For those of a superstitious disposition, or suffering from acute paraskevidekatriaphobia, the portents for the World Chess Championship could not have been more ill: if Vladimir Kramnik and Veselin Topalov were unable to decide their reunification match in the tiebreak games, then "Armageddon" (a blitz shoot-out), on Friday 13, no less, was in prospect.
Friday, October 13, 2017
Paraskevidekatriaphobia
For those of a superstitious disposition, or suffering from acute paraskevidekatriaphobia, the portents for the World Chess Championship could not have been more ill: if Vladimir Kramnik and Veselin Topalov were unable to decide their reunification match in the tiebreak games, then "Armageddon" (a blitz shoot-out), on Friday 13, no less, was in prospect.
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