Chess Forum / General Topics / October 2006

well, it is too late now, Kramnik agreed to play on

"..Consistent with this standpoint Vladimir Kramnik will be playing
this match, including a possible tiebreak, up to the last move under
protest."

http://www.worldchess2006.com/main.asp?id=1104

tomorrow it will be busy day, the first time when WCC is decided by
playing blitz,
FIDE has won its 20 years long battle to transform chess into the cofee
house game
of ping-pong

3.7.1 If the scores are level after the regular twelve (12) games,
after a new drawing of colours, four (4) tie-break games shall be
played. The games shall be played using the electronic clock starting
with 25 minutes on the clock for each player with an addition of 10
seconds after each move.

3.7.2 If the scores are level after the games in paragraph 3. 7. 1,
then, after a new drawing of colours, two (2) five-minute games shall
be played with the addition of 10 seconds after each move.

3.7.3 If the score is still level, the players shall play a single
decisive sudden death game. The player, who wins the drawing of lots,
may choose the colour. White shall receive 6 minutes, black shall
receive 5 minutes, without any addition. In case of a draw the player
with the black pieces is declared as winner.