Fischer vs. Houdini, WHO WOULD WIN??

We all know Robert James Fisher was the greatest chess player of all times. Houdini is the greatest performing engine of all times. Who would win??

Are we talking chess, or a taking-punches-to-the-stomach contest?

We are talking forum fights

Cards was more Houdini's thing.

Are you referring to the 3300 rated chess playing software  "Houdini"??

And the winner is....











everyone that skips this forum topic 

Fischer probably the better questionis who would win this match, Paul Morphy vs. Fischer

Yeah or what would be the score in a match between Kramnik and Pogonina. Any guesses?

Pogonina 12 Kramnik0

Kramnik gets distracted easily (the blunder of the century)

Let's stuff Larry Evans in a milk barrel.

No My vote goes to Morphy at his peak

Houdini escapes with a draw.

That is really an unfair question because Houdini is highly predictable. It only makes the best possible moves in any given position so all you would have to do is study the first 3 best moves per move you make and you can come out with a draw but No human being will ever beat Houdini the best anyone can ever do is draw either by 3 move repetition or 50 move rule. Houdini will never makes less than the top 3 best moves no matter what position so if you make perfect moves it will make perfect moves also ending up in a draw. I think given a few weeks of studying Houdini Fischer could have managed to draw all games played but thats the most he could have ever done.

Actually we don't "all know that Fischer was the greatest player of all times." Try speaking for yourself occasionally. Karpov and Kasparov had much longer careers, higher peak ratings and neither one seemed to have had a debilitating mental illness that prevented them from playing after they became the world champion. 

Lets put the two in straight jackets, give them a pack each of 24 crayons--no more, no less--and see what happens.

Houdini would win. Because I think that Fischer would refuse to play it and say that Houdini is a jew

Yes.

 Houdini would escape using a hidden key and Fischer would draw obscene pictures on his straitjacket and move the pieces with the power of his mind.

IMDeviate Believe it or not My 60 Memorable Games is  my favorite game collection and I admire Fischer a lot - as a chessplayer. Maybe he was the greatest of them all, but then again there's still plenty of support for Morphy and Kasparov too. It's all a moot point anyway, but interesting...

I'm pretty sure that Fischer (even at his peak) would not win one game against Houdini running on high-end hardware. It's not a fair match.