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Well you are entitled to your opinion but it is very likely you are wrong. The consensus among very many strong chess players,and historians is that the mantle
by Lordarminius 11y ago
Well you are entitled to your opinion but it is very likely you are wrong. The consensus among very many strong chess players,and historians is that the mantle of 'greatest player ever' is a toss-up between GK and RJF. This is based on many factors: peak rating,percentage wins/losses, fighting spirit and aversion to draws, quality of the opposition, quality of play, raw talent, statistical analysis of elo ratings, their contribution to theory and other factors. The phrase is not a whim of the reporter.
- johan_larson 11y agoI am saying what I am saying for good reason. Back when I was active in chess (a decade or so ago), I read all kinds of articles and books about the great heroes of the game. There was general agreement in the chess community about who the dozen or so greatest players were, but no particular agreement on who was the very best. In a typical discussion, the cults of Fischer and Kasparov would always make themselves heard, but there were also advocates of Lasker and Capablanca, and some oddball who would insist on Morphy. But perhaps things have changed. Got a pointer to a solid writeup on the issue?
- Lordarminius 11y agoI saw a good one once I think on ChessBase. I'll search for it.