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[Henk]

watch:

I did not use a stopwatch.

But I get:

1) Lasker
2) Steinitz
3) Kasparov
4) Aljechin
5) Karpov

I don't count one day flies like Fischer or Capablanca.

[Henk]

Hi hi hi
[Event "Baden-Baden"] [Site "Baden-Baden GER"] [Date "1870.07.29"] [EventDate "1870.07.18"] [Round "12"] [Result "0-1"] [White "Wilhelm Steinitz"] [Black "Johannes Minckwitz"] [ECO "C28"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [PlyCount "36"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. d4 Qh4+ 5. Ke2 b6 6. Nb5 Ba6 7. a4 Qh5+ 8. Nf3 Bxb5+ 9. axb5 Qxb5+ 10. Kf2 Qh5 11. Bxf4 Nf6 12. e5 Nd5 13. Bg3 Qh6 14. Qe2 Be7 15. Qe4 Qe6 16. Bc4 Nf6 17. Qe2 Ng4+ 18. Kf1 Qxc4 0-1

[Uri Blass]

watch:

I did not use a stopwatch.

But I get:

1) Lasker
2) Steinitz
3) Kasparov
4) Aljechin
5) Karpov

I don't count one day flies like Fischer or Capablanca.

I got different information here



I wonder what is the reason that a lot of people care to make videos like this because I think that it is a lot of work to do it.

[Henk]

Update:

1) Lasker
2) Steinitz
3) Kasparov
4) De la Bourdonnais
5) Morphy

[Henk]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Che ... nship_1986

By the way why did Kasparov lose three time in a row from Karpov in 1986?
Maybe because they were played in Leningrad and not in London ?
Political circus?

[Henk]

In 1834 La Bourdonnais – McDonnell : 45-13-27
Alexandre Deschapelles unofficial worldchampion from 1800-1820. In 1822 switched to playing Whist at age about 42
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandre_Deschapelles

O wait we also have:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legall_de_Kermeur
Might be even strongest player ever. For he taught chess to Philidor.