10.21.08 Anand has stunned Kramnik with yet another win--his third in the last four games. The World Champion has extended his lead in the match to an almost insurmountable 4.5-1.5. Kramnik will need nothing short of a miracle to turn this ship around.

Match Score

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The match consists of twelve games, played under classical time controls: 120 minutes for the first 40 moves, 60 minutes for the next 20 moves and then 15 minutes for the rest of the game plus an additional 30 seconds per move starting from move 61.

When: October 14 - November 02, 2008
Where: Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany in Bonn
Prize fund: 1.5 million Euro (= US $2.35 million)
Patron: German Finance Minister Peer Steinbrück
Main sponsor: Evonik Industries AG

Schedule

Game 1: Tuesday October 14 Replay Game 1
Game 2: Wednesday October 15 Replay Game 2
Free Day: Thursday October 16
Game 3: Friday October 17 Replay Game 3
Game 4: Saturday October 18 Replay Game 4
Free Day: Sunday October 19
Game 5: Monday October 20 Replay Game 5
Game 6: Tuesday October 21 Replay Game 6
Free Day: Wednesday October 22
Game 7: Thursday October 23
Game 8: Friday October 24
Free Day: Saturday October 25
Game 9: Sunday October 26
Game 10: Monday October 27
Free Day: Tuesday October 30
Game 11 Wednesday October 29
Free Day Thursday October 30
Game 12: Friday October 31
Free Day: Saturday November 1
Tiebreak: Sunday November 2

The first move of the game (similar to the first pitch in a baseball game) was made by former World Champion Anatoly Karpov.

Nearly flawless thus far: Viswanathan Anand