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After six straight draws, time for chess world championship to tweak the format

Nine games. Each going for at least four hours. Five more to go. Classical chess can be a bit of a tough watch at the best of times, but this World Championship has been something else. If FIDE aimed to bring chess to the masses, the current tournament format does the exact opposite. The 2024 FIDE World Championship scores are tied 4.5 - 4.5 and watching it has been about as exciting as the difference between both players' scores.