Fischer, Karpov and Kortschnoi

If Bobby Fischer had not retired after becoming World Champion in 1972 we would have seen a decade dominated by Fischer, Anatoly Karpov and Viktor Kortschnoi. What would have happened, if there had been a match Fischer - Karpov or Fischer - Kortschnoi? And why did Fischer not play against Karpov in 1975? And how would Fischer's decision have turned out if the challenger had not been Karpov, but Kortschnoi? Some thoughts by Stephan Oliver Platz.

Karpov's annotations to his six wins from Merano, 1981.

Karpov - Korchnoi World Championship Match 1981 - Chessentials

SMCA - The Greatest Chess Players of All-time 2. Anatoly Karpov Karpov was the youngest-ever Soviet National Master (age 15) in 1966, World junior chess champion in 1969, defeated Korchnoi and Spassky

World Chess Championship 1972 - Wikipedia

Karpov, Kasparov, Korchnoi have absolutely destroyed chess

Cold War on the Chessboard

Closing Gambit: 1978 Korchnoi Versus Karpov and the Kremlin, PBS America

Bobby Fischer and the 'K's: a history of modern chess

Korchnoi karpov hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy

Viktor Korchnoi obituary, Chess

Garry Kasparov - The great Viktor Lvovich Korchnoi passed away today in Switzerland at the age of 85. His longevity as a top-level player and his fighting spirit were such that it

Korchnoi remains defiant, but a new foe looms, The Independent

Bobby Fischer and the 'K's: a history of modern chess

1978-KARPOV-VS.-KORTCHNOI - Play Chess with Friends