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Karpov vs Fischer

Would Karpov win or vice versa? We all know Karpov is boa constrictor but would it work against Fischer?
Plsss no fanboys. Like no saying "uhhh he's gonna win 'cause his (name)"
Karpov wins the match. Karpov have the best Seconds and Analysts team. Tal and Geller will be part of the team. And Karpovs parapsychologist will distract Fischer like how he disturb Korchnoi.
For me 50-50 but Karpov might have more wins than Fischer. Considering Karpov has a team while Fischer is on his own.
From many opinions from many forums, the most popular answer seems to be: Fischer would win in in '75, but Karpov would learn from the experience and win in '78.

My opinion is that Fischer would lose the first game due to overconfidence, forfeit the second due to his temperament, and the remaining games would be draws. Just like Kasparov losing in 2000 due to his stubbornness, Fisher would lose in '75,
The match never happens. Fischer complains first about the money, then about the win conditions, then about the venue, and if the match is ever arranged, then about Karpov's psychic, the lighting, the cameras, the chairs, the audience, and the direction of the wind. He loses two games for this petulence, but the match drags on until Karpov loses 10 kg and the Russians who pull FIDE's strings have the match annulled with no winner, citing "the health of the players."

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