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which often came into play magically in the endgame

as well as top players such as Morphy

Robert Sherwood started playing chess and reading about the game in the early 1960s

but positions that could well have come from practical games and whose solutions are clearly comprehensible

the Armenian genius was a highly dynamic defender

Lakdawala: The Greatest (hardcover) VisibleForUsers true which often came into playWho is the greatest chess player of all time, the GOAT? Who is in the top ten? Let the debate ensue! How do you measure greatness? Is Morphy "greater" than Carlsen? Can such judgements be made, and do they mean anything? This fascinating topic is tackled head on in The Greatest by prolific chess author Cyrus Lakdawala. Avoiding presentism with carefully established criteria, Lakdawala considers "pure strength factors", such as dominance over peers,