Ziggy_Zugzwang wrote:
Tall players are physiologically more suited to attacking and shorter ones to defending...
Hikaru is a very aggressive player so your comment goes right out the window
How tall some of the most recognized Chess Players are! (Magnus, Fischer,Kasparrov).
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ramakantmaraskole wrote:
I think vishy is 175cm and Hikaru 165cm
They are pretty tall.
scogan wrote:
Is that Kid n Play?
Close.
I think Fabiano Caruana wins the tallest hair award at this years grand swiss being played right now.
Short is not Tal
Anand looks pretty tall to me, he is almost as tall as Carlsen and makes Nakamura and Caruana look short. He has to be around 5'10" (178 cm).
On the other hand, Giri is a tricky one because he is of course at least average height, if not more, but he is also so skinny that he gives the illusion of being as tall as Kramnik, when he is probably around Carlsen's height.
Nonsense, Anand is as tall as Carlsen
scogan wrote:
Is that Kid n Play?
No, since Kid 'n Play are 2 people and this is a picture of 1 person.
jjupiter6 wrote:
Morphy doesn't look tall.
Yeah, death does that to a person
And on the opposite end of that spectrum, tall Kramnik was known for his DEFENSIVE chess...
Oct 24, 2022
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#32
Most of these heights listed are wrong and made up. Anand is taller than Fabi
https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnchess2/23444999591
Hans ??
You have forgotten me
And Pawel Weichhold
Mar 8, 2024
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#38
The world's tallest grandmaster is stated to be Sebastian Siebrecht, who goes around giving chess exhibitions (I've met him). He's 202cm tall = 6' 7.5"
Benjamin Bok claims to be taller - 7' 2"
Is this so?
I think vishy is 175cm and Hikaru 165cm