Final Armageddon game
The blitz playoff between Judit and Gregory Kaidanov started about 30 minutes ago. Gregory won game 1 of the blitz playoff with White. Judit won game 2.
The pair played a final Armageddon game to decide the match. Gregory got White and 6 minutes while Judit had 5 minutes. Judit won the final Armageddon game with Black.
Judit won the match by the score of 4-3. There were no draw in the 7 games.
Game 1: Kaidanov 1-0 J. Polgar (5,800 bloggers followed the live commentary)
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Game 2: J. Polgar 1-0 Kaidanov (6,300 bloggers followed the live commentary)
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Game 3: Kaidanov 1-0 J. Polgar (7,900 bloggers followed the live commentary)
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Game 4: J. Polgar 1-0 Kaidanov (8,500 bloggers followed the live commentary)
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Only 1 game was won by Black. Amazing.
Great result Judit. Wish you great come back to world elite. Good luck!
Aw Come On!
Chess is a lot more fun, interesting and exciting when the players are not afraid to lose. In this match both players tried to win every game without fear of losing. If only the large GM tournaments were played the same way.
It could be achieved easily with a scoring system of:
Win: 1 Point
Draw: 0 Points
Loss: 0 Points
What happened to the nice set and wooden board used in the first four games?
jmac- i guess they don’t want to thrash those pieces about in blitz so just use a plastic board.