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 ...
The only game in this line was a recent one between players rated nearly a collective 700 points below the ones in this match. Based on the time spent by both players to get to this position, I think it is safe to say that neither player was familiar with the predecessor, which ended...