I'm sure this has been a thread before; but I am interested who everyone's favorite chess player is. Maybe I can count up the results and create a poll for the most popular player. It's not limited to chess masters.
Personally, my favorite chess player is former-champion Tigran Petrosian. His defense yet active style is very misleading and creates an air of mystery around his games:
"Petrosian was the Defender in chess. He was the first grand master to demonstrate that almost any position could be defended. He showed that chess is a game with lots and lots of resources. Petrosian’s style was very sophisticated and hard to understand. There was something very mysterious about him…"
So who's your favorite player?
Personally, my favorite chess player is former-champion Tigran Petrosian. His defense yet active style is very misleading and creates an air of mystery around his games:
"Petrosian was the Defender in chess. He was the first grand master to demonstrate that almost any position could be defended. He showed that chess is a game with lots and lots of resources. Petrosian’s style was very sophisticated and hard to understand. There was something very mysterious about him…"
So who's your favorite player?