Greatest endgame players?

Who would you say are the top 5 of all time?

In no particular order:

Rubinstein
Capablanca
Karpov
Smyslov
Petrosian

Originally posted by Crushing Day
Who would you say are the top 5 of all time?

In no particular order:

Rubinstein
Capablanca
Karpov
Smyslov
Petrosian

--nevermind--

Originally posted by Crushing Day
Who would you say are the top 5 of all time?

In no particular order:

Rubinstein
Capablanca
Karpov
Smyslov
Petrosian

Originally posted by thadeusman
Is that te order that you think its in because if so I think Smyslov and Karpov should be the first two.

What about Salo Flohr? I have heard he was really good at endings.

blacula

and of course smyslov (http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1125562), capablanca (http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1102104), karpov (http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1067121), petrosian (http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1032639)


http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1004746

Originally posted by Crushing Day
Who would you say are the top 5 of all time?

In no particular order:

Rubinstein
Capablanca
Karpov
Smyslov
Petrosian

If you are to sudy the K-K games then I can't believe you can say Karpov is better end game player than Kasparov I would say they are about on a par with each other!

Just becuase GK was a great attacker doesn't mean he wasn't still one of the best end game players around.

Originally posted by Crushing Day
Who would you say are the top 5 of all time?

In no particular order:

Rubinstein
Capablanca
Karpov
Smyslov
Petrosian

nikolai grigoriev probably must be at least mentioned?

Originally posted by wormwood
nikolai grigoriev probably must be at least mentioned?

perhaps mr. carlsen will soon be on this list also

Originally posted by najdorfslayer
Just becuase GK was a great attacker doesn't mean he wasn't still one of the best end game players around.

in order:
Rubenstein
Smyslov
Capablanca
Nimzovich
Reuben Fine