In your opinion, what country has the most strong players?
For me RUSSIAN.
*Youve got the right idea but the answer is Russia because you are asking the name of the country.
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Latvia is not Russian. Russia = Russian, Latvia = Latvian. That said, I agree. The strongest U.S. player that's actually American is probably Larry Christiansen.
*Agreed.
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give me a break. Pioneer place. Shirov tal shabalov. Latvia is part of russian chess culture. Do not be ridiculous. And I can even argue latvia is part of russia.
*No you cant Latvia is a country now regardless of the past. Its also like an argument stating Lithuania or Ukraine is Polish (which isnt the case) and/or like stating Berlin is Polish (which isnt the case despite it being a slavic name).
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Your ignorance and arrogance about Baltic peoples is insulting.
My mothers' family came to the US from Lithuania and I grew up listening to first hand accounts of the wanton murders and destruction committed by Russians against all the Baltic countries. All Baltic languages and cultures pre-date Russia.
The Soviet Union was not exclusively Russian. I guess you do not know the difference.
Tal was Latvian not Russian.
Petrosian was Armenian not Russian.
*Agreed. Samething applies not only to the Baltic states but also Slavic and non Slavic nations like Poland, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan to name a few.
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"Soviet chess culture" would be better designation as many talanted chess players from USSR were not Russians.
*This.
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http://ratings.fide.com/topfed.phtml
*While it can be debated on which criteria defines who is the best country in chess (total, percapita, etc) the more common form of saying best country in chess would probably be exactly that which is found in this link.
Originally posted by OrangeKingPeople just like promoting the "Born in the USA" image
As far as the strongest "home grown" current US player, I think Nakamura counts, since he's lived here since the age of 1. Or do people think he picked up a lot of tricks before he could talk? 🙂
Originally posted by OrangeKingI think Hikaru moved here at the age of two, but who's counting. 😉
As far as the strongest "home grown" current US player, I think Nakamura counts, since he's lived here since the age of 1. Or do people think he picked up a lot of tricks before he could talk? 🙂
One hope for the USA's future might well be Nicholas Nip. He just turned 10, he got his USCF master title at the age of 9 years and 11 months (beat out Nakamura's record by a few months), and he was born in San Francisco.
If Nicholas can get good enough, fast enough to make a good carrer out of chess, there's a chance that he won't have to quit chess to earn real money in another profession. Only time will tell.
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Thats the Top Ten:
Country rank by average rating of top 10 players
AverageGMsIMsTotal Titled
1Russia 27191472641039
2Ukraine 268465115262
3China 263619551
4Israel 2635312685
5United States 26343448183
6Armenia 2625192050
7France 26242975240
8Hungary 26193292296
9Azerbaijan 261515737
10India 26111752115
Originally posted by kbaumenI wasnt the original one to post that I just quoted it from an earlier post but didnt want to spend time quoting everyone the right way.
You sure? Well, he was born in Riga and spoke Latvian and he certainly wasn't Russian, but his name sounds more Jewish than Latvian to me.
Originally posted by kbaumenHave you now designated Judaism as a country ??? Isn't Judaism a religion??
You sure? Well, he was born in Riga and spoke Latvian and he certainly wasn't Russian, but his name sounds more Jewish than Latvian to me.
Actually he was a Jew.
What point are you really trying to make?
What is the relevance of that point ?
Originally posted by caissad4I'm not saying that there is a country like that. There is no Aborigin but there are aborigines in Australia.
Have you now designated Judaism as a country ??? Isn't Judaism a religion??
Actually he was a Jew.
What point are you really trying to make?
What is the relevance of that point ?
But after a little search over the internet (http://judaism.about.com/od/abcsofjudaism/a/beingjewish.htm), I think I'll have to agree that there is no such nationality as Jewish.
What I originally meant, was that his name doesn't exactly sound Latvian to me. But that is just my opinion.