Magnus Carlsen is the most dominant human in history.
Approximately 3,000 games of chess.
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So, USSR then, right?
Obviously the world (and Chess world specifically) is better off with Bobby playing against Karpov.
You give and you get.
USSR was heavily influencing FIDE at the time.
Yes, the most dominant human in history was a checkers player. That's correct.
Do you regard Rocky Marciano as the most dominant human in history?
Not enough work in the weakest era of all time.
Alanis for about 18 months.
Agreed. That's why we should take the nature of the competition and historical context into account when evaluating such things.
Mega strong statement, OP. I'm not arguing with it. I continue to be amazed by his peak AND the length of his run.
