Viswanathan Anand and Garry Kasparov—two world champions, who once faced off against each other on the 107th floor of the World Trade Centre’s South Tower with the city of New York acting as a backdrop—will be facing off once again in St Louis from tomorrow in an innovative format called Clutch Chess: The Legends.

The format will be very unique, with wins starting to count for more points as the tournament progresses.

We break down everything you need to know about the clash:

What is the format for the Anand vs Kasparov clash?

The Anand vs Kasparov clash—titled Clutch Chess: The Legends—will be a twelve-game Chess960 (Fischer Random) match played with both rapid and blitz time controls.

The match will be 12 games long. Four games will be played each day, regardless if the winner of th

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