I'm a bit surprised by how much lower Paul Morphy is. In the 1960's Fischer said of Morphy that he was "the greatest genius of us all" and "would beat any player alive today."
It is interesting just how much better Magnus Carlsen is compared to everyone else.
According to a previous study, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_top_chess_players_throughout_history#Moves_played_compared_with_computer_choices, Fischers play during a 3 year period, which I assume was during his peak in 1970 to 1972, was better than any corresponding three year period by any other player, however this study was done before the rise of Magnus Carlsen.
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