Originally posted by Serendipity
Over Fischer?
Yup. Mikhail Tahl, the "Riga Magician".
Over Fischer, by far.
Make a gift to yourself. Buy a book with a collection of his games, and be prepare to cry being touched by the ingenuity he put in his games.
He was a great.
Oh well. This is my humble opinion. Take it for what it worth.
Cheers!
Originally posted by LittleBearI think I'll take your advice a grab a book on Tal's games
Yup. Mikhail Tahl, the "Riga Magician".
Over Fischer, by far.
Make a gift to yourself. Buy a book with a collection of his games, and be prepare to cry being touched by the ingenuity he put in his games.
He was a great.
Oh well. This is my humble opinion. Take it for what it worth.
Cheers!
Chessmetrics gives the highest performance rateing ever to Karpov at 2899. Fischer, Kasparov, Botvinnik, Lasker, Capablanca, and Kramnik are performance rated within twentyfive points of that rateing. Thus these players are even? Close to that Karpov performance rateing are Tal, and Alekhine. Honorable mention is Tarrasch.
Originally posted by gambit3yeah, but if you look at the peak average over a year ratings, it's:
Chessmetrics gives the highest performance rateing ever to Karpov at 2899. Fischer, Kasparov, Botvinnik, Lasker, Capablanca, and Kramnik are performance rated within twentyfive points of that rateing. Thus these players are even? Close to that Karpov performance rateing are Tal, and Alekhine. Honorable mention is Tarrasch.
#1 Fischer, #2 Kasparov, #7 Karpov and #17 Tal.
peak over five years, it's:
#1 Kasparov, #5 Fischer, #6 Karpov and #19 Tal.
over 20 years:
#1 Kasparov, #2 Karpov, #11 Tal, and i guess because Fischer wasn't playing much, he's pretty much dropped off. Over Kasparov's peak 20 years, he is rated 2856, and Karpov is 2818 over his. I think these figures must make Kasparov a strong contender for best player ever.
Guys like Tal and Capablanca though did have many moments of extreme brilliance.