Anand vs Topalov Match Website
With a month to go before the crunch match for the world chess championship between title holder Vishy Anand and challenger Veselin Topalov, the official website is already online.
The match will be played at the Central Military Club in Sofia (pictured), and will consist of twelve games.
The time control is 120 minutes for the first 40 moves, 60 minutes for the next 20 moves, then 15 minutes to a finish with a 30 second increment after the second time control.
All games will start at 15:00 local time (12:00 GMT).
The full schedule is below:
21-Apr | Opening Ceremony |
23-Apr | Game One |
24-Apr | Game Two |
25-Apr | Rest Day |
26-Apr | Game Three |
27-Apr | Game Four |
28-Apr | Rest Day |
29-Apr | Game Five |
30-Apr | Game Six |
01-May | Rest Day |
02-May | Game Seven |
03-May | Game Eight |
04-May | Rest Day |
05-May | Game Nine |
06-May | Game Ten |
07-May | Rest Day |
08-May | Game Eleven |
09-May | Rest Day |
10-May | Game Twelve |
11-May | Rest Day |
12-May | Tie-Break |
13-May | Closing Ceremony* |
*The closing ceremony will take place the day after the final match (or tie-breaks).
So who's the Daddy?
Viswanathan Anand (India) | Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) |