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Best Chess Players (relative to their peers)

Up Capa, down Staunton

Bobby Fischer - 28
Emanuel Lasker - 26
Paul Morphy - 33
Wilhelm Steinitz - 18
Jose Capablanca - 31
Anatoly Karpov - 26
Garry Kasparov - 22
Mikhail Tal - 19
Mikhail Botvinnik - 19
Vishy Anand - 23
Tigran Petrosian - 18
Francois-Andre Philidor - 24
Howard Staunton - 9
Boris Spassky - 14
Up Anand! Down, Staunton

Bobby Fischer - 28
Emanuel Lasker - 26
Paul Morphy - 33
Wilhelm Steinitz - 18
Jose Capablanca - 31
Anatoly Karpov - 26
Garry Kasparov - 22
Mikhail Tal - 19
Mikhail Botvinnik - 19
Vishy Anand - 24
Tigran Petrosian - 18
Francois-Andre Philidor - 24
Howard Staunton - 7
Boris Spassky - 14
Anand up Kasparov down. Just changed sides.

Bobby Fischer - 28
Emanuel Lasker - 26
Paul Morphy - 33
Wilhelm Steinitz - 18
Jose Capablanca - 31
Anatoly Karpov - 26
Garry Kasparov - 20
Mikhail Tal - 19
Mikhail Botvinnik - 19
Vishy Anand - 25
Tigran Petrosian - 18
Francois-Andre Philidor - 24
Howard Staunton - 7
Boris Spassky - 14

Fischer up, Morphy down

Bobby Fischer - 29
Emanuel Lasker - 26
Paul Morphy - 31
Wilhelm Steinitz - 18
Jose Capablanca - 31
Anatoly Karpov - 26
Garry Kasparov - 20
Mikhail Tal - 19
Mikhail Botvinnik - 19
Vishy Anand - 25
Tigran Petrosian - 18
Francois-Andre Philidor - 24
Howard Staunton - 7
Boris Spassky - 14
Fischer had an interesting style and personality. Though, Paul Morphy was a very good player, but I can't relate to anything about him.

Fischer up, Morphy down.

Bobby Fischer - 30
Emanuel Lasker - 26
Paul Morphy - 30
Wilhelm Steinitz - 18
Jose Capablanca - 31
Anatoly Karpov - 26
Garry Kasparov - 20
Mikhail Tal - 19
Mikhail Botvinnik - 19
Vishy Anand - 25
Tigran Petrosian - 18
Francois-Andre Philidor - 24
Howard Staunton - 7
Boris Spassky - 14
@yierstem correction

Bobby Fischer - 30
Emanuel Lasker - 26
Paul Morphy - 29
Wilhelm Steinitz - 18
Jose Capablanca - 31
Anatoly Karpov - 26
Garry Kasparov - 20
Mikhail Tal - 19
Mikhail Botvinnik - 19
Vishy Anand - 25
Tigran Petrosian - 18
Francois-Andre Philidor - 24
Howard Staunton - 7
Boris Spassky - 14

-2 for down vote
Up Morphy, Down Capa

Bobby Fischer - 30
Emanuel Lasker - 26
Paul Morphy - 30
Wilhelm Steinitz - 18
Jose Capablanca - 29
Anatoly Karpov - 26
Garry Kasparov - 20
Mikhail Tal - 19
Mikhail Botvinnik - 19
Vishy Anand - 25
Tigran Petrosian - 18
Francois-Andre Philidor - 24
Howard Staunton - 7
Boris Spassky - 14

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