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@@sonnyjay1432 100% number one Indian player for 37 years, that longevity is unbelievable with excellent peaks as well. A pioneer for chess in a whole country and an icon. Around 4-7 range for sure
having kramnik over anand is just bullshit....anand has won more super tournaments and more world championships in general along with rapid and blitz plus world cups plus anand won two candidates tournaments as well while kramnik was gifted to play kasparov in championship when it was actually shirov who won against kramnik (winner will play against kasparov) but due to sponsers kasparov chose anand first but failed due to some contracts and in end kramnik got the opportunity to play kasparov
They were pretty even for most of their careers and Kramnik is also very much deserving to be among the greats, but Anand is undoubtably one of the most influential chess players ever and it is a shame for him not to be included on this list.
@@shivamchouhan5077 No he wasn't. A player with a 2851 FIDE Elo rating (Kasparov) draws with a 2882 rated player (Magnus) with insufficient material left on the board. I have a chess program that backs that up.
Not saying as an Indian, but as somehow who's been following chess passionately, I can safely say that Vishwanathan Anand any day will be in top 10. Not just bcoz he's been world champion, but look at the time period for which he literally kept performing at the top level. From late 90s to around 2017-19, that's close to 20 years for which he was in the top 5. How many apart from Fischer, Kasparov or now Carlsen, you can think of who had such a sustained dominance???
@@kasparov9944 There was no on Earth who could play him. Everyone was beneath him. He literally destroyed every top player on the planet - in a row. No one will ever come close to him.
I feel like caruana deserves atleast an honorable mention hes been keeping up with the best for nearly a decade and has the 3rd highest peak rating of all time
You could say the same about Paul Keres, or several other players that were close but just did not get the ultimate title (Naka fan drops by...). Although I am a Fabi fan, when he's in form its really really good!
I wouldn't say you can make any arguements that Kramnik absolutely shouldn't be in the list. But of course these lists will always subjective. Some of his achievements- - A top 10 player for 27 years, from 1993 to 2019, most of which was spent as world number 2 and 3. - The second chess player in history to hit 2800, all the way back in the year 2001! - Won at least 27 classical chess super tournaments, one of the highest in history. - Has positive head-to-head scores against the following top players: Kasparov, Topalov, Ivanchuk, Shirov, Polgar, Gelfand, Aronian, Leko, Svidler, Short, Radjabov, Adams, Morozevich, etc... and an equal score with Anand, and -1 vs. Carlsen. - One of the greatest opening theoreticians in all of modern chess, an opinion expressed by many top players. - Also note that his rating and performance declines in some of his peak years from 2003-2005, which was caused by a rare and dreadful case of "Ankylosing spondylitis", which is a rare type of arthiritis. - A 3-time world chess champion. Dethroned Kasparov, the only top player to play so many games against the 'Beast of Baku' come out on top. Defeating V. Topalov in 2006 while forfeiting 1 entire classical game, game 5, plus under heavy allegations. And Leko in 2004 under quite poor health conditions. People do tend to forget how much of a legend this guy really is, I think mainly because of the fact that people simply don't know much about his career, except for the well known fact that he defeated Kasparov in 2000.
@@jorgeromero5122 Yeah but he wasn't a triple crown winner. And his ELO was never as high as Magnus. Magnus has 10k games memorized. He knows every move, name, and date of each game.
@@Move_I_Got_This-b3v Elo is not a good metric to compare players from different eras, as it has been increasing over time. Blitz tournaments started in 2012, in Kasparov's time they did not exist. Magnus has not had a rival as strong as Karpov was for Kasparov.
@@jorgeromero5122 he's had even stronger oponents than karpov in his prime as peak fabiano peak hikaru or peak ding magnus is objectively THE most accurate player of all time by computer measurement has the highest elo of all time by far and not having an equal rival does not disqualify him for the goat title but the opposite is the case
@@flamongo6942 First we have to understand that every best player of each era was the best so far, if we speak strictly of the level of play, since chess has been studied more and more. Magnus for example was trained by Kasparov himself when he was a child. On the subject of who had more competition, it is debatable of course. I am sure that most will not agree with you. Anand, Karpov, and Kramnik, Leko, vs Fabiano and Hikaru and Levon. Magnus is a more complete player, but he still needs to prove a bit more to surpass Kasparov in my opinion.
Tal is the GOAT. Nobody could do what he did. And it’s not about winning more, or being champion for more years, but making chess as exciting as can be. “I see a move (a sacrifice?), and I’m not completely sure it’s correct, but it’s SO interesting I cannot avoid playing it to see the outcome”.!!!!!! “I’m fascinated by the beauty of the game, regardless of winning or losing”. Anand said if anyone came and asked Tal “let’s play” he was ready. He escaped hospital close to death to play a blitz tournament! THAT is the goat.
@ the point here is: what is better? Understand that winning is just a game tool to motivate play. But the greatest impact of chess in our lives comes from something else, from an emotion that Tal had, and he could pass that to us through his games. That’s what chess was made for. :)
Alexander Alekhine is always forgotten from these lists. Some of the most insane combinations are by him. He's actually considered the GOAT by some people.
Yes. My List: In the era of classical chess without the use of computers: #1 Fischer #2 Alekhine #3 Morphy #4 Botvinnik #5 Capablanca ................... In the era of computer use: #1 Kasparov #2 Carlsen #3 Karpov #4 Anand #5 Kramnik My guess is that Bobby Fischer was the most complete chess player of all time.
For me Fisher,Magnus and Kasparov(top3) Capablanca Karpov Anand and Kramnik Lasker and Alexander both Mikhals I mean after top 3 all are similar for me in terms of strenght I'd say even someone like Caruana who isn't a champion is probsbly the top 5 strongest player in history
Anand the most influential player of all time. Look at the current crop of players. Almost all of them are because of Anand. Ridiculous to put Kramnik over
Anand was the first elite players to integrate chess engines extensively into his preparation. Known for his deep opening knowledge and rapid adaptation to new technology, Anand's success demonstrated the importance of engine-assisted analysis. So I would say very influential in that way. Bobby Fischer had to learn Russian to read russian chess books to get better at chess. Vishy was the first Indian Grandmaster, First Asian World Championship. He single-handedly made a country of a billion people fall in love with the game of chess.
Anand should be here. Put Kramnik at 11 and insert Anand at 5. Otherwise, the list is fine. Magnus maybe top but he stopped playing classical now. Garry just had a more dynamic style and destroyed his rivals in a lot more iconic games. Magnus is more like an engine and crushes his rivals in endgames.
Kids today dont realize that Bobby Fischer was a celebrity on the level of Beyonce or Taylor Swift today. General Motors offered him 10 million dollars to do a car commercial - in 1972 money!! Try sn experiment. Ask 100 random people in a mall who Magnus Carlsen is. You' ll be lucky if 5 out of100 know. In 1972 Bobby Fischer would have 100% name recognition all over the world.😮
@@ericrossoni There is no way that Magnus Carlson has anywhere near the name recognition Bobby Fischer had or had, and anyone who thinks so is completelyb delusional.
By peak dominance: 1 Paul Morphy 2 Bobby Fisher 3 Wilhelm Steinitz 4 Mikhail Botvinnik 5 Gary Kasparov 6 Jose Raul Capablanca 7 Emanuel Lasker 8 Magnus Carlsen 9 Alexander Alekhine 10 Anatoly Karpov By longevity at the top: 1 Emanuel Lasker 2 Gary Kasparov 3 Wilhelm Steinitz 4 Mikhail Botvinnik 5 Magnus Carlsen 6 Anatoly Karpov 7 Alexander Alekhine 8 Viswanathan Anand 9 Vladimir Kramnik 10 Jose Raul Capablanca
Always? Congratulations on your prophetic powers. Carlson is already on par with Kasparov and they are the two _greatest_ players in the history of the game because of their extraordinary dominance over so many years. Fischer was the _strongest_ player ever for about two-and-a-half years (1970-72), just like Capablanca in his prime, but by abandoning the game at his peak, he forfeited any claim to being the greatest, which is a different criterion, encompassing longevity at the top against the most powerful competition as well as peak strength.
Great video and list, I would probably switch magnus to one and garry to 2 but it's up to personal opinion. Glad to see that you guys put in research as well 👍 Also maybe Anand over Kramnik but it's close
This list is intriguing, but Karpov deserves to be placed higher, at 6th place, while Nakamura and Caruana lack the historical significance to be included in the top 10 chess players of all time.
Here is the only thing about Kasparov that is worth knowing. In the 1995 Anand vs Kasparov world championship, Anand took the lead in game 9. In game 10, every time Kasparov made a move, he got up to go to the bathroom and slammed the door behind him so hard the room shook. The young and mild mannered Anand did not complain to the arbiter, who also did not act. Bullying destroys lives, and bullied children suffer lifelong low self esteem. If you need such tactics to win, then you are no champion. Kasparov needs to be made to confront his behavior and answer for it.
@@whaddoiknow6519 Lol if you think slamming a bathroom door is 'bullying' I recommend you don't watch Bambi, you'll be emotionally scarred.I It's pointless to expect people to play 'nice' all the time, so it's better to just grow a thicker skin.
Capablanca was not honest claiming that he never studied chess, a lot of people take that literally. Considering as how he played all the same openings and improvements that others played he clearly both studied chess a lot in youth and kept up with the games of others. He wouldn't be world champion if he didn't.
Smyslov! Inexcusable omission. He was nearly equal to Botvinnink and at his peak was stronger than Petrosian. Likewise with Spassky. Korchnoi was the greatest player never to have won the world title, displacing Rubinstein, Keres for that distinction.
Imagine not adding 5 time world champion in this list😮they should add Anand that man one of the greatest of all time, remaining in top 10 consistently more than 20 years
To do a fair comparison there are 2 possibilities: one pretend all players were born around the same time, say the past, so they do not have current chess knowledge or acquired at the time they played. So go back to Morphy's time, I think Morphy would beat all players. Now, jump to the future so Morphy, Capablanca, Fischer etc. were born around the time of Magnus Carson, thereby having access to computers and all current theory. This would be very interesting, I give a slight edge to Morphy for his ability to grasp theory, understand positional play and incredible calculating ability. But who knows. Fischer would study night and day. I think the answer would be which player would make the fewest mistakes, because a topl level chess many games are won due to a mistake.
@JJ.-BB you have no proof of me sending threats. You sent them and I have proof of you harassing others and wishing people to die in lava. All you do is blame things on others.
This needs to be diverted into before computers and after computers were a thing. Because let’s face it like it or not computers have made a massive impact on the game of chess.
I'm glad one of these lists finally mentioned Alexander Alekhine, the guy was an absolutely fantastic player in his time and had to beat Capablanca to win the world title. Really study his games, people. I've been astonded about his omission from most lists like this, list after list, like he was some nobody. Ridiculous.
You can't give everyone an honorable mention. Steinitz, Euwe, Smyslov, Petrosian, Spassky, Ding are all world champions who didn't get a mention. Not to mention players like Andersson, Bronstein, Zukertort, Reti, Taimonov, Susan Polgar, Nona, Vera Menchik, Fabi (third highest rating of all time), Ho Yifan. Somebody is always going to be left off.
@@jasonkoch3182 Andersson or Anderssen? Big difference. Also while female chess is great for what it is, none deserve to be mentioned among the all-time greats. The best a female achieved was a brief top 10 appearance. Ding my butt.
Morphy destroyed Anderssen (an ill Morphy too) whereas a fit Steinitz struggled and fought a tough battle against the same Anderssen...with the battle being neck and neck for the most part. Yes, both Morphy and Steinitz defeated Anderssen.
My personal favourites: Kasparov, founder of Stockfish, Fischer, Tal Favourite non super GM players and teachers: Chessnetwork, Tal Baron, John Bartholomew, Simon Williams, Frager68
Kasparov is the greatest player as he played dynamic not like Magnus is playing boring position style and waiting for the mistake of opponents. Apart from this Mikhail Tal is the only player who played for the crowd and chess fans considering chess as a sport.
Let's be honest we can't keep saying Kasparov is better than carlsen what else do you want him to do all this rattling stuff is annoying To be honest and to be respectful if Kasparov wasn't alive he wouldn't be number 1 and that should not be a criteria I mean Magnus has won everything done everything As chess fans we all know what Magnus is But all is well
I can accept the exclusion of Alekhine but no Anand in the list means the list is flawed, with all due respect for Morphy and Lasker. How did you make your researches? Unbelievable blunder.
Sorry, I made my comments before I watched the video, my bad. I've just realized that you added and mentioned Paul Morphy in the video, good call. I think Morphy was the best ever.
Generally a good list but it's hard comparing one generation to another. I'm still a Bobby Fischer fan but it's hard to argue against Magnus Carlsen. I would place Mikhail Tal a little higher and I have seen a list by a grandmaster that placed Paul Morphy at #1. I actually agree. Nobody has ever been so far ahead of his contemporaries. What he have been like in today's computer age?
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#1. Ron Weasley
1.Hans Niemann.
NOT PUTTING MAGNUS ON TOP 1 IS A CRIME🔥🔥🔥🤘🤘🤘🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭
He is already the GOAT
Paul Morphy is the GOAT imo
Kramnik being on the list but not Anand is just sad and disappointing. Like, come on.
I mean they both usually sit from 9-11 so I don't know what you want
@@D0m3YTVishy belongs in Top 5 coming with no background or infrastructure
@d0m368 Anand might not be better than the others in the list although arguably, but he's definitely better than Kramnik in all regards.
@@sonnyjay1432 100% number one Indian player for 37 years, that longevity is unbelievable with excellent peaks as well. A pioneer for chess in a whole country and an icon. Around 4-7 range for sure
@@Bufferman09 Yep that’s my entire life he was No:1 India player and in Top 10 for 30 plus years. Are people dumb to not get that?
I wasn't on the list?
And he sacrifices the LISTTTTTTT!!!!
shows how implausible the list is.
make a reaction video on your channel
It’s cos u suck bro ;)
You would make it in the list of all time chess players
Anand not on here is insane, he should be in like the 4-6 range probably
9 or 10.
fr
4 to 6 is the right place for Anand. Hikaru’s list is perfect. Very logical and unbiased.
@ Anand might just scrape into the Top 10. You wouldn’t be Indian by any chance?
@ You don’t have to be Indian to say that. Check the background Anand came from.
I CAN'T BELIEVE WATCHMOJO ... MADE THIS LIST...
They want views in any possible way as world chess tournament is going on, they targeted the chess fans.
Liberals play checkers.
especially when the contenders are chinese and indian, literally a total of 35% of the world population
True. So True. The Idea Of A Top 10 Best Chess Players Of All Time Because WatchMojo Created This List Since Maybe 2013 Or 2014.
True True..
#DingGukesh
Anand needs to be Top 10!!!
Apart from that, this list is not bad
Nope he's overrated by indians that's it
@@kenadams9725 he won 5 times dude come on . Also i am not indian and i hate that country but you can't jus deny the fact he deserves among the top 10
having kramnik over anand is just bullshit....anand has won more super tournaments and more world championships in general along with rapid and blitz plus world cups plus anand won two candidates tournaments as well while kramnik was gifted to play kasparov in championship when it was actually shirov who won against kramnik (winner will play against kasparov) but due to sponsers kasparov chose anand first but failed due to some contracts and in end kramnik got the opportunity to play kasparov
Krammik is top 5 of all time .... easily
@@timwheeler8523toilet gate
@@timwheeler8523anand is above kramnik any day
They were pretty even for most of their careers and Kramnik is also very much deserving to be among the greats, but Anand is undoubtably one of the most influential chess players ever and it is a shame for him not to be included on this list.
Kramnik had an absolutely massive impact on theory.
Magnus is number 1 for me and feel like vishy deserved to be in top 10 but decent list
magnus ahead of gary? lol ... ur age is less than 30 right?
My guess before watching:
1. Magnus
2. Drunk Magnus
3. Late Magnus
4. Kasparov
5. Fischer
Swap 1 and 4 😂
@@BARDOCK550 Peak Magnus was better than peak Kasparov
@@BARDOCK550 do you even understand chess and think it's cool to say that kasparov better than magnus?
@@shivamchouhan5077 No he wasn't. A player with a 2851 FIDE Elo rating (Kasparov) draws with a 2882 rated player (Magnus) with insufficient material left on the board. I have a chess program that backs that up.
Bobby Fisher was such a friendly, likable guy back in the day. I sure wish we could have heard all his thoughts and seen that smile for much longer.
I cant any evidense in history he is like u describe... He was a fucking ashole if u asks me.. Movie of his life... this guy is not nice...
He was an antisemitic, sexist, arrogant moron who happened to be good at chess.
Anand should be in the top 10. Was as good if not better than Kramnik.
Easily. I would put Fabi above Kramnik too
@@LoganNagolyou can’t compare them
Anand should be in Top 5. Period.
How can they forget 5 time world champion
Both Kramnik and Anand don't belong in top 10, achievements wise Alekhine definitely deserves it more
You can't have kramnik and not anand, anand is definitely in the top 10 no other complaint though
Anand should be in Top, in top 7 at best
Chess deserves a spot in the Olympics way more than Break Dancing
I think it was suggested many times before, but the matches can go for so long that it's not viable
Fast classical or Rapid can be good
Maybe? Time Will Tell.
@@g_claytonThey could do rapid.
nope, Magnus himself said no need for chess in the Olympics and it's only better if we remove some sports from it
Joke list if Anand ia not in the list
What do you expect from Europeans?
I'd put Anand on the list over Kramnik anyway, but especially now.
@@jasonkoch3182he's miles clear of that yapping machine. However imo Alekhine is slightly better
@@pokethegreat4145 Watchmojo is not even european Mr. inferiority complex
@GON-f9l welp sir my bad. Its Canadian. Still it doesn't change the fact that these western nations don't value asians
Not saying as an Indian, but as somehow who's been following chess passionately, I can safely say that Vishwanathan Anand any day will be in top 10. Not just bcoz he's been world champion, but look at the time period for which he literally kept performing at the top level. From late 90s to around 2017-19, that's close to 20 years for which he was in the top 5. How many apart from Fischer, Kasparov or now Carlsen, you can think of who had such a sustained dominance???
Lasker
He should be in Top 5
Fischer is number one - he's not just the GOAT of chess, he's the greatest competitor of all time. He literally crashed everyone, on his own.
Nah he didn't play a single game as champion, he is the only one on the list to dissappear as soon as he won title.
@@kasparov9944 There was no on Earth who could play him. Everyone was beneath him. He literally destroyed every top player on the planet - in a row. No one will ever come close to him.
Kramnik then:
Kramnik Now :🤖😖👺
#1 Magnus
#2 Kasparov
#10 Anand
You have just started war by not including Vish Anand.
I feel like caruana deserves atleast an honorable mention hes been keeping up with the best for nearly a decade and has the 3rd highest peak rating of all time
Terrible list.
You could say the same about Paul Keres, or several other players that were close but just did not get the ultimate title (Naka fan drops by...). Although I am a Fabi fan, when he's in form its really really good!
My list:
1. Carlsen
2. Kasparov
3. Fischer
4. Anand
5. Lasker
6. Morphy
7. Botvinnik
8. Alekhine
9. Capablanca
10. Karpov
My idol: Tal
My list:
1. Morphy, Fischer, Kasparov, Carlsen
2. Rest of the world
Fischer no 1
@@thekurdishtapes8317 agree..
I wouldn't say you can make any arguements that Kramnik absolutely shouldn't be in the list. But of course these lists will always subjective. Some of his achievements-
- A top 10 player for 27 years, from 1993 to 2019, most of which was spent as world number 2 and 3.
- The second chess player in history to hit 2800, all the way back in the year 2001!
- Won at least 27 classical chess super tournaments, one of the highest in history.
- Has positive head-to-head scores against the following top players: Kasparov, Topalov, Ivanchuk, Shirov, Polgar, Gelfand, Aronian, Leko, Svidler, Short, Radjabov, Adams, Morozevich, etc... and an equal score with Anand, and -1 vs. Carlsen.
- One of the greatest opening theoreticians in all of modern chess, an opinion expressed by many top players.
- Also note that his rating and performance declines in some of his peak years from 2003-2005, which was caused by a rare and dreadful case of "Ankylosing spondylitis", which is a rare type of arthiritis.
- A 3-time world chess champion. Dethroned Kasparov, the only top player to play so many games against the 'Beast of Baku' come out on top. Defeating V. Topalov in 2006 while forfeiting 1 entire classical game, game 5, plus under heavy allegations. And Leko in 2004 under quite poor health conditions.
People do tend to forget how much of a legend this guy really is, I think mainly because of the fact that people simply don't know much about his career, except for the well known fact that he defeated Kasparov in 2000.
My list
1. Carlsen
2. Kasparov
3. Fischer
4.Karpov
5. Lasker
6. Capablanca
7. Botvinik
8. Anand
9. Kramnik
10. Morphy
Kasparov had years beign the best of all time but I believe the crown now belongs to Carlsen
Kasparov was on the top for to many years, more than Magnus still
@@jorgeromero5122
Yeah but he wasn't a triple crown winner.
And his ELO was never as high as Magnus.
Magnus has 10k games memorized.
He knows every move, name, and date of each game.
@@Move_I_Got_This-b3v Elo is not a good metric to compare players from different eras, as it has been increasing over time. Blitz tournaments started in 2012, in Kasparov's time they did not exist. Magnus has not had a rival as strong as Karpov was for Kasparov.
@@jorgeromero5122 he's had even stronger oponents than karpov in his prime as peak fabiano peak hikaru or peak ding
magnus is objectively THE most accurate player of all time by computer measurement has the highest elo of all time by far and not having an equal rival does not disqualify him for the goat title but the opposite is the case
@@flamongo6942 First we have to understand that every best player of each era was the best so far, if we speak strictly of the level of play, since chess has been studied more and more. Magnus for example was trained by Kasparov himself when he was a child. On the subject of who had more competition, it is debatable of course. I am sure that most will not agree with you. Anand, Karpov, and Kramnik, Leko, vs Fabiano and Hikaru and Levon. Magnus is a more complete player, but he still needs to prove a bit more to surpass Kasparov in my opinion.
Definitely knew the top 3 would be those players. Just wasnt sure the order. All are/were great
The fact that Vishy isn’t on here despite winning 5 championships is crazy
Tal is the GOAT. Nobody could do what he did. And it’s not about winning more, or being champion for more years, but making chess as exciting as can be. “I see a move (a sacrifice?), and I’m not completely sure it’s correct, but it’s SO interesting I cannot avoid playing it to see the outcome”.!!!!!! “I’m fascinated by the beauty of the game, regardless of winning or losing”.
Anand said if anyone came and asked Tal “let’s play” he was ready. He escaped hospital close to death to play a blitz tournament! THAT is the goat.
Fischer, Kasparov and Carlsen are better than him
He's still one of the greatest ever undisputedly
@ the point here is: what is better? Understand that winning is just a game tool to motivate play. But the greatest impact of chess in our lives comes from something else, from an emotion that Tal had, and he could pass that to us through his games. That’s what chess was made for. :)
Hikaru's list, which I also agree with:
1. Kasparov
2. Carlsen
3. Fischer
4. Capablanca
5. Karpov
6. Anand
7. Kramnik
8. Botvinnik
9. Lasker
10. Morphy
That's a very decent list.
Alexander Alekhine is always forgotten from these lists. Some of the most insane combinations are by him. He's actually considered the GOAT by some people.
Yes. My List:
In the era of classical chess without the use of computers:
#1 Fischer
#2 Alekhine
#3 Morphy
#4 Botvinnik
#5 Capablanca
...................
In the era of computer use:
#1 Kasparov
#2 Carlsen
#3 Karpov
#4 Anand
#5 Kramnik
My guess is that Bobby Fischer was the most complete chess player of all time.
This is a good video in terms of pedagogy and arguably one of the best Watch Mojo videos I've ever seen.
For me
Fisher,Magnus and Kasparov(top3)
Capablanca
Karpov
Anand and Kramnik
Lasker and Alexander
both Mikhals
I mean after top 3 all are similar for me in terms of strenght I'd say even someone like Caruana who isn't a champion is probsbly the top 5 strongest player in history
Anand where? should be top 10, maybe even top 5 considering influence
Anand the most influential player of all time. Look at the current crop of players. Almost all of them are because of Anand. Ridiculous to put Kramnik over
@@alexpatel9333 Its not a list of influencial players, its a list of best players.
to be honest you can argue about the number 10 spot but I don't think it's clear cut either way.
@@PsychologyAttack He won world championship 5 times... Not enough!?
wouldn't say the most influental player of all time. In India, yes, but not globally
Anand was the first elite players to integrate chess engines extensively into his preparation. Known for his deep opening knowledge and rapid adaptation to new technology, Anand's success demonstrated the importance of engine-assisted analysis. So I would say very influential in that way.
Bobby Fischer had to learn Russian to read russian chess books to get better at chess. Vishy was the first Indian Grandmaster, First Asian World Championship. He single-handedly made a country of a billion people fall in love with the game of chess.
Anand should be here. Put Kramnik at 11 and insert Anand at 5. Otherwise, the list is fine. Magnus maybe top but he stopped playing classical now. Garry just had a more dynamic style and destroyed his rivals in a lot more iconic games. Magnus is more like an engine and crushes his rivals in endgames.
Very well timed topster
#1 is Frank Reynolds, he single handedly beat the Russians
Awesome video :)
Kids today dont realize that Bobby Fischer was a celebrity on the level of Beyonce or Taylor Swift today. General Motors offered him 10 million dollars to do a car commercial - in 1972 money!! Try sn experiment. Ask 100 random people in a mall who Magnus Carlsen is. You' ll be lucky if 5 out of100 know. In 1972 Bobby Fischer would have 100% name recognition all over the world.😮
Yeah cuz Bobby was American. Ask any European player who Carlson is and they know.
@@ericrossoni There is no way that Magnus Carlson has anywhere near the name recognition Bobby Fischer had or had, and anyone who thinks so is completelyb delusional.
@@BiffTekaare you dumb??Magnus is way more famous and we'll known than fischer
I asked lol😂,almost knew magnus but very few literally Only 25 out of 500 knew who is fischer
@@BiffTekathere is areason Magnys is the greatest as he is recognised and a Global Star unlike fischer
By peak dominance:
1 Paul Morphy
2 Bobby Fisher
3 Wilhelm Steinitz
4 Mikhail Botvinnik
5 Gary Kasparov
6 Jose Raul Capablanca
7 Emanuel Lasker
8 Magnus Carlsen
9 Alexander Alekhine
10 Anatoly Karpov
By longevity at the top:
1 Emanuel Lasker
2 Gary Kasparov
3 Wilhelm Steinitz
4 Mikhail Botvinnik
5 Magnus Carlsen
6 Anatoly Karpov
7 Alexander Alekhine
8 Viswanathan Anand
9 Vladimir Kramnik
10 Jose Raul Capablanca
Top 5 chess players
0. Magnus Carlsen
1. Drunkenstein (drunk magnus)
2. Bobby Fischer
3. Garry Kasparov
4. Anatoly Karpov
5. Paul Morphy
Lets make a list of Best Young Chess Players Today. And we'll see a list dominated by Indians.
Impressive and very well researched list. Facts are on point and very accurate.
Stockfish.
Absolutely true
Mittens.
Gary Kasparov and Fischer will always be the top two.
Always? Congratulations on your prophetic powers. Carlson is already on par with Kasparov and they are the two _greatest_ players in the history of the game because of their extraordinary dominance over so many years. Fischer was the _strongest_ player ever for about two-and-a-half years (1970-72), just like Capablanca in his prime, but by abandoning the game at his peak, he forfeited any claim to being the greatest, which is a different criterion, encompassing longevity at the top against the most powerful competition as well as peak strength.
Alexander alekhine destroyed capablanca and he’s not even in the list lol
The top 3 is obvious
Tal has the best quote there is sacrificing an my sacrificing
You dont have vishy .wtf?????
Great video and list, I would probably switch magnus to one and garry to 2 but it's up to personal opinion. Glad to see that you guys put in research as well 👍 Also maybe Anand over Kramnik but it's close
Everyone else is saying it but yeah, Anand.
My top 10
1. Paul Morphy
2. Capablanca
3. Bobby Fischer
4. Magnus Carlsen
5. Garry Kasparov
6. Viswanathan Anand
7. Vladimir Kramnik
8. Hikaru Nakamura
9. Fabiano Caruana
10. Anatoly Karpov
This list is intriguing, but Karpov deserves to be placed higher, at 6th place, while Nakamura and Caruana lack the historical significance to be included in the top 10 chess players of all time.
Thanks for interesting and valuable video as always ❤❤❤
Cappablanca refused to study chess openings? Almost all the games that they played that time opened in the Queen’s Gambit Declined
the documentary Magnus should have been in Norwegian and should have been Oscar nominated
I like chess but I can never remember which way the pieces go... 😅
Magnus the goat man what more do you want from this dude🙌
Here is the only thing about Kasparov that is worth knowing. In the 1995 Anand vs Kasparov world championship, Anand took the lead in game 9. In game 10, every time Kasparov made a move, he got up to go to the bathroom and slammed the door behind him so hard the room shook. The young and mild mannered Anand did not complain to the arbiter, who also did not act. Bullying destroys lives, and bullied children suffer lifelong low self esteem. If you need such tactics to win, then you are no champion. Kasparov needs to be made to confront his behavior and answer for it.
Kasparov's abrasiveness was ironically actually part of his appeal. He was never boring on or off board.
@@John-k6f9k I wouldn't minimize it as abrasiveness or merely boring. And it is not appealing at all. We need to stop lionizing bullies, period.
Clear off hater. What did Fischer do to Spassky?
@@whaddoiknow6519 Lol if you think slamming a bathroom door is 'bullying' I recommend you don't watch Bambi, you'll be emotionally scarred.I It's pointless to expect people to play 'nice' all the time, so it's better to just grow a thicker skin.
@@John-k6f9k Alright, so it is OK to slam doors. What about threatening to break your opponent's legs?
In my youth, when I was passionate about chess, my idol was José Capablanca.
Capablanca was not honest claiming that he never studied chess, a lot of people take that literally. Considering as how he played all the same openings and improvements that others played he clearly both studied chess a lot in youth and kept up with the games of others. He wouldn't be world champion if he didn't.
So 5x world champ Anand is not on this list? What is this lol
Carlsen vs Kasparov I don't care who is first but not putting Vishy is a crime.
1. Magnus Carlsen
2. Gary Kasparov
3. Bobby Fischer
4. Paul Morphy
5. Anatoly Karpov
6. Jose Raul Capablanca
7. Mikhail Botvinnik
8. Mikhail Tal
9. Emanuel Lasker
10. Viswanathan Anand
11. Vladimir Kramnik
12. Alexander Alekhine
13. Fabio Caruana
14. Tigran Petrosian
15. Boris Spassky
Smyslov! Inexcusable omission. He was nearly equal to Botvinnink and at his peak was stronger than Petrosian. Likewise with Spassky. Korchnoi was the greatest player never to have won the world title, displacing Rubinstein, Keres for that distinction.
Chun-Li:"I challenge Magneto! He's good at Chess!"
Where is fabiano caruana in this list? Why wasnt he included?
Imagine not adding 5 time world champion in this list😮they should add Anand that man one of the greatest of all time, remaining in top 10 consistently more than 20 years
and Vishy still is in the top 10 with all this youngsters around! definitely a flawed list
and still close to the top 10 until now.
Vishy must be in Top 5
I would put Bobby above Magnus for the simple reason that Bobby didnt have engine help to play the way he did, but pretty solid list
Bart Simpson is the GOAT ... of something
To do a fair comparison there are 2 possibilities: one pretend all players were born around the same time, say the past, so they do not have current chess knowledge or acquired at the time they played. So go back to Morphy's time, I think Morphy would beat all players. Now, jump to the future so Morphy, Capablanca, Fischer etc. were born around the time of Magnus Carson, thereby having access to computers and all current theory. This would be very interesting, I give a slight edge to Morphy for his ability to grasp theory, understand positional play and incredible calculating ability. But who knows. Fischer would study night and day. I think the answer would be which player would make the fewest mistakes, because a topl level chess many games are won due to a mistake.
But I still believe that in a pound for pound debate magnus would be at top.
Some might be angry on me but I'd rather have Alekhine than Kramnik tho😂
Remind me why there is no, "King me", in chess & "checkmate" in checkers?
That's reserved for checkers.
But there should've been a, "Checkmate", in CHECKers
@JJ.-BB You should stop harassing others. It proves how miserable you are
@JJ.-BB you have no proof of me sending threats. You sent them and I have proof of you harassing others and wishing people to die in lava. All you do is blame things on others.
Because nobody gets kinged in chess. You can say "queen me" if you promote a pawn.
Kasparov will always and will be the goat of chess
I just wish Bobby Fischer didn't have mental issues. He could have been #1!
This needs to be diverted into before computers and after computers were a thing. Because let’s face it like it or not computers have made a massive impact on the game of chess.
capblanca is not as good as karpov because capblanca had a 2725 peak elo and karpov had a peak elo of 2780.
I'm glad one of these lists finally mentioned Alexander Alekhine, the guy was an absolutely fantastic player in his time and had to beat Capablanca to win the world title. Really study his games, people. I've been astonded about his omission from most lists like this, list after list, like he was some nobody. Ridiculous.
Love watching this as a 1200 rated chess player!!
And Steinitz doesn't even deserve an honorable mention ? Wow.
You can't give everyone an honorable mention. Steinitz, Euwe, Smyslov, Petrosian, Spassky, Ding are all world champions who didn't get a mention. Not to mention players like Andersson, Bronstein, Zukertort, Reti, Taimonov, Susan Polgar, Nona, Vera Menchik, Fabi (third highest rating of all time), Ho Yifan. Somebody is always going to be left off.
@@jasonkoch3182left women off they're hard to compare
@@jasonkoch3182 Andersson or Anderssen? Big difference. Also while female chess is great for what it is, none deserve to be mentioned among the all-time greats. The best a female achieved was a brief top 10 appearance. Ding my butt.
Morphy would have beaten Steinitz, probably
Morphy destroyed Anderssen (an ill Morphy too) whereas a fit Steinitz struggled and fought a tough battle against the same Anderssen...with the battle being neck and neck for the most part. Yes, both Morphy and Steinitz defeated Anderssen.
My personal favourites: Kasparov, founder of Stockfish, Fischer, Tal
Favourite non super GM players and teachers: Chessnetwork, Tal Baron, John Bartholomew, Simon Williams, Frager68
Right timing, watch mojo
Kasparov is the greatest player as he played dynamic not like Magnus is playing boring position style and waiting for the mistake of opponents.
Apart from this Mikhail Tal is the only player who played for the crowd and chess fans considering chess as a sport.
Zhis has to be an IA list
Lest we forget Bingo Heeler. “Their little prawn children go to kindy together.”
Why only world champions? Fabiano and Levon should easily make the list (3 and 4 highest elos ever)
It is crime to put Mikhail Tal in number 9
I feel like Levy defintly deserves honorable mentions spot
Really watchmojo?? Kramnik instead of Anand...y'all be smoking some good stuff over there
Only Bobby Fischer made the game of Chess a worldwide interest by millions of people.
Magnus is the goat. The level can't be compared to older times - those without engines.
Watch mojo really has the Indian chess playing community hurting here 🤣
Im happy to see Paul Morphy in this list. #7
Same, he should be number 1.
Let's be honest we can't keep saying Kasparov is better than carlsen what else do you want him to do all this rattling stuff is annoying
To be honest and to be respectful if Kasparov wasn't alive he wouldn't be number 1 and that should not be a criteria I mean Magnus has won everything done everything
As chess fans we all know what Magnus is
But all is well
Paul morphy is not as good as lasker or tal that is just a crazy weird ranking.
Kasparov
Magnus
Fischer
Anand
Rest nonsense
🏆 Great compilation of the greatest chess minds! ♟️
Haha this is not accurate. Kramnik is there but not Anand ????
I can accept the exclusion of Alekhine but no Anand in the list means the list is flawed, with all due respect for Morphy and Lasker. How did you make your researches? Unbelievable blunder.
It's an okay list
They prolly didn't have a research time and just googled it to save time
Yep same thought. No Alekhine but Anand? It's unacceptable
you should swap tal with anand
or alekhine
Tal clears. Anand's better than Kramnik though.
If he would have lived nowadays, Morphy would have obliterated everyone
Sorry, I made my comments before I watched the video, my bad. I've just realized that you added and mentioned Paul Morphy in the video, good call. I think Morphy was the best ever.
WTF
Kramnik before Anand
Shit list
Critics place Anand near Tal/Kramnik
It's an okay list, could have been better
Generally a good list but it's hard comparing one generation to another. I'm still a Bobby Fischer fan but it's hard to argue against Magnus Carlsen. I would place Mikhail Tal a little higher and I have seen a list by a grandmaster that placed Paul Morphy at #1. I actually agree. Nobody has ever been so far ahead of his contemporaries. What he have been like in today's computer age?