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Subject: Re: Korchnoi - Greatest player NEVER to be world champion?

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 16:36:33 06/25/04

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On June 24, 2004 at 16:12:09, Terry Giles wrote:

>On June 24, 2004 at 03:19:26, C McClain Morris, Jr. wrote:
>
>>II György Marx Chess Memorial – June 5-15 – Category 14 (2587 avg.)
>>Korchnoi is still going strong at age 73.
>
>Yes a remarkable performance by Korchnoi.
>
>Who do you consider the greatest chess player NEVER to be world champion?
>
>Korchnoi
>Keres
>Reshevsky
>Portisch
>Bronstein
>Rubinstein
>Tarrasch
>Fine
>Nimzowitsch
>.....?
>
>My vote goes to Korchnoi
>
>
>Terry Giles

http://www.phileo.demon.co.uk/uk_files.htm

Mir Sultan Khan is a nice "freak of nature" pick, like Morphy.


This may also prove fruitful:
http://www.chessmetrics.com/FE/Graphs150.htm
http://www.chessmetrics.com/FE/Graphs100.htm
http://www.chessmetrics.com/FE/Graphs50.htm

Is Anand considered a world champion?  I believe at least one organization has
named him thusly.  If he is not considered world champion, then he is my pick.



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