seem to have the correct attitude. I'd just advise not to play any engines regardless of ratings.