Friday, October 13, 2006

It comes down to this

Yesterdays game was a draw, which leaves the match tied after the 12 standard games. The good news for Kramnik is that whether he wins or loses, in the eyes of most people he wins. This, of course, is due to the forfeit he faced earlier.

Here is the information (again from chessbase) about today's games:

Friday's Tie-breaks

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.

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