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| Posted by maximus_pondus uskidscompute.com 2/26/2003 09:51:29 Play online chess |  Subject: best rivalriesMessage: What are the best rivalries between any two players in chess history? |
| Posted by maximus_pondus uskidscompute.com 2/26/2003 09:53:26 Play online chess | Id say Message: Fischer-Spassky Alekhine-Capablanca Fischer-Tal Kasparov-Karpov Steinitz-Lasker Morphy-Anderssen Alekhine-Euwe Any others? |
| Posted by atrifix uskidscompute.com 2/26/2003 12:58:12 Play online chess | I'd add Message: Steinitz-Anderssen, Karpov-Korchnoi, Tarrasch-Nimzowitsch, Tal-Botvinnik, Fischer-Reshevsky, and Bronstein-Botvinnik. |
| Posted by myway316 uskidscompute.com 2/26/2003 15:51:46 Play online chess | I'd add Message: MacDonnell-LaBourdonnais,Staunton-St.Amant, and Lasker-Capablanca. |
| Posted by maximus_pondus uskidscompute.com 2/26/2003 19:51:56 Play online chess | Your right Message: MacDonnel-Labourdonnais games were classics and I forgot Lasker-Capa |
| Posted by cyrano uskidscompute.com 2/27/2003 09:52:25 Play online chess | Don't Forget ... (among others) Message: Steinitz-Zukertort Steinitz-Chigorin Janowski-Marshall (they played four matches in 1905, 1908, 1912 and 1916 and countless games in tournaments) Lasker-Tarrasch Reshewsky-Najdorf (two matches, 1952 and 1953 and countless games in tournaments) Botvinnik-Smyslov (three world championship matches in 1954 - drawn - 1957 - won by Smyslov - and 1958 - won by Botvinnik) (to be continued ...) |
| Posted by myway316 uskidscompute.com 2/27/2003 17:10:39 Play online chess | Here's another Message: Lasker-Pillsbury,sadly cut short by the latter's untimely death. They were 7-7 lifetime. What a World Title match that might have been between those two! |
| Posted by tengaaru uskidscompute.com 3/28/2003 17:18:18 Play online chess | Message: i believe that the Bottvinnik vs Fischer tension makes it the greatest rivalry. Both are quite stubborn and hate every aspect of each other. too bad they only played one game. i favor Bottvinnik, but who knows what the results of a tournament could have been. |
| Posted by cairo uskidscompute.com 3/29/2003 03:03:12 Play online chess | Zukertort Message: maybe the biggest talent who never ended as world champion! Others in that line to is: Rubinstein, Nimzowich, Reti and Stein. How about: Korchnoi vs Karpov Karpov vs Kasparov Bronstein vs Smyslov Best wishes Cairo |
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