The Best Chess Players Over Time (Estimated By Accuracy)

This visual representation allows you to see when players like Bobby Fisher, Garry Kasparov, Magnus Carlsen, and Jose Capablanca performed across history.

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[mahelbad]

its so depressing and sad when u see one of them stop moving indicating his death or retirement or both.

[randomshadow]

Imagine reaching 2900 worth of accuracy without computer aid.

Fischer and Kasparov are on a different level.

[caspera]

This just proves how much Fischer, Kasparov, Morphy and Capablanca were ahead of their times.

[RunOfTheTrill]

Teleport Morphy, Capablanca, and Fischer to 2000 as babies and let them grow up using engines to check their ideas. SCARY.

[ahzamarain]

Bobby fisher was so many levels above his competition he broke the graph 😂

[medexamtoolscom]

I like how Bobby Fischer left the screen by zooming off UPWARDS. He just ascended to a higher level of existence.

[DjulianoJacquesdeMello]

That curve of Fischer, oh my God! Brilliant

[siraf]

Notice how high morphys level of chess was. The man didnt even take chess seriously and his accuracy was so high even when you consider all the faulty openings they used. Truly one of a kind.

[guyfawkes]

These people really stands out against the rest just basing on this graph:
1. Morphy
2. Fischer
3. Kasparov
4. Carlsen

Morphy’s 2500+ elo in year 1800s. WTF.

[szymczak]

Took almost 50 years for someone to show up and beat Capablanca (2786 in 1919). Fischer finally did it in 1968. It's insane how strong he was in 1970-1972

[pnutbutrncrackers]

3:19 -- Fischer appears like a kite in the sky and finally exits 'screen-frame north' at 3:40. One of a kind.

[murillojosemachado]

LOL I LOVED WHEN MIKHAIL TAL PASSES BOBBY FOR 1 SEC

3:26

[ritamdeb]

Fischer's estimated performance rating reached over 2930 decades before anyone else got even close to that level of play. Without much chess literature, and without engines. Interesting to think about what he might have done with today's analysis database. Maybe have gone crazy even sooner? :D

[upddvwb]

Few comments here

The rating calculation is based on players games played on standard time controls. It should be noted that back in 1800s they didn't have classical time controls. As for Morphy, it was known that he usually didn't spend much time against opponents, so almost like only him playing blitz vs all other players. Quite amazing he was 2500 estimated accuracy while playing blitz without any knowledge of modern theory and opening

Also engine accuracy calculation makes it more favorable to players whose playstyle preferred simple positions without many variation (players are more likely to have better best moves/move ratio in those situation), which happens to be playstyle of capablanca. That's how he broke 2700 in early 1900s when theory or openings weren't as developed

Average rating of top players have been increasing throughout history as chess theory developed. Also note that after widespread use of engine for training and analysis, more players begin to break into 2800s where before it was very rare. Modern players are becoming more accurate than ever.

[wellno]

Morphy : I think i'm gonna end my career
also morphy : *_*FLIES_*

[c.j]

Morphy was about 150 years ahead of his time

[Sindoku]

The fact that Fischer broke 2900 in the 70s is amazing. The only other just as impressive of a feat of strength, IMO is Paul Morphy’s 2500 back in the 1800s and then him remaining the most accurate player for nearly 100 years. He was likely the most accurate player in chess up until this point in time too. Can you imagine how much the world would love Paul Morphy is he was crushing people like that today? He’d be the equivalent of a super computer!

[Rafikichu]

I don't think this is very useful info. Accuracy is partly a playstyle. Any king's gambit is going to have an inaccuracy on move 2. Playing the most engine-preferred move is not the same as playing the move that will defeat your human opponent.

[anonygent]

I like how Amos Burn hung in there from 1888-1913, 25 years, without ever being top dog. Respect.

[AltumNovo]

For Fischer to have that accuracy back then is insane