Armageddon Chess

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"Armageddon" is a tiebreaking procedure in chess; the two players face off in a one game showdown in which White has six minutes to Black's five minutes but Black only has to hold a draw to be considered the victor; If you think that chess is boring, slow paced or not a real head to head sport, then check out this 1995 video of Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand (who is currently the World Chess Champion) versus Grandmaster Alexey Dreev in an "Armageddon" showdown.

Big hat tip to "Best Ever Sports Talk". The video is great.

http://besteversportstalk.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/armageddon-on-chess-board.html
 
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