Citizens' Voice Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Friday, July 05, 1985 - Page 76
In light of Kasparov's personal bias and error in judgment to say Fischer didn't compete in 1975 because he was “afraid” of Karpov. What was Karpov's Elo rating in 1975?
Bobby Fischer's Elo Rating At Retirement
“Bobby Fischer gave up his world chess title 10 years ago, but on the officially adopted Elo system, he is recognized as the greatest Grandmaster of all time with a 2,785 rating. Current world champion Anatoly Karpov of the Soviet Union has a 2,700 rating…