Hall Of Fame - 26: Adolf Anderssen
Anderssen won two big tournaments in 1851 and 1862, as well as giving the world the "Immortal Game".
Anderssen won two big tournaments in 1851 and 1862, as well as giving the world the "Immortal Game".
Zukertort lost to Steinitz in the first World Championship match in 1886, but was a dominant player in the 1870s and 1880s.
The French master was considered to be the strongest player in the world in the early 1800s.
The Great Dane makes the Top 30. Another Great Dane explains why.
Reshevsky was a contender for the World Championship from the mid-1930s to the mid-60s.
Another veteran, who played two World Championship matches.
He did just fine in 1938.
The Armenian Superstar requires no introduction
Dr. Tarrasch was maybe the world's best player in the 1890s.
Widely considered a chess genius, Ivanchuk enters the list.
Schlechter was the first player to seriously challenge Lasker in a World Championship match.
Harry Nelson Pillsbury only had a brief career, but his highs were incredibly high.
An amazing tournamemnt player, Geller never got to a World Championship match, but had + scores against the likes of Fischer,...
Gelfand came close to the World Championship title in 2012, when he lost to Vishy Anand by the smallest of margins.
"The Founder of the Soviet School of Chess"
Aron Nimzowitsch is best known for his book 'My System'. But does he belong here as a player?
Sergey Karjakin held Magnus Carlsen to a 6-6 tie in classical games in their World Championship match.
Hungary's Lajos Portisch had a long and distinguished career.
Lev Polugaevsky is a representative of an incredibly strong generation of Soviet players. Never in a title match, but very...
Gata Kamsky emerges as a prodigy in the 1990s, takes time off from chess from 1996-2004, but returns in 2004 and goes on...
Maroczy was born in 1870 and was one of the leading players of his time. Enough?
After becoming the youngest grandmaster in the world in 1994, Peter Leko played a World Championship match against Vladimir...
Winawer is one of the premier players a looong time ago. Where does that rank him?
Miguel Najdorf was one of the world's best players in the 1940s and 1950s.
The Dutch legend was considered "Best in the West" and was an absolute top player throughout the 1980s and early 1990s.