World Chess Championship 2008 Begins!

Press conference before the game starts.

2008 World Chess Championship Anand vs Kramnik in Bonn

When:	From October 14 – November 02, 2008
Where:	Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany in Bonn
Prize fund:	1.5 million Euro (= US $2.35 million)
Patron:	German Finance Minister Peer Steinbrück
Main sponsor:	Evonik Industries AG

The match consists of twelve games, played under classical time controls: 120 minutes for the first 40 moves, 60 minutes for the next 20 moves and then 15 minutes for the rest of the game plus an additional 30 seconds per move starting from move 61. The prize fund is 1.5 million Euro (approximately 2.35 million US Dollars) including taxes and FIDE licence fees, and is split equally between the players.

Schedule

Tuesday October 14  Game 1 Wednesday  October 15 Game 2 Thursday October 16 Free day Friday October 17 Game 3 Saturday October 18 Game 4 Sunday October 19 Free day Monday October 20 Game 5 Tuesday October 21 Game 6 Wednesday  October 22 Free day Thursday October 23 Game 7

Friday October 24 Game 8 Saturday October 25 Free day Sunday October 26 Game 9 Monday October 27 Game 10 Tuesday October 30 Free day Wednesday  October 29 Game 11 Thursday October 30 Free day Friday October 31 Game 12 Saturday November 1 Free day Sunday November 2  Tiebreak