Very hard and demanding question with no definitive answer,i presume people are going to focus on the big names such as ,Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov but keep in mind their are others just as good who haven't or didn't see enough of the spotlight,btw i have no answer,a good analogy for this question would be,which religion is real?.You are going to get a flow of different answers for different reasons.
Who was/is the best GM of all time
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May 13, 2018
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DamonevicSmithlov wrote:
Borislav Ivanov was the greatest ever.
Yes!
That's who the Houdini program gets all its moves from!!
GM Jesus. He never went pro, but it was as if God Himself was playing
May 14, 2018
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#66
DamonevicSmithlov wrote:
Borislav Ivanov was the greatest ever.
Nope, he never even earned the GM title. He never won a top flight tournament, even with the use of an engine.
May 14, 2018
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ScootaChess wrote:
GM Jesus. He never went pro, but it was as if God Himself was playing
Too confusing. First they said he got help from his dad. Then they said he was his dad. No wonder the bishops hung him from the towers and all the king's 8 pawns and 2 horsies could not put him back together again. And then he came back down, and the horses never walked straight again.
May 14, 2018
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#68
SmyslovFan wrote:
DamonevicSmithlov wrote:
Borislav Ivanov was the greatest ever.
Nope, he never even earned the GM title. He never won a top flight tournament, even with the use of an engine.
They wouldn't let him. He could've been a candidate. He could've been somebody. Instead he became a dope dealer.
Capablanca
Anatoly Kasparov, Philidor, or Tobey Maguire.
May 14, 2018
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#71
to be precise not all listed here are GMs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandmaster_(chess)
"Since FIDE did not award the Grandmaster title posthumously, world-class players who died prior to 1950, including World Champions Steinitz, Lasker, Capablanca, and Alekhine, never received the title"
Of all time?
JackRyan42 wrote:
helenZA2015 wrote:
bobby fisher
That's right
May 14, 2018
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#75
Yay! Robert Heinlein and the 4th Doctor in the same message! My day is complete. (Capablanca)
May 15, 2018
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#76
CARLSEN PEOPLE Not CARLSON. its not a difficult name lol.
Kasparov and Carlsen.
darkunorthodox88 wrote:
CARLSEN PEOPLE Not CARLSON. its not a difficult name lol.
Kasparov and Carlsen.
I do believe this is an autocorrect issue. Mine turns CARLSEN all caps for some reason, but it used to turn it into carlson
It's just too difficult to pick the best of all time in chess. Some athletes you can tell they would do well and be one of the best or one of the best in the modern game. Ex, Jack Nicklaus, Wayne Gretzky. But Chess I have no idea who would be better. If anything it's more likely to be a series of draws before somebody wins one game.