Carlsen - new World Champion!

[Wayne Komer]

Re: World Chess Championship 2013

There is supposed to be streaming video at:

http://chennai2013.fide.com/

Chessbomb is good for just the games + kibitzing comments:

http://chessbomb.com/

[Gary Ruben]

Re: World Chess Championship 2013

I like whoever plays black in the first game. This hasn't been determined yet.

[Adam Cormier]

Re: EST Start Time: World Chess Championship 2013

I make it that Chennai is 5.5 hours ahead of Greenwich and it is 5 hours ahead of us, so the games start here at 4:30 a.m. in the Montreal/Toronto zone.

You can watch the endgame while you have breakfast.

This is all subject to correction!

Am I the only one who is going to change his sleep schedule to watch a live stream of the match?

And on that point does anyone know a good place to watch the game live?

[Bob Armstrong]

Re: EST Start Time: World Chess Championship 2013

Hi Wayne:

Thanks - got the same conclusion from Dilip Panjwani (above) and on the Cooperative Chess Coalition FB chess discussion page.

Bob

[Bob Armstrong]

Re: EST Start Time: World Chess Championship 2013

Hi Dilip:

Your son continues to improve!

Thanks. Just got the same answer over on FB on the Cooperative Chess Coalition chess discussion page.

Bob

[Wayne Komer]

Re: EST Start Time: World Chess Championship 2013

I make it that Chennai is 5.5 hours ahead of Greenwich and it is 5 hours ahead of us, so the games start here at 4:30 a.m. in the Montreal/Toronto zone.

You can watch the endgame while you have breakfast.

This is all subject to correction!

[Dilip Panjwani]

Re: EST Start Time: World Chess Championship 2013

4:30 am same date

[Bob Armstrong]

EST Start Time: World Chess Championship 2013

For those of us world time zone challenged, 3:00 pm Indian time, is what time EST here in Toronto? Thanks.

Bob A

[Nigel Hanrahan]

Re: World Chess Championship 2013

Interestingly, Karpov recently said that it could be considered a joke that a (WC) match that typically took him 70 days or so is now reduced to 20 days. Everything is compressed into a shorter time frame.

I just hope whoever wins, wins in the regular time control portion of the match. Who wants a WC to be determined by, for example, an Armageddon game? ugh.

[Frank Dixon]

Re: World Chess Championship 2013

Thanks to Wayne for posting the details of the match.

I am thinking that GM Carlsen will win, but it may be closer than many people think. In a relatively short match, GM Anand's experience at the very top level will count for more, as Carlsen will not have that much time to get used to the pressure. GM Anand will likely play to 'dry out the match', obtain a number of easy draws early on, and place the stakes on the later games. He has used this tactic before, with success. Look for GM arlsen to acquiesce to a couple of early draws, then try to take the battle to GM Anand. If the match were to be the best of 24 games, then I think GM Carlsen would be an overwhelming favourite to win, given his spread in age (23 to 44) and large rating advantage (close to 100 points). In a 12-game match, it could be much closer. GM Carlsen by 7-5 is my prediction.

[Wayne Komer]

World Chess Championship 2013

Viswanathan Anand vs Magnus Carlsen
The World Chess Championship Match 2013 will consist of 12 games and, if necessary, tie-break games.

The FIDE World Chess Match will be played according to the schedule below in November 2013:

The schedule:

Dates.........Events...Time

07.11.2013 Opening Ceremony 04.00.P.M. Tentatively

09.11.2013 .Game 1 03.00.P.M. (Indian Time)
10.11..2013 Game 2 03.00.P.M. (Indian Time)

11.11.2013 Rest Day
12.11.2013 Game 3 03.00.P.M. (Indian Time)
13.11.2013 Game 4 03.00.P.M. (Indian Time)

14.11.2013 Rest Day
15.11.2013 Game 5 03.00.P.M. (Indian Time)
16.11.2013 Game 6 03.00.P.M. (Indian Time)

17.11.2013 Rest Day
18.11.2013 Game 7 03.00.P.M. (Indian Time)
19.11.2013 Game 8 03.00.P.M. (Indian Time)

20.11.2013 Rest Day
21.11.2013 Game 9 03.00.P.M. (Indian Time)
22.11.2013 Game 10 03.00.P.M. (Indian Time)

23.11.2013 Rest Day
24.11.2013 Game 11 03.00.P.M. (Indian Time)

25.11.2013 Rest Day
26.11.2013 Game 12 03.00.P.M. (Indian Time)

27.11.2013 Rest Day
28.11.2013 Tie Break Games To be decided
28.11.2013 Closing Ceremony To be decided

See:

http://www.worldchesschampionship201...atch-2013.html

http://chennai2013.fide.com/wp-conte.../FWCM20131.pdf