I spent a decent amount of time researching and writing responses to your position. I hardly think think counts as dismissing your positions. You’re the one that dismissed mine with the “Is that what Wikipedia said”. I still want you to respond to my arguments, but I don’t think you will. Instead, it looks like you are planning on taking offense and going off in a huff. Hence my take your ball and go home comment.
A fascinating coincidence. 
This is a true statement, but physical fitness should be minimized as a factor in chess. If the Kasparov-Karpov match had been the traditional 24 game match, Karpov would have smashed Kasparov 5 wins to none. It seems to me that the extended nature of the match and Karpov’s ill health allowed Kasparov to come back. That’s not a satisfying result for me.
treis
Just when I thought this thread was coming to a peaceful conclusion, you had to step in and almost ruin it.
How about starting a new thread and just letting this one end on a somewhat happy note. (F# perhaps 
) ?
It’s okay. It’s understandable that passions can run high over a topic as rich as Bobby Fischer. **Treis ** makes a good point that he spent a lot of time on this, doing research and formulating arguments. For me, though, it’s personal because of my involvement over time. I don’t deny that I brought my bias in here.
Moderator interjection: treis, you know quite well that this kind of personal insult is not permitted in this forum. Please refrain.
Some day I will learn not to poke mods in the eye. But not tonight.
Please sir, explain why that was an insult. It’s an accurate observation of exactly what happened.
Odd that Liberal linked to SkipMagic’s post in his warning. Somebody got warned about being a junior mod in that one, same as Lib should have been warned here, IMHO.
Who will rid us of this meddelsome poster?
Certainly the fact that a world-class player can draw a lot (yes Peter Leko, I am looking at you!) means there is a risk of over-running in any ‘first to n wins’ match.
Maybe Kasparov would have chosen different opening lines in a 24 game match? - it’s hard to say.
And you can’t keep physical fitness out of international chess, because a single game can last up to 7 hours (and keep a player busy for another hour afterwards analysing it).
Liberal, I’m happy to disagree with you on some points of fine detail, for on one thing we’re most certainly of one mind: that Fischer was a giant of the game the memory of whose play deserves to live on as long as chess is played. Chess is the poorer for having been deprived of his talent when he ought to have had so many good years still in him, no matter whose fault this was, and I deeply regret his too-early meeting with the one opponent who has a win-loss record a hundred percent in his favour (even if he can never remember how the knight is supposed to move).
I appreciate your letting me know that, Malacandra. Thanks.