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Schedule
Date Saturday 21 April - Saturday 28 April 2012
Venue Hotel Savoy Baur en Ville, Festsaal
Rounds 6 (classical chess)
Rate of play – 40 moves in 120 minutes
– 20 moves in 60 minutes
– Rest of game in 15 minutes
– followed by 30 seconds per move
If a game ends within 3 hours in a draw,
an additional Rapid Game will be played
(which does not count for the overall result)
Schedule Fri. April 20: 19:00 Briefing
Sat. April 21: 15:00 Round 1
Sun. April 22: 15:00 Round 2
Mon. April 23: Rest Day
Tue. April 24: 15:00 Round 3
Wed. April 25: 15:00 Round 4
Thu. April 26: Rest Day
Fri. April 27: 15:00 Round 5
Sat. April 28: 13:00 Round 6
All games start at 15:00 local time (13:00 UTC) except the final game which is 2 hours earlier.
Levon Aronian is currently ranked #2 in the world with a rating of 2820 Elo, and Vladimir Kramnik is ranked #3 in the world with 2801 Elo.
Although it's just a 'training' match, both men will hopefully make the most of the opportunity for some match practice with hard fought games.
http://www.kramnikaronian.com/index.php
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Who will win this training match ?
My vote goes to Levon Aronian. He's the coming man.
Date Saturday 21 April - Saturday 28 April 2012
Venue Hotel Savoy Baur en Ville, Festsaal
Rounds 6 (classical chess)
Rate of play – 40 moves in 120 minutes
– 20 moves in 60 minutes
– Rest of game in 15 minutes
– followed by 30 seconds per move
If a game ends within 3 hours in a draw,
an additional Rapid Game will be played
(which does not count for the overall result)
Schedule Fri. April 20: 19:00 Briefing
Sat. April 21: 15:00 Round 1
Sun. April 22: 15:00 Round 2
Mon. April 23: Rest Day
Tue. April 24: 15:00 Round 3
Wed. April 25: 15:00 Round 4
Thu. April 26: Rest Day
Fri. April 27: 15:00 Round 5
Sat. April 28: 13:00 Round 6
All games start at 15:00 local time (13:00 UTC) except the final game which is 2 hours earlier.
Levon Aronian is currently ranked #2 in the world with a rating of 2820 Elo, and Vladimir Kramnik is ranked #3 in the world with 2801 Elo.
Although it's just a 'training' match, both men will hopefully make the most of the opportunity for some match practice with hard fought games.
http://www.kramnikaronian.com/index.php
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Who will win this training match ?
My vote goes to Levon Aronian. He's the coming man.