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Posted by erdite mailcafe.net 10/06/2005 08:25:16 Play online chess	Subject: Greatest player of all time? Message: I dont mean who was technicially the best or who had the most tournament wins, but who is your favorite. Ive recentley found a website(chessgames.com)in which you can play through the moves of almost every game ever recorded, and although a lot of the chess was well over my head, I found out which players style I liked and which I didnt. Supprisingley I thaugut Fischer was rather boring(like chelsea today). But my favorite was clearley Kasparov, his attacking sacrificial style and deep combinations are stunning. Let us know if you have different favorites and what you think of them
Posted by bucklehead mailcafe.net 10/06/2005 11:30:44 Play online chess	I've said it before and I'll say it again: Message: Milan Vidmar BTW there are several more sites with historical games than chessgames.com. That one is certainly easy to navigate; but I'd point you toward www.chesslab.com, which has very many more games in its database.
Posted by velvetvelour mailcafe.net 10/06/2005 14:05:44 Play online chess	I've said it not once, so I'll probably repeat it: Message: David Bronstein is my favorite player, the first player to qualify as a WCC contender under FIDE's new zonal/interzonal system back then to challenge Botvinnik in 1950, and came within a hair of stealing the title. Besides which, I find his games to be filled with boundless creativity and they are a real treat to play over. He wasn't the flashiest, most daring or combinative player, but his games are like sonnets written to opening novelty, concertos on how to conduct an elegant middle-game, and symphonies in the endgame. I particularly liked his treatment on the white side of Sicilian and French Defences, and his dabbling with openings off the beaten path, like the Dutch and Alekhine Defence, both of which he employed in very serious matches. His game anthology, "The Sorceror's Apprentice," is a real joy to read; besides the games, many anecdotes and personal reminisces from his playing days abound, peppered with impressions of his peers and other players he met in life. His love for chess was as pure and infectuous as Tal's, and he was a real gentleman. A nice change of pace from many sterile and imperious game collections out there, and rampaging egos. My favorite pre-war chess player is Harry Nelson Pillsbury, an American original and a real heavyweight contender in skill, an original thinker cut down too early in life. A Lasker--Pillsbury WC Match is one of the great missed opportunities of chess. ——— Carlsen and Radjabov Take the Lead of the Kings Chess Tournament — Three decisive games in Round 4 of the 4th Kings Chess Tournament in Romania rejiggered the standings. Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu of Romania and Boris Gelfand of Israel, the co-leaders after Round 3, both lost, while Teimour Radjabov of Azerbaijan won his second game in a row and Magnus Carlsen of Norway won his first. They now lead with 2.5 points, a half point ahead of Nisipeanu, Gelfand and Ruslan Ponomariov of Ukraine. Wang Yue of China, the other competitor, sits alone in last place with one point. Two of Thursday’s games began with surprising chess opening choices. Nisipeanu, who was Black against Ponomariov, chose the Blumenfeld Counter Gambit, a chess opening that ...
Posted by nima_tal mailcafe.net 10/06/2005 16:16:44 Play online chess	Message: Well speaking of Bronstein, here is one of his amazing games: -> www.chessgames.com ——— Bobby Fischer’s Body Ordered to Be Exhumed — Wednesday, Iceland’s Supreme Court ordered that the body of Bobby Fischer, the former chess champion, be disinterred to determine if he is the father of Jinky Young, a 9-year-old Philippines girl, according to a report by Agence France-Presse. Fischer died in January 2008 and was buried in Iceland, his adopted home, in the cemetery of Laugardaelir Church. Since his death, there has been an ongoing fight over his estate involving competing claims by Marilyn Young, Jinky’s mother; Miyoko Watai, the head of the Japanese Chess Association, who said ...
Posted by tag1153 mailcafe.net 10/07/2005 23:03:39 Play online chess	My vote....... Message: .......is for Mikhail Tal. Many great players out there to be sure, but Tal's offensive prowess still makes me just say "Wow! How did he ever figure that position out???" ——— Familiar Face Leads Cuban Chess Tournament in Honor of Capablanca — Any list of the greatest chess players of all time always includes José Raúl Capablanca, the third world chess champion. During his heyday, he was considered almost invincible (one of his nicknames was “the chess machine,” long before computers proved to be better than people) and he lost only one game in a 10-year period. Since 1962, a memorial tournament in his honor has been held almost annually in his homeland. (That is not surprising as Fidel Castro and Ché Guevera were both fans of the game.) This year is the 45th edition and it started June 10. The chess tournament is in three parts: An elite double round-robin (where each competitor plays all the others twice); a premier ...
Posted by brilliance mailcafe.net 10/08/2005 01:54:11 Play online chess	Nimzovitch Message: Although time- and trenddependent, I really salute Nimzovitch for his extensive "My System". There isn't many chessplayers that have had to fight so much for their beliefs like Nimzovitch. This man, with almost the entire chess-elite against him, created his own system and played after it with great success. I have always liked the thought, not only in chess, that you can create a system and deduce your every move to that system and the consequences that follows. Nimzovitch should always be remember for his great works and his provocative style plus his belief in his own system- a true role-model. At least for me. ——— Robotic "Monster Chess" set uses 100000 LEGO pieces — The idea is simple — a chess game where you can play against the computer. But the implementation here is what's truly monster about it. Each chess piece is its own autonomous robot, and there are actually a couple of 'spares' (as well as NXT blocks built into the King & Queen), so that ends up with 38 separate NXTs that must be controlled, commanded, and communicated with. Ron McRae did the bulk of the software work on the PC end for this, and it really works well. The chess board has squares based on the large LEGO baseplates, making the entire assembly roughly 12' on a side. On top of that is a way to input the humans moves, and a laptop running chess software and helping ...
Posted by tyekanyk mailcafe.net 10/08/2005 23:40:00 Play online chess	Capablanca Message: Because he didn't have to spend most of his life learning the game, it just came naturally to him. Also his games represent the epitomy of chess strategy and endgame technique. ——— The Catalan Chess Opening part 4: how should white tackle a strong centre? — Continuing our brief survey of the fashionable Catalan Chess Opening: instead of capturing on c4, Black holds firm in the centre. How should White develop? RB Staring reproachfully at me from my desk is a newly bought but unopened copy of Play the Catalan by Nigel Davies (Everyman Chess). I haven't had the time to make even a start and am still as innocent of the theory as I was when we began this series of columns. I've resisted the temptation to cheat by looking to see what Davies recommends and am going to go on general principles: what looks like the most useful developing move? Two possibilities suggest themselves: Qc2 and Nc3. So which one? Over the chess board I'd probably ...
Posted by ccmcacollister mailcafe.net 10/10/2005 02:18:47 Play online chess	It's got to be ... Message: . . . Fritz !? ******* }8-)
Posted by daverundle mailcafe.net 10/10/2005 02:43:27 Play online chess	greatest player Message: My personal favourite has to be Tal although tyekanyk's choice has to be a very close 2nd & what about Morphy?
Posted by wulebgr mailcafe.net 10/10/2005 08:58:34 Play online chess	Message: I've long been fond of Lasker, but the new strongest ever player is Topalov!!
Posted by daverundle mailcafe.net 10/10/2005 10:22:53 Play online chess	players Message: Wasn't he in fiddler on the roof?
Posted by mattdw mailcafe.net 10/11/2005 15:42:57 Play online chess	Message: @nima_tal, that Bronstein game is strange! It's impressive how he resists the lure of a material advantage in favour of a superior positional advantage (or at least to force mate).
Posted by velvetvelour mailcafe.net 10/11/2005 15:53:29 Play online chess	Message: I know, back in the days when one could afford to gamble against the single-minded materialism of computers, and Bronstein did this more than once. He was one of the first ranked masters to regularly play against computer programs throughout the 60s-80s, and they often exploded with fireworks, instead of the necessary "anti-computer" strategies today which often at best eke out a draw.
Posted by armeggedon mailcafe.net 10/15/2005 16:56:24 Play online chess	Strogest ever Player Message: Take a look at jeff Sonas website Chessmetrics its facinating and gives an indicator of how to judge the best over short or long periods of time with his rating system he beleives is superior to E.L.O. According to him the players who most dominted chess for long periods were Steinitz Lasker, Botvinnik, Karpov, and Kasparov, but Fischer the highest rated ever over the period of 71-72. My personal favourite whose games are thrilling to play over is Paul Morphy who is the best postional player along with Karpov whose games I have ever looked at. Its got to be Morphy for me chaps.
Posted by pawntificator mailcafe.net 10/16/2005 04:22:57 Play online chess	Tough one Message: I used to love Morphy as well, but these days, though he is well hated, I have to tip my hat to Fischer. No one can do what he does with those little wooden pieces on those tiny little squares. I predict he will re-enter the chess scene one last time, and soon.
Posted by erdite mailcafe.net 10/16/2005 07:50:05 Play online chess	Answer the question Armeggedon Message: I did say"I dont mean who was technicially the best" so whatever different rating systems say is irrelevent to the question I asked.
Posted by nyyankees mailcafe.net 10/20/2005 11:16:20 Play online chess	Message: Fischer
Posted by lynxchess mailcafe.net 10/20/2005 11:50:29 Play online chess	IM Rashid Nezhmetdinov Message: I would rank IM Rashid Nezhmetdinov (USSR) as a very improbable choice. You can find some of his games and information here: -> www.chessmaniac.com -> nezhmetdinov.homestead.com -> www.angelfire.com Besides his incessant ability to make deep combinations, he was also a purveyor of opening novelties, the best known being his 1954 origination of the Poisoned Pawn line in the Najdorf Sicilian. As former World Champion Mikhail Tal wrote: "With the passage of time tournament tables tend to lose interest, but some games played in these tournaments live forever, and in this respect Nezhmetdinov is one of the most richly endowed players. I have played four games with the Tatar master and the score is 3-1 in his favor." Finally, Nezhmetdinov was 5 times Russian chess champion, and probably stronger in CHECKERS!!! If not one of the best, surely one of the originals. LynxChess
Posted by ionadowman mailcafe.net 10/21/2005 03:42:37 Play online chess	The best ever Message: Tal, for mine - but that's a matter of taste. Fischer could have been the best ever, but he tossed it in once he reached the heights. (I've always had a questionmark over the Reykyavik match: I'm betting Spassky had mentally packed his bags for home after the 2nd game forfeit...) At the time Fischer was running up his 24 (?) game winning streak, Tal went about 80-odd undefeated. These records are fairly comparable, in my view. I've always been a fan of the Romantic Adventurer, like Anderssen, Bird, Blackburne, Marshall (!), Keres, Spielmann. But also the offbeat, like Ujtelsky, Suttles, or the Master of Weird: Tigran Petrosian... But I do like Kasparov, especially for his breathing new life into old favorite openings like the Evans' Gambit.
Posted by punkusmartyrus mailcafe.net 10/31/2005 13:43:57 Play online chess	Message: I like the attack of morphy & the defense of petrosian, but what do I know? :P
Posted by ionadowman mailcafe.net 10/31/2005 23:07:26 Play online chess	What do you know...? Message: About as much as the rest of us I reckon! :-)) Morphy's attack and Petrosian's defence would be hard to go past. I'm inclined to treat the original question as one of aesthetics, hence my choices. I am a bit curious, tho'. No one has championed Botvinnik. I wonder why?
Posted by kansaspatzer mailcafe.net 11/01/2005 16:17:11 Play online chess	Message: I think the greatest natural talents were either Capablanca or Mir Sultan Khan. However, I have to go with the unoriginal answer of Kasparov here.
Posted by wolstoncroft1 mailcafe.net 11/01/2005 22:35:59 Play online chess	It's TAL Message: most sacrificial and exciting player who was ever world champ, was also blitz champ in the late 80's i believe, I know he was at one time, not sure exact date. He had the ability to beat anyone from any era. Look at some of his games... well worth it
Posted by ionadowman mailcafe.net 11/04/2005 23:46:56 Play online chess	The greatest... Message: I gather Kasparov was a great admirer of Alekhine. From a statistical point of view, here's something from Ray Keene's "Complete Book of Beginning Chess: Top ELO list - based on peak ratings: 1.Kasparov, 2.Fischer, 3.Karpov, 4.Capablanca, 5.Botvinnik, 6.Lasker Top lifetime averages list (Keene and Divinsky): 1.Kasparov, 2.Karpov, 3.Fischer, 4.Botvinnik, 5.Capablanca, 6. Lasker Aye, well. Like wolstoncroft1, I'm a Tal fan. He did win the Blitz world championship, sometime in the '80s I think. I liked his attitude having won it. He said he was glad of the opportunity once more of becoming an ex-world champion... Cheers,
Posted by oxycera mailcafe.net 11/05/2005 07:50:38 Play online chess	Message: Well I'll champion Botvinnik, for 'iron will' and depth of understanding.