Davy Jones Chess Challenge

Although some will say that this is a "point-of-view" type of a question, there is an answer that is universally considered correct by most chess experts. (including myself teehee:>😉

Ok, here we go:

Who was (no longer alive) the greatest player never to win the World Championship?

Who will win Davy Jones chess Challenge part 1!?

Originally posted by IDAVID
Although some will say that this is a "point-of-view" type of a question, there is an answer that is universally considered correct by most chess experts. (including myself teehee:>😉

Ok, here we go:

Who was (no longer alive) the greatest player never to win the World Championship?

Who will win Davy Jones chess Challenge part 1!?

Dutch Defense

Mikhail Tal!!!

oh wait ... ah forget it he's best anyways 😛

Originally posted by ih8sens
Mikhail Tal!!!

oh wait ... ah forget it he's best anyways 😛

I beg to differ! 😏

Paul Keres.

Originally posted by gaychessplayer
Paul Keres.

I beg to differ! 😏

Originally posted by IDAVID
Although some will say that this is a "point-of-view" type of a question, there is an answer that is universally considered correct by most chess experts. (including myself teehee:>😉

Ok, here we go:

Who was (no longer alive) the greatest player never to win the World Championship?

Who will win Davy Jones chess Challenge part 1!?

Akiba Rubenstein

Uh, problem is that Tal was champion. Keres too I think.

Originally posted by Kunsoo
Akiba Rubenstein

I beg to differ! 😏

Originally posted by Kunsoo
Uh, problem is that Tal was champion. Keres too I think.

Paul Keres never won the World Championship and is a good candidate for best player never to have done so.

Three spring to mind: Rubinstein, Keres and Bronstein.
I'd probably go for Bronstein.

Originally posted by IDAVID
Although some will say that this is a "point-of-view" type of a question, there is an answer that is universally considered correct by most chess experts. (including myself teehee:>😉

Ok, here we go:

Who was (no longer alive) the greatest player never to win the World Championship?

Who will win Davy Jones chess Challenge part 1!?

Richard Reti

Originally posted by Kepler
Richard Reti

That's an interesting choice, I never really thought of him as being a possible World Championship candidate, Capablanca, Alekhine and Lasker were much better than him for just about his entire career and I'd rate Rubinstein as a better player as well.

How about Harry Pillsbury, he doesn't seem to get talked about much nowadays (maybe it's different in America), but I reckon he would have been World Champion for years if it wasn't for Lasker.

Would our Nigel Short be a candidate as a possible champion if it weren't for Kasparov keeping him away.

Originally posted by Mahout
Would our Nigel Short be a candidate as a possible champion if it weren't for Kasparov keeping him away.

No. He was never in Kasparov or Karpov's league (although he managed to beat the latter in a short, so to speak, match). Ivanchuck was probably better than Short at that time as well and maybe even Anand (though he was still nowhere near his peak).