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Subject: Re: The top players of today are much stronger than in the 70's.

Author: Sally Weltrop

Date: 13:46:51 02/17/03

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On February 17, 2003 at 09:06:49, Jorge Pichard wrote:

>On February 16, 2003 at 22:47:18, John Jack wrote:
>
>>How much greater would Bobby have been if he had access to the powerfull
>>computers and software That we have Today (2950ELO)??. I have a issue of chess
>>life early 70s they list his rating at 2810 (Front Cover)That was over 30 years
>>ago. When There Was no computer for chess. (Just Books)
>>
>> John E Jack
>
>If Bobby Fisher was 28 nowadays facing the current top players of today such as:
>Kasparov, Kramnik, Anand, Shirov, I don't think that he would be higher than
>2800 even with the technological edge that we have today. My point is that the
>opponents that Bobby faced back in the 70,s were too weaks compared to the top
>GMs of today.

same as GK facing GM's today EXCEPT BF was in a higher class than his opponents
>
>Pichard.



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