Karjakin can be World Champion without winning a single game

Paul Leggett

Chess Librarian

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22 Nov 16

Paul Leggett

Chess Librarian

The Stacks

Joined: 21 Aug 09
Moves: 114279

22 Nov 16

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/

Paul Leggett

Chess Librarian

The Stacks

Joined: 21 Aug 09
Moves: 114279

22 Nov 16

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/

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!

Eladar

Joined: 12 Jul 08
Moves: 13814

22 Nov 16

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!

Was it a Spanish opening game he won?

Eladar

Joined: 12 Jul 08
Moves: 13814

22 Nov 16

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

Not a Spanish but a colle lol

sonhouse

Fast and Curious

slatington, pa, usa

Joined: 28 Dec 04
Moves: 53339

24 Nov 16

Originally posted by Eladar
Not a Spanish but a colle lol

Looking more like K is going to join the list of previous K world champs now.

vandervelde

Joined: 10 Dec 11
Moves: 143494

25 Nov 16

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.

sonhouse

Fast and Curious

slatington, pa, usa

Joined: 28 Dec 04
Moves: 53339

02 Dec 16

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.

As it turned out, that is exactly what happened. Maggie won the last point, and is still champ. K is now Kicking himself for letting that queen sac happen....