We take Bobby Fischer, Magnus Carlsen, Garry Kasparov, and Jose Raul Capablanca as babies.
Then we go to the year 1837. The same year Paul Morphy was born.
We find Paul Morphy's family and give the babies to his father Alonzo Morphy.
We use some sort brain control device since we already have a time machine may as well ad more to that sci fi... And just input into all of Morphy's family that they adopted all these babies and love them the same as if they were there own. Then give the family a little bit of money so they can live in the same level of comfort they may have had without the burden of all the extra mouths to feed.
Which one of these would grow up to be the strongest chess player in the house (and the world)?
Alternatively...
Imagine we snag up all the older players mentioned and give them lets say the Carlsen family the same year he was born under similar conditions only now these guys all get to learn all the modern opening theory, and has engines and coaches.
Who is truly the strongest?
Then we go to the year 1837. The same year Paul Morphy was born.
We find Paul Morphy's family and give the babies to his father Alonzo Morphy.
We use some sort brain control device since we already have a time machine may as well ad more to that sci fi... And just input into all of Morphy's family that they adopted all these babies and love them the same as if they were there own. Then give the family a little bit of money so they can live in the same level of comfort they may have had without the burden of all the extra mouths to feed.
Which one of these would grow up to be the strongest chess player in the house (and the world)?
Alternatively...
Imagine we snag up all the older players mentioned and give them lets say the Carlsen family the same year he was born under similar conditions only now these guys all get to learn all the modern opening theory, and has engines and coaches.
Who is truly the strongest?