Top 20 players of all time

luctruc

Only Chess

03 Dec 07

Red Night

RHP Prophet

pursuing happiness

Joined: 22 Feb 06
Moves: 13669

03 Dec 07

Fischer
Morphy
Capablanca
Kasparov
Alekhine
Botvinnik
Lasker
Steinitz
Tal
Karpov
Anderrsen
Petrosian
Spassky
Pillsbury
Nimzowitsch
Euwe
Smyslov
Bronstein
Larsen
Anand

cmsMaster

Joined: 02 Feb 06
Moves: 8557

03 Dec 07

Originally posted by Red Night
Fischer
Morphy
Capablanca
Kasparov
Alekhine
Botvinnik
Lasker
Steinitz
Tal
Karpov
Anderrsen
Petrosian
Spassky
Pillsbury
Nimzowitsch
Euwe
Smyslov
Bronstein
Larsen
Anand

Probably not too bad of a list...but still wrong. 😛

Squelchbelch

Joined: 14 Jul 06
Moves: 20541

03 Dec 07

Kasparov would have to be no. 1, surely?

YEAH BOY

Madison Square Garde

Joined: 03 Jan 06
Moves: 240026

04 Dec 07

1 edit

I think Dutch Defense is the best🙄

jose r capablanca

Joined: 05 Nov 07
Moves: 1096

04 Dec 07

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This list looks more reasonable though:
http://tinyurl.com/38zb67

Beginning:
1. Kasparov
2. Lasker
3. Capablanca
4. Botvinnik
5. Fischer
6. Karpov
7. Alekhine
8. Anand
9. Kramnik
10. Pillsbury[/b]

Oh come on... I beated Lasker without losing a single game for the world title. He admited I was way better even before we play, and you still think he's better than me?

jose r capablanca

Joined: 05 Nov 07
Moves: 1096

04 Dec 07

Originally posted by Squelchbelch
Kasparov would have to be no. 1, surely?

I disagree

clandarkfire

Grammar Nazi

Auschwitz

Joined: 03 Apr 06
Moves: 44348

04 Dec 07

1.Capablanca
2.Kasparov
3.Botvinik
4.Lasker
5.Steinitz
6.Fisher
7.Alekhine
8.Karpov
9.Keres
10.Larsen

Talisman

Joined: 20 Jan 07
Moves: 24599

04 Dec 07

Originally posted by clandarkfire
1.Capablanca
2.Kasparov
3.Botvinik
4.Lasker
5.Steinitz
6.Fisher
7.Alekhine
8.Karpov
9.Keres
10.Larsen

Any list that puts Steinitz ahead Fischer and contains Larsen can't really be taken seriously

~~chessisvanity~~

THE BISHOP GOD

BOSTON

Joined: 24 Jan 07
Moves: 58368

04 Dec 07

WTF!?

I'M NOT ON THE LIST?

Squelchbelch

Joined: 14 Jul 06
Moves: 20541

04 Dec 07

1 edit

Originally posted by jose r capablanca
I disagree

1. Kasparov
2. Fischer
3. Capablanca
4. Morphy
5. err...

jose r capablanca

Joined: 05 Nov 07
Moves: 1096

04 Dec 07

Originally posted by clandarkfire
1.Capablanca
2.Kasparov
3.Botvinik
4.Lasker
5.Steinitz
6.Fisher
7.Alekhine
8.Karpov
9.Keres
10.Larsen

finally someone that understands chess

jose r capablanca

Joined: 05 Nov 07
Moves: 1096

04 Dec 07

But this would be better, i guess

1. Capablanca
2. Kasparov
3. Karpov
4. Lasker
5. Botvinnik
6. Fischer
7. Petrosian
8. Morphy
9. Kramnik
10. Spassky

tomtom232

Joined: 15 Jun 06
Moves: 16334

04 Dec 07

What about Smyslov surely he is up there?

der schwarze Ritter

Big D

Joined: 13 Dec 05
Moves: 26380

04 Dec 07

Originally posted by Red Night
Fischer
Morphy
Capablanca
Kasparov
Alekhine
Botvinnik
Lasker
Steinitz
Tal
Karpov
Anderrsen
Petrosian
Spassky
Pillsbury
Nimzowitsch
Euwe
Smyslov
Bronstein
Larsen
Anand

Clearly your list is best, since the top three spots are occupied by two Americans and one Cuban.

Red Night

RHP Prophet

pursuing happiness

Joined: 22 Feb 06
Moves: 13669

04 Dec 07

1 edit

Originally posted by der schwarze Ritter
Clearly your list is best, since the top three spots are occupied by two Americans and one Cuban.

I just think those are the best three. I can't help it if the three best of all time all come from US and Cuba.

Obviously it is subjective and debatable.

I think the top 5 are the top 5, put them in any order you feel comfortable with.

It is the best list, because it is the only list with 20 names and all other lists are incomplete.

Keres, Lopez, and some others deserve mention and Anderssen maybe should be higher.