Do chess players tend to be short?

and here:

both orange circles are equal in size. classic case of optical illusion. 

if you are surrounded by big circles, you look smaller; if you are surrounded by little circle you look larger.  it depends upon visual perception 

is alphabet guy trying to give us all a version of a rorschach test?

I don't know, but those diagrams he posted are really obscene.

Big balls small balls grey balls orange balls. Learning so much about ball diversity on chess.com

Paul Keres and Vassily Smyslov were tall as well.

He's 5 8

I think Fischer was actually 6'2" or close to it. I remember reading how everyone at the time thought he defied stereotypes about chess players because he looked more like a football player with his rugged features, height, and athletic build.

Carlsen may not be "short" but he is often dwarfed by truly tall men e.g.:

However he is still taller than his ex-girlfriend and Scandinavian women are generally quite tall

Carlsen is 5 9

Chatted with someone who had good fortune to play actor Adam Baldwin(no relation to/very different from Alec). Guessed him at 1700 USCF at least. Took 2nd in world celebrity championship in 1988 ahead of guy that was rated at 1540 and has been playing ever since. Not shabby for a busy father of 3 who is better known for playing handsome bad*sses.

(From a Firefly tv show reunion pic) Nathan Fillion, 2nd from right is listed at 6' 1-1/2" Adam is on far left. Yeah, and I'm sure everyone here can beat him at arm wrestling too. 😁

I'm 5'11

Summer Glau in the middle

Kacnapob & kapnob? What's this - the struggle between the have-pobs & the have-nobs? 

lol

How do you know these heights?  

google

I didn't ask you.  And, no.