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Fire

the top three are obvious, but who is the fourth?

VanyaCooL

Me)

BlackKaweah
Greco
Toldsted

Top 3 are not obvious.

ChessBeginner35
Toldsted wrote:

Top 3 are not obvious.

I assume that the three he means are Kasparov, Carlsen, and Fischer (in some order). I would either put Capablanca, Alekhine, or Lasker in fourth.

1cbb

Hans Niemann, chess speaks for itself

AstroTheoretical_Physics

4th greatest is Garry Kasparov. Top 3 are Magnus, drunk Magnus, and shaved Magnus.

pleewo

I would say Capablanca. Genius at hand ✋

GMabdulrahmanalarifi
Hikaru
Ducks
AstroTheoretical_Physics schreef:

4th greatest is Garry Kasparov. Top 3 are Magnus, drunk Magnus, and shaved Magnus.

neisan1sgoodatchess
Anish is Forth
neisan1sgoodatchess
Its Rly anish
pleewo

fair enough. Anish be making draws with stockfish fr

PawnHurricanes

Objectively, probably Karpov.

TheSampson

Wrong. You’re all wrong. It’s so… painfully obvious, it’s difficult to not choose the correct answer. This place is full of brainless clones. The answer is me. It’s me! I’m the fourth greatest chess player of all time. You may think I am a fool. “Why, this fellow only demonstrates 900 rating points! How average!” You do not understand. I am beyond rating points. I am beyond boundaries of human limits. Bots tremble before my presence. I laugh at the greatest of grandmasters. Ding Liren shakes in his boots at the thought of me. I mastered the art of chess long ago. I’ve been playing chess for longer than all of your current combined lifespans. Why I am fourth? I merely do not care. I do not care for fame or glory. I let the mortals get drunk on their victory. It is a curse to be known. People beg for your mere attention. Reporters, ads, sponsors, all of them want a piece of your power. I care not for these worthless mortals, nor do I share my infinite power with these worms. Magnus Carlsen sleeps with one eye open, in hope that I do not overthrow his rule overnight. I could obliterate you in the opening while playing basketball in the background. I am the fourth greatest chess player to ever exist.

Fire

I think that the sampson is on to something

TheSampson
Fire wrote:

I think that the sampson is on to something

Of course I am “on to something.” I am TheSampson. I am THE Sampson. I am above gods, above anything humanity could possibly fathom across their entire puny brains at their maximum, albeit pathetic, capacities. I am a cosmic being of infinite knowledge, wisdom, strength, and power. I could turn your life into a luscious paradise or a living nightmare with the snap of a finger. TheSampson is a name to be remembered. One to be feared. One to be praised. I am TheSampson.

pleewo

all hail Sampson 🙌

Botvinnik_the_6th
Fire wrote:

the top three are obvious, but who is the fourth?

Are they though?
I am one of the many people that dispute Fischer is the 3rd best player of all time. His case boils down to one performance at one candidates as far as I can see. My opinion is that players who had much more complete careers such as Karpov, Botvinnik or Lasker are greater than Fischer all time. My personal ranking is Kasparov, Carlsen, Botvinnik, Karpov, Lasker.

Bobcat

11:00 Oclock news: very rarely on time

Modern Chess is different than that of 
Old for Ex ample parking problems and
Hotel room service is so "Much better"
how would you like to be reading abt
Chess for three days wile your friend 
What is happening Is a ghost keeping
YOU awake? watch tv fall asleep Do!
Not read because Lasker died reading
At Man vs Man no computer back "Then" ps: just play your own way