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Best Chess Players (relative to their peers)

well, for me is hard to vote since I have not almost studied any game I just vote for playing the game
for example I dont remember any game of philidor hence I can not vote, unless I put the time but its a game
Fischer up, capablanca down, alekhine managed to beat him
and although capablanca may have always been a genius at chess I think he lacked some sort of aggresion which fischer had or drive, or maybe others like alekhine or kasparov
It seems to me for the little I know that capablanca was a little careless, in that sense probably carlsen is a better player it may have more a fitghting spirit but I dont know I dont have a lot of chess knowledge from the gms.

Bbby fischer up, capablanca down.

Bobby Fischer - 33
Emanuel Lasker - 29
Paul Morphy - 12
Wilhelm Steinitz - 16
Jose Capablanca - 39
Anatoly Karpov - 15
Garry Kasparov - 19
Mikhail Tal - 12
Vishy Anand - 18
Tigran Petrosian - 19
Francois-Andre Philidor - 21
its -2 I have to do it again, since I put -1:

Bobby Fischer - 33
Emanuel Lasker - 29
Paul Morphy - 12
Wilhelm Steinitz - 16
Jose Capablanca - 38
Anatoly Karpov - 15
Garry Kasparov - 19
Mikhail Tal - 12
Vishy Anand - 18
Tigran Petrosian - 19
Francois-Andre Philidor - 21

Morphy up, Fischer down.

Bobby Fischer - 31
Emanuel Lasker - 29
Paul Morphy - 13
Wilhelm Steinitz - 16
Jose Capablanca - 38
Anatoly Karpov - 15
Garry Kasparov - 19
Mikhail Tal - 12
Vishy Anand - 18
Tigran Petrosian - 19
Francois-Andre Philidor - 21
Up Kasparov, down Capablanca

Bobby Fischer - 31
Emanuel Lasker - 29
Paul Morphy - 13
Wilhelm Steinitz - 16
Jose Capablanca - 36
Anatoly Karpov - 15
Garry Kasparov - 20
Mikhail Tal - 12
Vishy Anand - 18
Tigran Petrosian - 19
Francois-Andre Philidor - 21
@DavyKOTWF type in the scores next time.

Bobby Fischer - 32
Emanuel Lasker - 27
Paul Morphy - 13
Wilhelm Steinitz - 16
Jose Capablanca - 36
Anatoly Karpov - 15
Garry Kasparov - 20
Mikhail Tal - 12
Vishy Anand - 18
Tigran Petrosian - 19
Francois-Andre Philidor - 21
Morphy Up Tigran Down

Bobby Fischer - 32
Emanuel Lasker - 27
Paul Morphy - 14
Wilhelm Steinitz - 16
Jose Capablanca - 36
Anatoly Karpov - 15
Garry Kasparov - 20
Mikhail Tal - 12
Vishy Anand - 18
Tigran Petrosian - 17
Francois-Andre Philidor - 21
Morphy Up Tigran Down

Bobby Fischer - 32
Emanuel Lasker - 27
Paul Morphy - 15
Wilhelm Steinitz - 16
Jose Capablanca - 36
Anatoly Karpov - 15
Garry Kasparov - 20
Mikhail Tal - 12
Vishy Anand - 18
Tigran Petrosian - 16
Francois-Andre Philidor - 21
Down Morphy, Up Capa

Bobby Fischer - 32
Emanuel Lasker - 27
Paul Morphy - 13
Wilhelm Steinitz - 16
Jose Capablanca - 37
Anatoly Karpov - 15
Garry Kasparov - 20
Mikhail Tal - 12
Vishy Anand - 18
Tigran Petrosian - 16
Francois-Andre Philidor - 21
Up Capablanca, Down Paul Morphy

Bobby Fischer - 32
Emanuel Lasker - 27
Paul Morphy - 11
Wilhelm Steinitz - 16
Jose Capablanca - 38
Anatoly Karpov - 15
Garry Kasparov - 20
Mikhail Tal - 12
Vishy Anand - 18
Tigran Petrosian - 16
Francois-Andre Philidor - 21

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