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Best Chess Players (relative to their peers)

Morphy up, Fischer down.

Bobby Fischer - 26
Emmanuel Lasker - 27
Paul Morphy - 35
Wilhelm Steinitz - 20
Jose Capablanca - 26
Anatoly Karpov - 26
Garry Kasparov - 26
Magnus Carlsen - 3
Mikhail Tal - 20
Mikhail Botvinnik - 21
Vishy Anand - 23
Tigran Petrosian - 20
Francois-Andre Philidor - 24
Howard Staunton - 16
Boris Spassky - 17
Up Capablanca. Down Botvinnik

Bobby Fischer - 26
Emmanuel Lasker - 27
Paul Morphy - 35
Wilhelm Steinitz - 20
Jose Capablanca - 27
Anatoly Karpov - 26
Garry Kasparov - 26
Magnus Carlsen - 3
Mikhail Tal - 20
Mikhail Botvinnik - 19
Vishy Anand - 23
Tigran Petrosian - 20
Francois-Andre Philidor - 24
Howard Staunton - 16
Boris Spassky - 17
@GG_Easytobeatme_YT posted

carlsen up down tigran

Bobby Fischer - 26
Emmanuel Lasker - 27
Paul Morphy - 36
Wilhelm Steinitz - 20
Jose Capablanca - 27
Anatoly Karpov - 26
Garry Kasparov - 26
Magnus Carlsen - 2
Mikhail Tal - 20
Mikhail Botvinnik - 19
Vishy Anand - 23
Tigran Petrosian - 18
Francois-Andre Philidor - 24
Howard Staunton - 16
Boris Spassky - 17

@chessbaazier

Carlsen down morphy up

Bobby Fischer - 26
Emmanuel Lasker - 27
Paul Morphy - 35
Wilhelm Steinitz - 20
Jose Capablanca - 27
Anatoly Karpov - 26
Garry Kasparov - 26
Magnus Carlsen - 4
Mikhail Tal - 20
Mikhail Botvinnik - 19
Vishy Anand - 23
Tigran Petrosian - 18
Francois-Andre Philidor - 24
Howard Staunton - 16
Boris Spassky - 17
You made a mistake (you added 2 to Carlsen and -1 to Morphy) :

Bobby Fischer - 26
Emmanuel Lasker - 27
Paul Morphy - 37
Wilhelm Steinitz - 20
Jose Capablanca - 27
Anatoly Karpov - 26
Garry Kasparov - 26
Mikhail Tal - 20
Mikhail Botvinnik - 19
Vishy Anand - 23
Tigran Petrosian - 18
Francois-Andre Philidor - 24
Howard Staunton - 16
Boris Spassky - 17

#15 - Magnus Carlsen
Down steinitz up morphy,
Bobby Fischer - 26
Emmanuel Lasker - 27
Paul Morphy - 38
Wilhelm Steinitz - 18
Jose Capablanca - 27
Anatoly Karpov - 26
Garry Kasparov - 26
Mikhail Tal - 20
Mikhail Botvinnik - 19
Vishy Anand - 23
Tigran Petrosian - 18
Francois-Andre Philidor - 24
Howard Staunton - 16
Boris Spassky - 17
#74 mixed up the lists, here's the one that should be correct.

Bobby Fischer - 26
Emmanuel Lasker - 27
Paul Morphy - 37
Wilhelm Steinitz - 18
Jose Capablanca - 27
Anatoly Karpov - 26
Garry Kasparov - 26
Magnus Carlsen - 2
Mikhail Tal - 20
Mikhail Botvinnik - 19
Vishy Anand - 23
Tigran Petrosian - 18
Francois-Andre Philidor - 24
Howard Staunton - 16
Boris Spassky - 17

The -1 for Morphy and +2 for Carlsen in #74 was due to the posts being out of order. Carlsen is not yet out of this, he still has 2 points.

This has been modified to account for #77 as well (it should be completely up-to-date).
Bobby Fischer - 26
Emmanuel Lasker - 27
Paul Morphy - 38
Wilhelm Steinitz - 18
Jose Capablanca - 27
Anatoly Karpov - 26
Garry Kasparov - 26
Magnus Carlsen - RIP
Mikhail Tal - 20
Mikhail Botvinnik - 19
Vishy Anand - 23
Tigran Petrosian - 18
Francois-Andre Philidor - 24
Howard Staunton - 16
Boris Spassky - 17

Morphy go, CARLSEN IS DEDD

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