Kasparov - Karpov Re-match

Any guesses who will win the Kasparov - Karpov rematch? What will the score be?

I think Magnus Carlsen will win it

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I gotta go for Anatoly!

Thanks Paul. That was a well thought out response. I hope you are right, as I am a Karpov fan.

Kaspy can get into decent shape is he wishes to. If he tries to, he'll win solidly.

I predict 1 win for Karpov and rest draws. Just like old times!

Karpov loses a lot of games these days, did you notice? How he played 7 or 10 or 25 years ago doesn't mean all that much for games played today. He definitely seems to be in a serious decline.

I assume that Kasparov's relative youth and the few years since he was a 2800+ player will serve him well *if* he tries to get back into shape.

So, I don't find your arguments all that compelling. If Karpov wins you can tout your powers of prescience here as superior to mine if it's important to you.

I'd like to see Kasparov win it, but I know it will be awfully close

Yeah rooting for one or the other is like rooting for Johnnie Mac over Jimmy C in an exhibition.

For what it's worth, I saw McEnroe beat Connors at Stanford a couple of years back. Definitely worth the price of admission!

I'm rooting for Karpov because he's my favorite player.

I'd bet my money on Kasparov, he stopped when he was still on top, Karpov has been in decline for a while it seems. Maybe he'll be able to tap an exta source of power for this match, maybe he won't. If he will I predict a draw, if he won't I predict a win for Kasparov.

I think Karpov will win the 4 game rapid match , as he did in NY 2002. I have no idea which will win the 8 games of blitz though. Karpov is 12 years older so this has to favor Kasparov in blitz I would think. I dont think either of them were ever fantastic blitz players, like Tal, Fischer or Petrosian.

I think it is unwise to make any predictions. Both are quite older, their form is unstable. Both may win decisively, if the opponent will be in bad shape.

Well, aside from that, Kasparov has greater potential to make comeback to world elite, because he is younger. But i doubt he will.

Karpov was an extremely fast player when he was young, sort of like Anand.

All-time, Kasparov is the much, much better player.  However, he hasn't played for so long...

I'd have to give a slight edge to Karpov here.  He's sharper right now, since Kasparov has been away from the game.

I would think that luck would play a pretty big role in such a match, with the small sample size and shorter time controls.

"It's a lottery!"

 Kasparov is much much better than Karpov ?  Their record against one another certainly doesnt support this opinion at all.

Head-to-head record is not as important as overall performance rating.

 I was making my conclusion based upon peak rating.  They both played different styles, so it's hard to compare them.  A case could be made either way, so I respect your opinion.  It all depends on the criteria used for comparison.  I was solely relying upon peak rating.

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I guess I also have an issue with the phrasing "the much, much better player" -- but I think there's no doubt who's the better player, no matter how close their head to head record was.

And, of course, I'm a fan of Mr. Karpov's. If he had a newsletter, I would subscribe, even if it was full of penny stock recommendations.