In practice, the victory gives one point and the lost zero point. In case of a draw, both players share the point.
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Quotes of the Day
Botvinnik, Korchnoi and Kasparov had to hate the opponent to play successfully. I belong to a different type of chess players. I’m like Keres, Spassky and Portisch. On the board we fight, but in life we get along great.
Anatoly Karpov 2015
Tactics is what you do when there is something to do; strategy is what you do when there is nothing to do.
Savielly Tartakower
As a rule, pawn endings have a forced character, and they can be worked out conclusively.
Mark Dvoretsky
Good players actually use their long-term memory much more than inexperienced players, who use their short-term memory. Good players try to recall patterns.
Magnus Carlsen 2016 2016
The competition in the men’s tournament has grown massively over the past 20 years. Chess is becoming more and more popular, and there are no weak teams in the tournament any longer.
Andrey Filatov