Karjakin can be World Champion without winning a single game

Hi all,

My "real world" Club, the Clermont Chess Club in Clermont, Florida USA has a blog, and I recently added an entry about the match rules and how Karjakin can literally draw his way to the World Championship.

It's shoddy rule-writing, and a low point for FIDE in my opinion. Here's the link to the blog:

http://clermontchessclub.blogspot.com/

Originally posted by Paul Leggett
Hi all,

My "real world" Club, the Clermont Chess Club in Clermont, Florida USA has a blog, and I recently added an entry about the match rules and how Karjakin can literally draw his way to the World Championship.

It's shoddy rule-writing, and a low point for FIDE in my opinion. Here's the link to the blog:

http://clermontchessclub.blogspot.com/

Originally posted by Paul Leggett
At least today he won a game, so we can write that off. The fact that he can win with draw odds is a debatable feature at this point, I suppose!

Originally posted by Eladar
Was it a Spanish opening game he won?

Originally posted by Eladar
Not a Spanish but a colle lol

What happened to the rule that eith equal result Champion keeps the title?

I think that there should be a rule as in Taek Wan Do - one who last wins point - he wins.

Rapid tie break should not be applied if the standard course of the match was victoryless. It would have been as Italy winning WC in football (*soccer, yes!) after penalties and 0-0. Or like Portugal this year in EC.

One might concern a fist fight after match as a form of tiebreak.
If there is a significant difference in age, it might be snooker match = darts.

Originally posted by vandervelde
What happened to the rule that eith equal result Champion keeps the title?

I think that there should be a rule as in Taek Wan Do - one who last wins point - he wins.

Rapid tie break should not be applied if the standard course of the match was victoryless. It would have been as Italy winning WC in football (*soccer, yes!) after penalties and 0-0. ...[text shortened]... m of tiebreak.
If there is a significant difference in age, it might be snooker match = darts.