Who is better Paul Morphy or Magnus Carlsen

proof is right here.well you didn't say forever though but still counts

@Ruchinka: Science never unfair? Polemics unnecessairy indeed.

Thinking that you can compare the relative strenghts of GMs accross generations is severly oversimplification of reality. The scientifical method does not have to be unfair, but scientifical questions can be unfair.

as this thread is getting pointless as obviously carlsen is the better player (better not more talented) The better question is, WHOSE THE MORE TALENTED PLAYER, Carlsen or Morphy? ill post a new thread..

well tell that to the people that say Morphy

Who is the most coward almost world champion that there is? Co co co coc coc co co RI co Carlsen fried chicken

Magnus Carlsen...by far

the letters are hard to see

Is that really what you were thinking?

anand doesn't like carlsen for taking the crown!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

if Morphy was alive he died of a brain tumor so he couldn't think well because of  age as well

http://www.chess.com/groups/home/imperial-space-rulers

Morphy played in an era where there was little, if any, analysis to study, few chess books, and his play still stands up in accuracy. Overall, one has to givew the nod to carlsen.

Yep phren, you were wrong.

I think better question is "who was more talented - Carlsen or Morphy?" to which I'd answer Carlsen still.

hmm maybe you are right...

carlsen

but nowadays there is a lot of technological improvement and our brains have evolved so if carlsen was in the era of paul i think carlsen would be more than a machine for them!so i choose carlsen and morphy see this game played by paul morphy and see the brilliancy!

thus, this game shows morphy's brilliance but i still think carlsen is much better than morphy!

Who is better?

Mikhail Chigorin, or Tigran Petrosian?

Discuss!

http://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/would-carlsen-fischer-or-kasparov-achieve-some-draws-in-a-match-vs-philidor

I am better, superior, stronger, excellente, overpowered, than carlsen in my dreams!