Who is the best chess player ever?
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Who is the best player and what is the highest rating in chess that you can get?
Feb 3, 2022
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Going off of absolute strength instead of more nebulous criteria such as talent, entertainment value, or overall achievements, Magnus Carlsen is the best Chess player who ever lived.
And yet Carlsen is fighting hard to get to 2900 FIDE Classical, a feat never before accomplished by a mere human.
Theoretically, there is no limit to the rating one can attain, but breaking 2900 is a truly daunting task for even the most skilled players in history.
3000 FIDE Classical is at best a far distant, fanciful dream even for the likes of Carlsen.
And yet Carlsen is fighting hard to get to 2900 FIDE Classical, a feat never before accomplished by a mere human.
Theoretically, there is no limit to the rating one can attain, but breaking 2900 is a truly daunting task for even the most skilled players in history.
3000 FIDE Classical is at best a far distant, fanciful dream even for the likes of Carlsen.
Magnus Carlsen. AT present we have the best top player pool in history. And Carlsen still dominate for such a long period above all these best top players.
Carlsen - Kasparov - Fischer - Capablanca
Magnus
Feb 4, 2022
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A good argument could be made for Vishy. A virtuoso who excelled (excels) at all time controls, five-time world champion, came up in a country that wasn't a major chess hub at the time (didn't have the advantage of those who grew up in Soviet/post-Soviet states), gargantuan influence popularizing chess in India, and got close to winning the championship in 1998, which would have been the toughest championship win ever probably (an exhausted Vishy versus a rested Karpov).
Jai4chess wrote:
Whoever it is is the strongest
Deep Mind stopped developing Alpha Zero so the strongest version of Stockfich would beat Alpha Zero nowadays.
I know the best chess player. It's Joe
Joe>Magnus
Magnus
Feb 4, 2022
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Gioachino Greco was the originator. All who follow imitate. Greco was the original master, the first chess professional, the GOAT.
Feb 4, 2022
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#18
This question is completely subjective, so theres no point asking.
In my opinion it's Magnus Carlsen but for someone else it might be Fischer, etc.
Me
Feb 4, 2022
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Soniasthetics wrote:
This question is completely subjective, so theres no point asking.
In my opinion it's Magnus Carlsen but for someone else it might be Fischer, etc.
I'm of the opinion that it is Roman Dzindzichasvili. Benjamin Finegold is a close second followed by Rudolf Spielmann.