On Sep 26, 12:07 pm, Larry Tapper wrote:

Look at Topalov a few years ago. Players have great moments, but Anand is
far from a dominant player.

Has there been any time in the last 10 or 12 years when Anand has not
been in the top 5? I don't have the stats at hand, perhaps some other
rgc reader does. Seems to me his average rank during that period would
probably be somewhere between 2 and 3. Is that not dominant enough for
you?


That is very good, but it is still not dominant. Dominant is
where the top player, um, dominates, like each of the following
world champs did for a time in their respective eras: Steinitz,
Lasker, Capablanca, Alekhine, Botvinnik, Tal, Karpov,
Kasparov. Domination is not being among the top three; it
is rather, being the top one. Domination is what I was doing
at GetClub before Zebediah came along and took affront. It
is not merely squeaking out a tiny edge, but establishing a
clear and wide protective moat. It is what a 6,000 pound
male hippo does, that keeps even the hungriest crocs at a
safe distance.


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