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Greatest player who never became World Champion (besides Paul Morphy)?

Greatest player who never became World Champion (besides Paul Morphy)?

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I vote for Akiba Rubinstein

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Korchnoi or Reshevsky.

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I take that back.

Nimzowich or Ivanchuk

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Oh wait. Judit Polgar.

Too many choices. All great for different reasons.

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D'oh! Magnus Carlsen!

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Tal was only world champion for one year, but he was the greatest! Except for Bobby Fischer, who was crazy.

Emmanuel Lasker!

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Wait, what was the question again?

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Originally posted by byedidia
Wait, what was the question again?
Robbie Carrobie was the greatest! Him and Bronstein.

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Keres.

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Morphy

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Carlsen doesn't count because he will become champion this year

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Keres

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I'd also say Keres.

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Originally posted by byedidia
Tal was only world champion for one year, but he was the greatest! Except for Bobby Fischer, who was crazy.

Emmanuel Lasker!
?? Emmanuel was champ for 27 years.

I vote for Keres.

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More than once I've read that Akiba Rubinstein likely would have become champion except for the misfortune of peaking at the start of World War I, when tournaments were disrupted.