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Chess GOAT
Posted on 10/31/20 at 5:26 pm
Posted on 10/31/20 at 5:26 pm
Fischer, Kasparov, Carlsen, none of the above?
Who ya got?
Who ya got?
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Posted on 10/31/20 at 5:30 pm to MidnightVibe
Paul Morphy has the most entertaining style, so if I could play like anyone that’s who I would like to play like.
Posted on 10/31/20 at 5:31 pm to MidnightVibe
Bobby Fischer 
Posted on 10/31/20 at 5:31 pm to MidnightVibe
Carlson for rapid maybe, but he’s not close to GOAT.
This post was edited on 11/1/20 at 5:11 pm
Posted on 10/31/20 at 5:56 pm to atomic31
Didn’t he defect?
Posted on 10/31/20 at 5:59 pm to athenslife101
He lost his title by refusing to play, but I believe that at his peak, he was the greatest chess player of all time
Posted on 10/31/20 at 6:03 pm to MidnightVibe
Fischer, but man did he turn into a loon. I recently got into chess these last few months and watched a documentary on him. Brilliant in his early years but became an anti-semite, conspiracy theorist crazy person
Posted on 10/31/20 at 7:07 pm to atomic31
I meant didn’t he defect to USSR?
Posted on 10/31/20 at 7:17 pm to MidnightVibe
Carlsen is the current number one Chess (2882, highest rating in history) and Rapid Chess player.
He trails Liren only 2875 to 2873 for the number one Blitz Chess ranking
How is this even a question?
Edited to add that the question is not necessarily rhetorical.
He trails Liren only 2875 to 2873 for the number one Blitz Chess ranking
How is this even a question?
Edited to add that the question is not necessarily rhetorical.
This post was edited on 10/31/20 at 8:11 pm
Posted on 10/31/20 at 7:19 pm to MidnightVibe
Beth Harmon by a long shot
Posted on 10/31/20 at 7:24 pm to MidnightVibe
Kasparov
Posted on 10/31/20 at 7:26 pm to MidnightVibe
Morphy was probably the most ahead of his peers.
Posted on 10/31/20 at 7:36 pm to cfish140
quote:
Fischer, but man did he turn into a loon. I recently got into chess these last few months and watched a documentary on him. Brilliant in his early years but became an anti-semite, conspiracy theorist crazy person
What's his poliboard name?
Posted on 10/31/20 at 7:38 pm to MidnightVibe
USCF rated 1400 here. Fischer had the best peak. Kasparov had the most impressive run.
Posted on 10/31/20 at 8:55 pm to MidnightVibe
No one has mentioned Capablanca... or Lasker... or Karpov
This post was edited on 10/31/20 at 8:58 pm
Posted on 10/31/20 at 9:34 pm to JLDTiger
quote:The correct answer...
Beth Harmon by a long shot
Posted on 10/31/20 at 10:01 pm to MidnightVibe
Either Kasparov (innovator of new dynamism) or Carlsen (the master of the style).
Posted on 10/31/20 at 10:19 pm to MidnightVibe
Fischer's lasting legacy was in inspiring Kasparov to invent modern chess. Kasparov -- who was in the process of developing a new style of play that could be used to defeat a computer -- famously compared Fischer to a computer. In that sense, Fischer's style didn't stick, but rather became the foil for Kasparov's new dynamism, which now dominates competitive chess.
This post was edited on 11/1/20 at 12:40 am
Posted on 11/1/20 at 7:46 am to MidnightVibe
Beth Harmon show on Netflix is great FWIW
Posted on 11/1/20 at 9:14 am to MidnightVibe
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