I prefer the old 24 game format for a World Championship match. In the case of a drawn match, the champion retains the title but the prize pool is split 50/50. More games means more opportunities to take a risk here and there and a higher likelihood of decisive games.
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Many have reservations about draw odds for the champion, but I think it makes a lot of sense.
I think the idea of draw odds to the current champ makes more sense than rapid play off’s
Fischer vs Spassky 1972 was 24 games, draw odds for the Champion, no tiebreak, prize money split evenly on a tie.
I felt that those conditions hit the sweet spot.
Fischer vs Spassky 1972 was 24 games, draw odds for the Champion, no tiebreak, prize money split evenly on a tie.
I felt that those conditions hit the sweet spot.
That was before I was born. 
But I was there for Karpov vs Kasparov in 1985. Same formula, plenty of decisive games.
Fischer vs Spassky 1972 was 24 games, draw odds for the Champion, no tiebreak, prize money split evenly on a tie.
I felt that those conditions hit the sweet spot.
That was before I was born.
But I was there for Karpov vs Kasparov in 1985. Same formula, plenty of decisive games.
That was about 40 years before I was born 
Fischer vs Spassky 1972 was 24 games, draw odds for the Champion, no tiebreak, prize money split evenly on a tie.
I felt that those conditions hit the sweet spot.
That was before I was born.
But I was there for Karpov vs Kasparov in 1985. Same formula, plenty of decisive games.
That was about 40 years before I was born
I was already winning local tournaments in 1972. I won the Atlantic Open in 1973.
Fischer vs Spassky 1972 was 24 games, draw odds for the Champion, no tiebreak, prize money split evenly on a tie.
I felt that those conditions hit the sweet spot.
That was before I was born.
But I was there for Karpov vs Kasparov in 1985. Same formula, plenty of decisive games.
That was about 40 years before I was born
I was already winning local tournaments in 1972. I won the Atlantic Open in 1973.
Geez, that’s impressive
Imagine you're Magnus.
You're competing to retain the title of Champion of the World.
You're also in a position to win 1.4 million dollars, if you win the match.
With every move, you frown, fidget, and scowl at all the possibilities you can see, and you play the moves that you believe are the strongest - the ones that provide the most possible benefits, with the least amount of risk.
Move after move, you continue in this way, attempting to improve your position little by little, while attempting to worsen your opponents'.
You are playing your game, the way you always have: you're a constrictor, who takes small positional advantages from your opponent, and nurses them, relentlessly, into endgame victories.
You're playing powerful, world-class chess.
But your opponent is well-prepped. His team of seconds have given him an arsenal of engine-tested lines. For every move of yours, he has an equally strong response.
Game after game, you both wrestle to a draw.
It's exhausting. Difficult. You struggle to find improvements in the games, in post-game analysis.
Fortunately, after glancing at the chess.com forums, you decide to change your approach. Perhaps all the spectators are right. Maybe there are too many draws!
Perhaps you should take more risks. Play more aggressive. Be less safe. Mix things up a little!
So you go into the next game with a new plan: throw caution to the wind. You're the world #1, after all! What's there to be afraid of?
Headlines in the following days:
WORLD CHAMPION SELF-DESTRUCTS, AS A NEW CHAMPION IS CROWNED. NEPO EXPRESSES CONFUSION OVER CARLSEN'S SUDDENLY HORRIBLE MOVES.
you're absolutely right. I mean both Carsen and Nepo would be exhausted after the first five games. But GM level chess mean a lot. Maybe we would get only one win i the entire Championship. Let's wait and watch
They've canceled all activities in my local chess club because of the rising covid infections. This championship is all I have now. Come on, Nepo, if you have it in you, now is the time to strike!
#teamNepo
I'd like to see Nepo take it... but I'm not optomistic. Carlsen is a beast.
Carlsen should have his own cereal...
Magnus munchies? Carlsen crunchies?
Now with extra draws!
No, Magnus should have have a crayon company so kids can draw as well as him
New Format #10000 proposed:
New Format #10000 proposed:
- If the match is tied, both participants will be whipped with Alexandra Kosteniuk's scented boot-laces until one of them cries like a little girl.
I prefer the old 24 game format for a World Championship match. In the case of a drawn match, the champion retains the title but the prize pool is split 50/50. More games means more opportunities to take a risk here and there and a higher likelihood of decisive games.