who is the greatest chess player of all time
Bobby Fischer was never seen as a top player in the world
he was a top american player,but he was never world renowned
>>54994093
Best player ever tho, so he's GOAT. His politics are what keep so many from saying it cause it isn't pc
>>54994093
This is wildly inaccurate.
People may hate on hin because he was an autistic savant who went loony "the Jews are out to get me style," but the guy was in a league of his own. The best player of his era, one of the greatest ever
>>54994060
Actual answer is Capablancas tho
Kasparov>Karpov>Capablanca>Botvinnik>Alekhine
>>54994287
>>54995549
Bobby Fischer may be GOUS, but he's way below the average world standard. Way below average Russian, even.
Kasparov was best in his time, before he switched to politics. Now he's has-been.
capablanca
Deep blue
>>54994060
Carlsen. Just in general, later chess players are stronger than earlier ones. In 30 years, we'll probably have someone who is considerably better than Carlsen.