Top 10 players ever.

https://www.chess.com/article/view/who-was-the-best-world-chess-champion-in-history

https://www.chess.com/article/view/were-players-in-the-1800s-terrible

1. Carlsen

2. Kasparov

3. Fischer

4. Karpov

5. Kramnik

6. Anand

the others not even close to top 6.

Morphy not in top 15

from least best to best.

10. Fischer

9. Carlsen

8. Tal

7. Lasker

6. Capablanca

5. Stienz

4. Kramnik 

3. Alekhine

2. Karpov

1.Kasparov

1. Carlsen

2. Kasparov

3. Fischer

4. Karpov

5. Kramnik

If Fischer isn't at the top of anyone's list they must not study games any grandmaster games often if at all.

1. Robert J. Fischer

2. Garry Kasparov

3. Mikhail Tal

4. Magnus Carlsen

5. Mikhail Botvinnik

6. Anatoly Karpov

7. Jose Raul Capablanca

8. Viswanathan Anand

9.  Samuel Reshevsky

10. Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian

The reason i put Fischer at the tenth spot on my list is because he never proved he was the best by playing Karpov. If Fischer didn't cower away from someone challenging him for the world championship then he might be a bit higher in my list regardless of result.

1. Bobby Fischer

2. Jose Raul Capablanca

3. Garry Kasparov

4. Alexander Alekhine

5. Mikhail Tal

6. Paul Morphy

7. Boris Spassky

8. Tigran Petrosian

9. William Steinitz

10. Magnus Carlsen* (will go higher in the future)

I don’t get how so many can make these lists and routinely leave Lasker out of the top ten, and place him behind players like Reshevsky, Kramnik, Anand, Spassky etc... To me Lasker and Kasparov are in a class of their own in the top two.

1. Kasparov

2. Karpov

3. Lasker

4. Carlsen

5. Anand

6. Capablanca

7. Fischer

8. Botvinnik

9. Tal.

10. Alekhine

These are just opinions. They are usually based on several different factors. Not all agree on the factors to be considered--most disagree...

1. Carlsen

2. Kasparov

3. Fischer

4. Karpov

5. Kramnik

6. Alekheine

That based on a combination of accuracy/dominance/style.

My list is only comparing the World champs, with accurate CAPS system used by chess.com.

.. Most of the elite players of today are way stronger than the old chess teachers/masters/authors and champions.. 

if Fischer vs Karpov, who would win?

Karpov would win as Fischer would forfeit. With no forfeit--Karpov would win narrowly.

Kasparov , Anand , Carlsen , Karpov , Talk , Kramnik , Alekhine , Fisher , Capablanca , Spassky.----+---- ( please consider which player has become W.C. how many times )

Kasparov , Anand , Carlsen , Karpov , Talk , Kramnik , Alekhine , Fisher , Capablanca , Spassky.----+----7 ( please consider which player has become W.C. how many times ).

Kasparov , Anand , Carlsen , Karpov , Talk , Kramnik , Alekhine , Fisher , Capablanca , Spassky.----+---- ( please consider which player has become W.C. how many times )