World Chess Championship 2008

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Viswanathan Anand
Vladimir Kramnik
Participant: Flag of India Viswanathan Anand (IND)
Champion		 Flag of Russia Vladimir Kramnik (RUS)
Challenger
Qualification: Defending world champion: winner of the 2007 World Chess Championship Previous world champion: winner of the 2006 World Chess Championship
Projected age: 38 33
FIDE Rating
(April 2008):
 2803[1] 2788[1]

The World Chess Championship 2008 will be a match between the World Chess Champion, Viswanathan Anand, who won the World Chess Championship 2007 in Mexico City, and the previous World Champion, Vladimir Kramnik. Kramnik was granted this rematch by a special FIDE rule that accorded special privileges to him, and former FIDE World Champion Veselin Topalov, following the reunification of the title in 2006.

The match will take place in Bonn, Germany, between 14 October and 2 November 2008.[2]

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[edit] Background

When the 2006 reunification match was held between FIDE champion Veselin Topalov and "Classical" champion Vladimir Kramnik, FIDE's plans for the World Chess Championship 2007 were already made. One spot in that tournament was reserved for the reigning FIDE champion, but Topalov had agreed to give up that spot to Kramnik should he lose the reunification match, which he did. As a consequence, Topalov (at the time rated second in the world) was not allowed to participate in the 2007 tournament, but in exchange received the right to a 2008 rematch against Kramnik should Kramnik win in 2007. As this did not happen, this right to a rematch went to Kramnik, and Topalov will instead be seeded to the final stage of the qualification for the World Chess Championship 2009, where a challenger will face the 2008 champion.

[edit] Previous head to head record

Between 1989 and 2008 Anand and Kramnik played 51 head-to-head games[3] with following statistics:

Anand Draws Kramnik
Anand (White) – Kramnik (Black) 2 19 0
Kramnik (White) – Anand (Black) 2 22 6
Total 4 41 6

[edit] Match conditions

The match will be a best of 12 games. Players score 1 point for a win and half a point for a draw. Time control will be 120 minutes, with 60 minutes added after move 40, 15 minutes added after move 60, and additional 30 seconds per move starting from move 61. The match will end as soon as any player scores 6.5 points.

If, after 12 games, the score is equal, a tie-break of four rapid games will be played. Time control for these games will be 25 minutes plus 10 seconds per move. In case of equal scores two additional blitz games will be played (5 minutes plus 10 seconds per move). If these games do not decide the winner, a decisive armageddon game will be played (6 minutes for white, 5 minutes for black, black declared champion in case of a draw). There will be a new drawing of colours before rapid games, as well as before blitz games and an armageddon game.[4]

[edit] Schedule and results

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Top 100 Players April 2008 (04-01-2008). Retrieved on 2008-04-01.
  2. ^ UEP press release
  3. ^ For 1989 until 2007 the Megabase 2008 of Chessbase gives 50 head-to-head tournament games between Anand and Kramnik: Moskau 1989, Linares 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998 (2 games), 1999 (2), 2000 (2) and 2003 (2), Groningen 1993, Amsterdam 1993 (2) and 1996, Madrid 1993, Riga 1995, Dos Hermanas 1996, 1997 and 1999, Dortmund 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 (2), 2003 (2), 2004 (2) and 2007, Las Palmas 1996 (2), Belgrade 1997, Wijk aan Zee 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2007, Tilburg 1998, Belfort 2004, Sofia 2005 (2) and Mexico-City 2007 (2). These results and the recent game Anand-Kramnik from Wijk aan Zee 2008 are the basis of the statistics. The result in speed games is 9-2 (39 speed games ended in a draw) in favour of Anand (in detail: Moscow 1994 (2), 2002 and 2007 (2), Monte Carlo 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2007, Cologne 1996, Frankfurt 1998 (6), 1999 (4) and 2000 (2), Villarobledo 1998, Mainz 2001 (10), Cap d'Agde 2003 (2), Leon 2002 (6), Dortmund 2004 (2)), in Blitz games 4-1 (4 draws) in favour of Anand (Moscow 1994 (2) and 2007 (2), Frankfurt 1998 (3), Mainz 2001 (2)), Kramnik won 4 blind games against Anands 3, 5 games ended in a draw (all 12 blind games were played in Monte Carlo in the years 1994-2001, 2003-2005 and 2007). Source for all mentioned results: Megabase 2008.
  4. ^ REGULATIONS OF 2008 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH. Universal Event Promotion. Retrieved on 2008-06-06.

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