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17:35 CET
Vishy Anand and Veselin Topalov are invited to step on the stage. Chief Arbiter Panaqiotis Nikolopoulos is explaining the regulations. Deputy Chief Arbiter Werner Stubenvoll is also on the stage. Drawing of the lots will now commence.
Panagiotis Nikolopoulos and Werner Stubenvoll (photo by Chessbase.de)
17:40 CET
Veselin Topalov will play with White pieces in the first game.
Information provided by our friends at Chessdom
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Topalov will win game 1.
Game one is probably Topalov’s best chance of winning. After that it’s all downhill. So if Anand can see off the first couple of games, he should be through!
On another topic, how can we be sure that are no taps in Anand’s room considering that the bulgarian PM and president are so deeply involved in this?
Topalov will attack fiercely from the very first game. There will be no short draw on Saturday!
While travelling 40 hours to Sofia Anand chose the best preparation by watching “The Lord of the Rings”.
Now he knows the way to beat Sauron and Gollum.