FIDE World Chess Championship 2006 was a chess match between Classical World Chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik, and FIDE World Chess Champion Veselin Topalov. The match, which was won by Kramnik, determined, for the first time in 13 years, the undisputed World Chess Champion. The match was played between September 23 and October 13, 2006, in Elista, Kalmykia, Russia.

Since Garry Kasparov split from FIDE in 1993, there have been two world chess champions. There has been the ‘Classical’ world champion, the title that only passes on to a player when he beats the previous world champion. This was held by Kasparov, until he was defeated by Kramnik in the Classical World Chess Championship 2000. There has also been the ‘Official’ FIDE world champion, held since 2005 by Topalov.For the first time since the 1993 split, this 2006 match brings the two titleholders together in a match to unify the World Chess Championship.

In past encounters, Kramnik had defeated Topalov 10 times, lost 5 games, with 24 draws. (This becomes +19 ?9 =34 if rapid and blindfold games are included). In classical time control games since the beginning of 2004, the score is 2 wins each, with 3 draws.

Match conditions

The match is usually the best of 12 games. Players score 1 point for a win and half a point for a draw. If, after 12 games, the score is tied at 6 points each, then a tie-break is to be held.

For those of you who don’t know or understand the principles that guide the game of chess, I say you are missing a whole lot of fun. In fact, while putting together this post, the idea just occurred to me that I could do a series of “how-to” posts on the game of chess and introduce new and intending players to the beautiful game of chess. It’s totally AWESOME! Serious! So hang in there, keep reading, and oh! before I forget, go get yourself a chess board, I’m going to be teaching you the rudiments and skills required to get you started in the game. Till then this is Othniel Signing out.

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