“Today's Top Players Aren't Stronger Than 25 Years Ago…
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“Today's Top Players Aren't Stronger Than 25 Years Ago” - Alexander Grischuk
Alexander Grischuk compared today's elite with the top players of the past and explained why he believes the very best have remained at a similar level:
"I don't feel like today's leading players are stronger than those of 25 years ago. Honestly, not at all.
Take Anand, for instance. The man is 56 years old. He plays in tournaments against the strongest players, like Erigaisi and others, and he at least holds his own. I'd even say he outplays them more often than not. At 56 years old, that's incredible. That's why I don't think the top players have gotten stronger.
If you take, say, World No. 50, then yes, today's players are head and shoulders stronger than before.
But if you take the top five from back then, Kasparov, Anand, Kramnik, Ivanchuk, Topalov, I don't think today's top five are stronger. It's not that they've gotten weaker either. They're roughly at the same level. There's just far more opening knowledge now and a deeper understanding of typical positions."
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Source: Chess with mustreader(as mentioned in x post)
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Alexander Grischuk compared today's elite with the top players of the past and explained why he believes the very best have remained at a similar level:
"I don't feel like today's leading players are stronger than those of 25 years ago. Honestly, not at all.
Take Anand, for instance. The man is 56 years old. He plays in tournaments against the strongest players, like Erigaisi and others, and he at least holds his own. I'd even say he outplays them more often than not. At 56 years old, that's incredible. That's why I don't think the top players have gotten stronger.
If you take, say, World No. 50, then yes, today's players are head and shoulders stronger than before.
But if you take the top five from back then, Kasparov, Anand, Kramnik, Ivanchuk, Topalov, I don't think today's top five are stronger. It's not that they've gotten weaker either. They're roughly at the same level. There's just far more opening knowledge now and a deeper understanding of typical positions."
Posted on endgame ai.
Source: Chess with mustreader(as mentioned in x post)
#games
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