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| Chess championship braced for 'Armageddon' decider game | Chess championship braced for 'Armageddon' decider game |
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| The world chess championship is being decided in Moscow for the first time since Garry Kasparov beat Anatoly Karpov in 1985. | The world chess championship is being decided in Moscow for the first time since Garry Kasparov beat Anatoly Karpov in 1985. |
| The tiebreaker between current champion Vishy Anand and challenger Boris Gelfand comes after a 12-game series ended with them level. | The tiebreaker between current champion Vishy Anand and challenger Boris Gelfand comes after a 12-game series ended with them level. |
| The pair will now play a number of short matches, then what is called an "Armageddon" game if no winner emerges. | The pair will now play a number of short matches, then what is called an "Armageddon" game if no winner emerges. |
| It will be played behind glass and watched by an audience on a big screen. | It will be played behind glass and watched by an audience on a big screen. |
| India's Anand has been champion since 2007. His challenger is the Israeli Gelfand, who is ranked 20th in the world. | India's Anand has been champion since 2007. His challenger is the Israeli Gelfand, who is ranked 20th in the world. |
| Rivalry | Rivalry |
| The match has not made great viewing for the audience, says the BBC's Daniel Sandford in Moscow, unlike the match between Kasparov and Karpov 27 years ago. | The match has not made great viewing for the audience, says the BBC's Daniel Sandford in Moscow, unlike the match between Kasparov and Karpov 27 years ago. |
| Of the 12 games played, the pair have won only one each, with the rest ending as draws. | Of the 12 games played, the pair have won only one each, with the rest ending as draws. |
| Chess grandmaster Peter Svidler, who has been watching, said: "It began rather dryly and it felt like opening preparation was ruling supreme. | Chess grandmaster Peter Svidler, who has been watching, said: "It began rather dryly and it felt like opening preparation was ruling supreme. |
| "I think it is now an interesting and a good match, although I wouldn't call it great just yet." | "I think it is now an interesting and a good match, although I wouldn't call it great just yet." |
| The epic battle in Moscow between Kasparov and Karpov is considered one of the game's greatest episodes. | The epic battle in Moscow between Kasparov and Karpov is considered one of the game's greatest episodes. |
| The initial contest in 1984 lasted five months before being called off over concerns for the players' health, as both had lost weight. | The initial contest in 1984 lasted five months before being called off over concerns for the players' health, as both had lost weight. |
| Kasparov finally took the title at a rematch in 1985. | Kasparov finally took the title at a rematch in 1985. |
| Wednesday's tiebreaker will see the opponents play four games of up to 25 minutes each. If there is still no winner, there will be up to 10 more games of just five minutes. | |
| If this still does not produce a champion, a sudden-death "Armageddon" game will be played, in which the opponent using white pieces will have a slight time advantage. | If this still does not produce a champion, a sudden-death "Armageddon" game will be played, in which the opponent using white pieces will have a slight time advantage. |