Dan Scoones wrote in message . ..
On 8 Aug 2003 14:41:45 -0700, (Richard Stanz)
wrote:

Who are the best attacking players of all time?

Korchnoi once wrote that in his opinion the genuine masters of attack
were Alekhine, Keres, and Spassky.

Kasparov recently said that he considers himself part of the
Alekhine-Bronstein-Tal line. One wonders whether he includes Keres
and Spassky in that line or whether he would place them in a separate
line; one in which the attacking players are more classically based.

The really strong players have all been great attackers, if only
because they do everything well. When one thinks of the World
Champions, Alekhine, Tal and Kasparov come readily to mind. But
Capablanca, Petrosian and Karpov could bring an attack to a successful
conclusion with just as much skill and aplomb.

Are there any masters of lesser rank that warrant inclusion in the
list of great attackers? Someone mentioned Nezhmetdinov. Someone
else mentioned Adolf Anderssen. What about Blackburne, Janowsky,
Pillsbury, Marshall, Spielmann, Richter, Tolush, Kupreichik,
Ljubojevic, Shabalov, etc.?