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FJLawrence

who do you think the best chess player ever is?

FJLawrence

Yeah he's probably the best but that doesn't mean he's my favorite, gothamchess is and he has a lot of potential

Ehtdudechessminator

Best is Magnus or Kasparov, my favorite is Gotham or Hikaru

FJLawrence

Personally I think bobby Fischer is a bit better then kasparov

David
How do you define “best”?
BigChessplayer665

Gothomchess

He beat hans which beat carlsen

omertugrulbayram

Magnus carlsen 💪

Philon_123

I love Fischer and Kasparov just like the next guy, but the answer is Magnus (argue with a brick wall)

Ziryab

Giulio Cesare Polerio

AHMED-TOMA1992

Fisher all time of course

FJLawrence
Ziryab wrote:

Giulio Cesare Polerio

who?

Ziryab
FJLawrence wrote:
Ziryab wrote:

Giulio Cesare Polerio

who?

Italian player. Died in 1610.

Indirectly, through his writings, was the teacher of Gioachino Greco.

One of the games from Polerio’s manuscripts:

Ziryab

A more complete Polerio gem

FJLawrence

wow, that ones really good

FJLawrence

he had 97.8 accuracy

fred1259

Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

David
Doves-creek wrote:

of the most excellent, effective, or desirable type or quality.

And how do you measure any of those qualities?

FJLawrence
David wrote:
Doves-creek wrote:

of the most excellent, effective, or desirable type or quality.

And how do you measure any of those qualities?

its kind of self explanetory

FJLawrence

you simply have to have a decent vocabulary

David
FJLawrence wrote:
David wrote:
Doves-creek wrote:

of the most excellent, effective, or desirable type or quality.

And how do you measure any of those qualities?

its kind of self explanetory

No, it's not. If you don't have an agreed metric, then it's just a matter of subjective opinion.