| Kevin is correct as regards the meaning of 'classical': the most commonly used time limit for international tournaments - two hours per player for the first 40 moves, one hour for the next 20 then half an hour for the rest of the game, giving a maximum game length of 7 hours. Numerous FIDE tournaments, including the World Championships/World Cups, have been played at shorter time limits (various formats, usually 5-6 hours per game), which are widely viewed as a less stern test of a player's ability than the classical time limit - a view borne out by the fact that Kasparov, the classical champion, was clearly better than the FIDE champions over the same period. Kasparov could alternatively be labelled the PCA World Champion, since his matches in 1993 (vs Short), 1995 (vs Anand) and 2000 (vs Kramnik) were organised under the auspices of the PCA (Professional Chess Association), founded by him and Short under the circumstances described by davidr above.
@hannah: thanks for your profound insight. Personally I'd consider a detailed knowledge of sports not widely played outside the USA to be "dead sad", but each to his/her own. |
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