Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site bonnie.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!wjh From: wjh@bonnie.UUCP (Bill Hery) Newsgroups: net.jokes Subject: Re: World Chess Championship rigged? Message-ID: <617@bonnie.UUCP> Date: Tue, 12-Nov-85 22:13:20 EST Article-I.D.: bonnie.617 Posted: Tue Nov 12 22:13:20 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 13-Nov-85 20:57:25 EST References: <1027@oddjob.UUCP> <7900031@uiucdcsp> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Whippany NJ Lines: 12 > > Apologies to net.jokers for this response: > > The match rules were this: the first to win 6 games gets the > championship, with the match limited to 24 games. In the event > of a 12-12 tie, Karpov would have kept the title. Since draws > count 1/2 point, it is possible to get a score of 12 1/2..... ...and the opponent would then have 11 1/2, behind 1 point, not 1/2. > If you don't get it, go to net.games.chess.