Poll Best world chess champion? Part 2 (7 votes)
Follow up of this poll https://comicvine.gamespot.com/forums/gen-discussion-1/best-world-chess-champion-2091004/ here. I will be going forward chronologically. All players are at their best, regardless of how young or would they would be.
I ask u to consider the following please:
Lasker played and beat Steinitz twice, very badly. Steinitz was almost unarguably far past his prime, while Lasker had not yet achieved his. This match was not even by any means.
Lasker played Capablanca a few times, and had a decent tournament record against him, but lost completely in their match for the chess champion title. He complained that the games were set in Havana (an extremely warm place for a 50+ y/o German from the 1920) which made his vision foggy, while giving him headaches. Lasker was not past his prime per se, but played at a lower level because of the above reasons. Capablanca was not yet at his prime, but was not far from it yet. This match was not exactly even either.
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