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The Magnificent Ten Chess Players Of The 20th Century

 

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The 20th century is the golden century of chess, the oldest and most beautiful game created by men. In this century, from the "Royal Game" chess has been transformed to the "Game of Millions" and marked by the names of thousands of chess players.

The readers of Chess Informant made their own selection of THE MAGNIFICENT TEN, who had the greatest impact by their artistry and tournament results. According to the selection of the Chess Informant readers, their names are the following:

 
1. Fischer
79.9%
2. Kasparov
77.7%
3. Alekhine
60.2%
4. Capablanca
53.9%
5. Botvinnik
45.1%
6. Karpov
43.7%
7. Tal
36.5%
8. Lasker
27.1%
9. Anand
12.0%
10. Korchnoi
9.7%
(percentage ratio between obtained and maximum points)

Here are ten names for the chess history! Chess Informant intend to highlight their personalities, once again stating the preserved opinions, estimations and impressions of their contemporaries, together with the examples of their creations and results.


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