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Subject: Re: Kasparov vs. Fischer

Author: Sally Weltrop

Date: 02:36:22 02/03/03

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On February 02, 2003 at 23:19:49, Lyn Harper wrote:

>On February 02, 2003 at 22:22:54, Joseph Merolle wrote:
>
>>
>>After looking at a sea of blunders (at least for Gary’s Standards) and missed
>>opportunities how can anyone doubt that Fischer is higher on the best all time
>>players list . Anyone think Fischer at his prime would have made these blunders
>>given the same positions and circumstances, hard to say but I doubt it.
>>
>>Regards
>>
>>JAMerolle
>
>  Kasparov has been at the top of world chess for about 16 years. How long was
>Fischer at the top? Fischer may have risen further above his peers, but not for
>nearly as long as Kasparov. Kaspy is pushing 40, past his best but still the
>greatest player of all time. IMO

This is a good observation.



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