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What would Paul Morphy's fide rating be?

#1

Choose:
a)1500-2000
b)Above 2000
c)2300-2500
d)2500 and above
Just had this question in mind

Choose: a)1500-2000 b)Above 2000 c)2300-2500 d)2500 and above Just had this question in mind
#2

How about this:
A= thumb down
B= thumb up
C= horsey
D= heart emoji

There, i choose D.

How about this: A= thumb down B= thumb up C= horsey D= heart emoji There, i choose D.
#3

Lol good one but your answer is pretty good ig !

Lol good one but your answer is pretty good ig !
#5

Attemps to answer this questin has been several times and one is here
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_top_chess_players_throughout_history

One way is to use computer analysis to compare blunder rates and game complexity like here
https://en.chessbase.com/news/2006/world_champions2006.pdf
Morphy was not WC but lets assume he was relatively close steinitz and lasker I would say somewhere around 2600 -2700 feels right .

There are other similar studies you can search from the web.

Attemps to answer this questin has been several times and one is here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_top_chess_players_throughout_history One way is to use computer analysis to compare blunder rates and game complexity like here https://en.chessbase.com/news/2006/world_champions2006.pdf Morphy was not WC but lets assume he was relatively close steinitz and lasker I would say somewhere around 2600 -2700 feels right . There are other similar studies you can search from the web.
#6

Zero. He would get addicted to hyperbullet and never play in a FIDE tournament.

Zero. He would get addicted to hyperbullet and never play in a FIDE tournament.
#7

The question rings hollow: in which pool?

It’s rather to the point: Can I (Paul) play with madness?

The question rings hollow: in which pool? It’s rather to the point: Can I (Paul) play with madness?
#10

"... Morphy became to millions ... the greatest chess master of all time. But if we examine Morphy's record and games critically, we cannot justify such extravaganza. And we are compelled to speak of it as the Morphy myth. ... [Of the 55 tournament and match games, few] can by any stretch be called brilliant. ... He could combine as well as anybody, but he also knew under what circumstances combinations were possible - and in that respect he was twenty years ahead of his time. ... [Morphy's] real abilities were hardly able to be tested. ... We do not see sustained masterpieces; rather flashes of genius. The titanic struggles of the kind we see today [Morphy] could not produce because he lacked the opposition. ... Anderssen could attack brilliantly but had an inadequate understanding of its positional basis. Morphy knew not only how to attack but also when - and that is why he won. ... Even if the myth has been destroyed, Morphy remains one of the giants of chess history. ..." - GM Reuben Fine

"... Morphy became to millions ... the greatest chess master of all time. But if we examine Morphy's record and games critically, we cannot justify such extravaganza. And we are compelled to speak of it as the Morphy myth. ... [Of the 55 tournament and match games, few] can by any stretch be called brilliant. ... He could combine as well as anybody, but he also knew under what circumstances combinations were possible - and in that respect he was twenty years ahead of his time. ... [Morphy's] real abilities were hardly able to be tested. ... We do not see sustained masterpieces; rather flashes of genius. The titanic struggles of the kind we see today [Morphy] could not produce because he lacked the opposition. ... Anderssen could attack brilliantly but had an inadequate understanding of its positional basis. Morphy knew not only how to attack but also when - and that is why he won. ... Even if the myth has been destroyed, Morphy remains one of the giants of chess history. ..." - GM Reuben Fine

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