Originally posted by wormwood then he went back to sipping his candy colored drink from a coconut with a pink umbrella on a paradise beach under a palm tree. smelling of roses. while kasparov was moving his family out of russia because of thinly veiled threats from the dictator. knee-deep in radioactive snow, while keeping the wolves away with one hand and drinking vodka from a bloody bear skull in his other hand.
Originally posted by revan1 My favorite is probably Tal, but who doesn't love Tal? Fischer is probably my second favorite but I'm American so I Kind of feel obligated to have him in my fav's XD
I like Tal because he made the game fun, don't get me wrong chess has always been fun, but when you get people like Fischer who are a little robotic in their play Tal really lightens it up (imo)
Any player capable of taking a Championship away from Moscow is memorable to me.
Not due any prejudice against Russia, but simply because, its a feat which is difficult to
perform. Anand has to be one of my favorites, alongside the aforementioned Rubenstein.
Bringing a WC to India is something to be proud of for Anand, as a player, his style must
be respected. As a player his achievements are lofty, and when you watch his games
you can understand why they're so lofty. He is always very deep, and very incredible
at the board.
Originally posted by Nowakowski Any player capable of taking a Championship away from Moscow is memorable to me.
Not due any prejudice against Russia, but simply because, its a feat which is difficult to
perform. Anand has to be one of my favorites, alongside the aforementioned Rubenstein.
Bringing a WC to India is something to be proud of for Anand, as a player, his style must
b ...[text shortened]... stand why they're so lofty. He is always very deep, and very incredible
at the board.
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Being a Kramnik fan, I was really sorry when he lost the WC game, but when I read a comment on chessgames by someone who noted that he would be sorry if Anand would go down the history of the game without having the classical WC title, I realized I would be really sorry too. I know he had won the title in two different formats before, but this last one was what mattered most in my opinion.
It's really great that a very decent human being like him holds the title now, instead of Topalov or some other variation of Fischer.
Originally posted by philidor position Being a Kramnik fan, I was really sorry when he lost the WC game, but when I read a comment on chessgames by someone who noted that he would be sorry if Anand would go down the history of the game without having the classical WC title, I realized I would be really sorry too. I know he had won the title in two different formats before, but this last uman being like him holds the title now, instead of Topalov or some other variation of Fischer.
whats wrong with Topalov, oh, its Vladimir incontinence problem, oh i get it. On a more serious note, actually i think that Vladimir serves as a good example of playing chess that you are comfortable with, using openings that you know and understand. He did try to play e4 for a period as far as i am aware, but gave up, simply because it did not suit his style, this is indeed quite insightful, for many times we hear that we should try to concentrate on those areas that we are weak in, when why not try to accentuate those areas that we are strong in?
ummm, that was not my main point, but yes, what's wrong with him? is he extreme, perhaps stuck up? arrogant, doesn't like people going to the toilet? wears kinky boots?
Who is your favorite chess player?
14 Nov '09 20:42
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