"Ray Gordon" wrote in message
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there has been much debate as to who is the best chess player of all
time and it seems it almost always comes down to 2: bobby fischer and
gary kasparov. setting aside that debate for the moment (just
assuming that they are 1 and 2, you pick the order) who would you
consider next in line?

In this order:

Capablanca
Alekhine
Morphy
Steinitz

Tal

In an interview with Mark Taimanov the player was asked about a certain aura
which 'Greats' possessed, and he said that Fischer & Kasparov had it,
Korchnoi had it sometimes, but Tal had it more than anyone. Phil