King on the World Championship in Sofia
4/15/2010 – Next Friday, April 23rd, the World Championship match between Vishy Anand and
Veselin Topalov begins in Sofia, Bulgaria. Tonight on Playchess.com
GM Daniel King previews the event. What does the form book say? Which player
has the better stats? What are the players' strengths and weaknesses? The programme
begins at 19:00 London (20:00 in Germany, 2 p.m. NY). Schedule.
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Schedule of the World Championship in Sofia
The time controls for the Anand-Topalov match are 120 minutes for the first 40 moves, 60 minutes for the next 20 moves, then 15 minutes for the rest of the game, with an increment of 30 seconds per move starting from move 61.
| Wednesday | April 21 | 17:00 CET | Official opening |
| Friday | April 23 | 14:00 CET | Game 1 |
| Saturday | April 24 | 14:00 CET | Game 2 |
| Sunday | April 25 | Rest Day | |
| Monday | April 26 | 14:00 CET | Game 3 |
| Tuesday | April 27 | 14:00 CET | Game 4 |
| Wednesday | April 28 | Rest Day | |
| Thursday | April 29 | 14:00 CET | Game 5 |
| Friday | April 30 | 14:00 CET | Game 6 |
| Saturday | May 1 | Rest Day | |
| Sunday | May 2 | 14:00 CET | Game 7 |
| Monday | May 3 | 14:00 CET | Game 8 |
| Tuesday | May 4 | Rest Day | |
| Wednesday | May 5 | 14:00 CET | Game 9 |
| Thursday | May 6 | 14:00 CET | Game 10 |
| Friday | May 7 | Rest Day | |
| Saturday | May 8 | 14:00 CET | Game 11 |
| Sunday | May 9 | Rest Day | |
| Monday | May 10 | 14:00 CET | Game 12 |
| Tuesday | May 11 | Rest Day | |
| Wednesday | May 12 | Tie breaks |
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