whoes your favourite ever player?
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whoes your favourite ever player?
i guess i am talking most entertaining
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Re: whoes your favourite ever player?
Lasker overlooked, again.
He really did have it all.
He really did have it all.
"Set up your attacks so that when the fire is out, it isn't out!" (H N Pillsbury)
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Re: whoes your favourite ever player?
can you show me the computer analysis of the world champions, what ive seen does rate lasker highlyMatt Mackenzie wrote: ↑Sat Aug 06, 2022 4:16 pmLasker overlooked, again.
He really did have it all.
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Re: whoes your favourite ever player?
One of Lasker's many skills was 'sometimes' not playing the best move
but playing the move that set his opponents OTB problems to solve.
(not deliberatly play 'bad' moves as Reti suggests, good practical moves.)
So standard computers will not like his choice of moves and score him accordingly.
It won't be a low score. these 'Lasker moves' will pop up 2nd, 3rd or 4th choice and
he would have played many many more 1st choice moves.
Alpha Zero might give him a better score.
No Tarrasch! I refuse to register a vote that places Tarrasch in the 'other' box.
(take out Tal, everyone likes Tal, change the heading to 'Who is your 2nd favourite player' and add Tarrasch.)
but playing the move that set his opponents OTB problems to solve.
(not deliberatly play 'bad' moves as Reti suggests, good practical moves.)
So standard computers will not like his choice of moves and score him accordingly.
It won't be a low score. these 'Lasker moves' will pop up 2nd, 3rd or 4th choice and
he would have played many many more 1st choice moves.
Alpha Zero might give him a better score.
No Tarrasch! I refuse to register a vote that places Tarrasch in the 'other' box.
(take out Tal, everyone likes Tal, change the heading to 'Who is your 2nd favourite player' and add Tarrasch.)
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Re: whoes your favourite ever player?
Tal has no votes so far, i would much prefer replacing old Siegburt(not sure of spelling) with old Victor Korchnoi.Geoff Chandler wrote: ↑Sun Aug 07, 2022 10:01 amOne of Lasker's many skills was 'sometimes' not playing the best move
but playing the move that set his opponents OTB problems to solve.
(not deliberatly play 'bad' moves as Reti suggests, good practical moves.)
So standard computers will not like his choice of moves and score him accordingly.
It won't be a low score. these 'Lasker moves' will pop up 2nd, 3rd or 4th choice and
he would have played many many more 1st choice moves.
Alpha Zero might give him a better score.
No Tarrasch! I refuse to register a vote that places Tarrasch in the 'other' box.
(take out Tal, everyone likes Tal, change the heading to 'Who is your 2nd favourite player' and add Tarrasch.)
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Re: whoes your favourite ever player?
but victor was not the victor, nigel short also deserves a mention
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Re: whoes your favourite ever player?
Lasker should be in there.Matt Mackenzie wrote: ↑Sat Aug 06, 2022 4:16 pmLasker overlooked, again.
He really did have it all.
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Re: whoes your favourite ever player?
This thread has not gathered much interest, the replies have been all about who is not on the list.
It appears making a list was a slight error and it would have been better to title the thread;
“Who is Your Favourite Player?” (and no list with poll bars)
Then we would have seen plugs for ‘Nezhmetdinov ‘ even though most only know
of and have only played over one game of his games (the Qxf6 one against...er...)
The end gamers always tout for Rubinstein (not on the list either).
Polugaevsky is a common choice by those that enjoy showing off by proving they can spell it correctly.
Perhaps the title of the new thread should be“Who is Your Favourite Player (that you have never met?)”
Because I enjoy being in the company of Keith Ruxton and Dave Archibald (both are not on the original list.)
It appears making a list was a slight error and it would have been better to title the thread;
“Who is Your Favourite Player?” (and no list with poll bars)
Then we would have seen plugs for ‘Nezhmetdinov ‘ even though most only know
of and have only played over one game of his games (the Qxf6 one against...er...)
The end gamers always tout for Rubinstein (not on the list either).
Polugaevsky is a common choice by those that enjoy showing off by proving they can spell it correctly.
Perhaps the title of the new thread should be“Who is Your Favourite Player (that you have never met?)”
Because I enjoy being in the company of Keith Ruxton and Dave Archibald (both are not on the original list.)
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Re: whoes your favourite ever player?
I will add my favourite obscurov cheatinski but i might have the spelling wrong.
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Re: whoes your favourite ever player?
His win against the hard to spell player you subsequently mentioned, shurely?Geoff Chandler wrote: ↑Tue Aug 09, 2022 11:17 amThis thread has not gathered much interest, the replies have been all about who is not on the list.
It appears making a list was a slight error and it would have been better to title the thread;
“Who is Your Favourite Player?” (and no list with poll bars)
Then we would have seen plugs for ‘Nezhmetdinov ‘ even though most only know
of and have only played over one game of his games (the Qxf6 one against...er...)
The end gamers always tout for Rubinstein (not on the list either).
Polugaevsky is a common choice by those that enjoy showing off by proving they can spell it correctly.
Perhaps the title of the new thread should be“Who is Your Favourite Player (that you have never met?)”
Because I enjoy being in the company of Keith Ruxton and Dave Archibald (both are not on the original list.)
Actually got into the Nunn/Burgess book of Greatest Chess Games, that one.
"Set up your attacks so that when the fire is out, it isn't out!" (H N Pillsbury)
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Re: whoes your favourite ever player?
I voted "other" thinking of myself as my favourite chess player.Geoff Chandler wrote: ↑Tue Aug 09, 2022 11:17 am
Perhaps the title of the new thread should be“Who is Your Favourite Player (that you have never met?)”
Because I enjoy being in the company of Keith Ruxton and Dave Archibald (both are not on the original list.)
Lose one queen and it is a disaster, Lose 1000 queens and it is just a statistic.
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Re: whoes your favourite ever player?
Hi Matt,
'His win against the hard to spell player you subsequently mentioned, shurely?'
Scrap this new thread idea, the arguments have already started and it's not even up yet.
'His win against the hard to spell player you subsequently mentioned, shurely?'
Scrap this new thread idea, the arguments have already started and it's not even up yet.
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Re: whoes your favourite ever player?
I voted for Bobby, of course.
Is there not a chap called Magnus who can play a bit?
Is there not a chap called Magnus who can play a bit?
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Re: whoes your favourite ever player?
magnus isnt very entertaining in my opinion winning drawn endgame after drawn endgame is about as entertaining as watching paint dry.Nick Ivell wrote: ↑Tue Aug 09, 2022 11:50 amI voted for Bobby, of course.
Is there not a chap called Magnus who can play a bit?
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Re: whoes your favourite ever player?
I think Alan is saying he wants more exciting play. If so, what about Labourdonnais for a choice? He didn't fuss about the odd pawn or two and could not be accused of pusillanimité (a criticism which was levelled at Staunton and St. Amant by Deschapelles). He was the strongest player in the world until the day of his death and no-one thought of questioning it. How many others could say that?