tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21716553.post9183385492952275628..comments2024-01-29T10:45:34.227-08:00Comments on Robert Pearson's Chess Blog: Controversy CornerRobert Pearsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01357942424904415208noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21716553.post-45616761089109056262008-01-28T06:03:00.000-08:002008-01-28T06:03:00.000-08:00HiHere is my list:1. Garry Kasparov2. Bobby Fische...Hi<BR/>Here is my list:<BR/>1. Garry Kasparov<BR/>2. Bobby Fischer<BR/>3. Jose Raul Capablanca<BR/>4. Anatoly Karpov<BR/>5. Mikhail Botvinnik<BR/>6. Alexander Alekhine<BR/>7. Emanuel Lasker<BR/>8. Paul Morphy<BR/>9. Vladimir Kramnik<BR/>10.Wilhelm Steinitz<BR/><BR/>I know that there are many outstanding players who remained outside of this list. For example, Tal, Bronstein, Keres, Reshevsky, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21716553.post-20296741552768353132008-01-23T16:38:00.000-08:002008-01-23T16:38:00.000-08:00I'm going to go ahead and say that Carlsen is the ...I'm going to go ahead and say that Carlsen is the best player of all time and will eclipse all of the aforementioned stars in the coming years. And that's after his brutal loss to Leko in a drawn position yesterday and his near loss to Van Wely today.<BR/><BR/>But in reality the debate between players of different generations is one that can never be resolved. I do however agree strongly with drunknknitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677566022482837548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21716553.post-4243798642407725432008-01-21T12:37:00.000-08:002008-01-21T12:37:00.000-08:00Your list will be fine as long as Fischer is no 1 ...Your list will be fine as long as Fischer is no 1 followed by Kasparov. Fischer is really the King of the 64 squares.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21716553.post-63626771950443867852008-01-20T09:04:00.000-08:002008-01-20T09:04:00.000-08:00I would move Botvinnik further up for his role as ...I would move Botvinnik further up for his role as a great mentor and teacher. <BR/><BR/>Where did you visit when you came to Flag?Pawn Shamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01840080140537499257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21716553.post-67704477818180452592008-01-20T00:02:00.000-08:002008-01-20T00:02:00.000-08:00Steinitz should be on the list. He won matches aga...Steinitz should be on the list. He won matches against the best players of his time by dominant scores, was arguably the best player from 1866-1896, and is credited by Lasker and others with laying down the laws of modern chess.Naisortephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15558307655221738077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21716553.post-9478126737364176732008-01-19T17:38:00.000-08:002008-01-19T17:38:00.000-08:00Kramnik and Anand? While very good players of cou...Kramnik and Anand? While very good players of course, they can't be top 10! They haven't all that dominant in our time like others have been in theirs.<BR/><BR/>I really don't know enough to make a top 10 list; but a few names that might be better than those two are Morphy, Bronstein, and Petrosian.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21716553.post-4314565125820842402008-01-18T19:43:00.000-08:002008-01-18T19:43:00.000-08:00I noticed Im not on the list, Just wondering how d...I noticed Im not on the list, Just wondering how did you do against your dentist.chessboozerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00869663392829895659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21716553.post-50015099674680207622008-01-18T14:45:00.000-08:002008-01-18T14:45:00.000-08:00Hi Robert, here's my list, which doesn't differ to...Hi Robert, here's my list, which doesn't differ too much from your own: <BR/><BR/>1. Kasparov<BR/>2. Karpov<BR/>3. Fischer<BR/>4. Capablanca<BR/>5. Botvinnik<BR/>6. Alekhin<BR/>7. Reshevsky<BR/>8. Lasker<BR/>9. Morphy<BR/>10. RubinsteinEric Shoemakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618752684695965275noreply@blogger.com