Surya Ganguly and Sam Shankland to play match with unique scoring system

Venceslav Rutar from Slovenia is organising a match between GM Sam Shankland and GM Surya Sekhar Ganguly on 2-3 September. What’s so special about this event? As Venceslav says, “Draws are not the problem, the problem is how we score them!” A unique scoring system will be used in this match. The traditional system with 1 point (to the winner), ½ point (to both the players) and 0 points (to the loser) will be replaced by five possibilities: win, favoured draw, equal draw, disfavoured draw and loss. | Photos: Austin Fuller & Lennart Ootes / Saint Louis Chess Club