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I would have liked to see this go back far enough to include Morphy, whom Fischer considered "the most accurate player who ever lived." I would be surprised if
by pgcj_poster 5y ago
I would have liked to see this go back far enough to include Morphy, whom Fischer considered "the most accurate player who ever lived." I would be surprised if Stockfish agreed, but it would be interesting to see.
- dfan 5y agoKenneth Regan's work on Intrinsic Performance Ratings includes estimated ratings for Morphy, which vary widely from event to event but average around 2300, which I think matches the intuitive perception of his strength that modern strong players have. https://cse.buffalo.edu/~regan/papers/pdf/Reg12IPRs.pdf https://cse.buffalo.edu/~regan/papers/pdf/Reg12IPRs.pdf (Of course, as with all historical players, he would be stronger if he were re-animated today and exposed to modern principles and openings.)