lichess.org
Donate

Best Chess Players (relative to their peers)

Fischer up, Morphy down

Bobby Fischer - 28
Emanuel Lasker - 27
Paul Morphy - 28
Wilhelm Steinitz - 18
Jose Capablanca - 29
Anatoly Karpov - 26
Garry Kasparov - 19
Mikhail Tal - 19
Mikhail Botvinnik - 19
Vishy Anand - 28
Tigran Petrosian - 18
Francois-Andre Philidor - 24
Howard Staunton - 3
Boris Spassky - 14
Down Staunton, up Capablanca

Bobby Fischer - 28
Emanuel Lasker - 27
Paul Morphy - 28
Wilhelm Steinitz - 18
Jose Capablanca - 30
Anatoly Karpov - 26
Garry Kasparov - 19
Mikhail Tal - 19
Mikhail Botvinnik - 19
Vishy Anand - 28
Tigran Petrosian - 18
Francois-Andre Philidor - 24
Howard Staunton - 1
Boris Spassky - 14
Capablanca slowly becomes a silent winner while we fight over Fischer vs. Morphy. This is still the lesser evil for me, because I'm ok with Capablanca.
Going off of LeoPocci's comment...

Up Kasparov, Down Morphy

Bobby Fischer - 28
Emanuel Lasker - 27
Paul Morphy - 27
Wilhelm Steinitz - 18
Jose Capablanca - 30
Anatoly Karpov - 26
Garry Kasparov - 20
Mikhail Tal - 19
Mikhail Botvinnik - 19
Vishy Anand - 28
Tigran Petrosian - 18
Francois-Andre Philidor - 24
Howard Staunton - 1
Boris Spassky - 14
Fischer Up. Spassky Down. Added Efin Geller. (if you can, I can)

Bobby Fischer - 29
Emanuel Lasker - 27
Paul Morphy - 27
Wilhelm Steinitz - 18
Jose Capablanca - 30
Anatoly Karpov - 26
Ruy Lopez - 25
F'in Geller - 25
Garry Kasparov - 20
Mikhail Tal - 19
Mikhail Botvinnik - 19
Vishy Anand - 28
Tigran Petrosian - 18
Francois-Andre Philidor - 24
Howard Staunton - 1
Boris Spassky - 12

Morphy Up, Staunton down, and eliminated

Bobby Fischer - 29
Emanuel Lasker - 27
Paul Morphy - 28
Wilhelm Steinitz - 18
Jose Capablanca - 30
Anatoly Karpov - 26
Ruy Lopez - 25
F'in Geller - 25
Garry Kasparov - 20
Mikhail Tal - 19
Mikhail Botvinnik - 19
Vishy Anand - 28
Tigran Petrosian - 18
Francois-Andre Philidor - 24
Howard Staunton - 0 eliminated
Boris Spassky - 12
Adding @Thezombieman's comment, (don't know who he down voted, but I'd say Kasparov on behalf of him)

Up Capablanca, down Morphy. Why are people so addicted to Morphy?

Bobby Fischer - 29
Emanuel Lasker - 27
Paul Morphy - 28
Wilhelm Steinitz - 18
Jose Capablanca - 30
Anatoly Karpov - 26
Ruy Lopez - 25
Garry Kasparov - 18
Mikhail Tal - 19
Mikhail Botvinnik - 19
Vishy Anand - 29
Tigran Petrosian - 18
Francois-Andre Philidor - 24
Boris Spassky - 12

This topic has been archived and can no longer be replied to.