[chessmind] Dennis Monokroussos: Anand-Kramnik match: the details

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Posted by Dennis Monokroussos:
Anand-Kramnik match: the details
http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1198134418.shtml


   In a pleasant and unusual (for FIDE) happenstance, the 2008 World
   Championship match between champion Viswanathan Anand and his
   challenger, ex-champion Vladimir Kramnik, has already been organized.
   It will take place in the National Art Gallery in Bonn, Germany, from
   October 11-30, 2008. The match will be to the best of 12 games (with a
   tiebreaker if necessary), and the prize fund of 1.5 million Euros will
   be split equally between the two players.
   I'm glad that the match conditions have already been settled - all
   credit is due to the players, their management and the organizer
   (United Event Promotion) - but why does it have to be so short? Maybe
   the days of 24-game matches are irrevocably past, but 12 games aren't
   enough! In any case, this should be a truly great match, and I'm eager
   to see the chess these legends produce.
   Only 296 days to go.