Answers.Body: <p>From the Wikipedia page of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Chess_Championship_2021" rel="nofollow noreferrer">WCC 2021</a>:</p>
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  <p>The match consists of 14 games, and a score of 7½ wins the world championship. If the score is equal after 14 games, tie-break games with faster time controls will be played:</p>
  <ul>
  <li>4 rapid games with 25 minutes each + 10 seconds increment starting from move 1. If a player scores 2½ points or more, [they win] the championship.</li>
  <li>If the score is equal after the rapid portion, up to 5 mini-matches of 2 blitz games will be played. Time control is 5 minutes + 3 seconds increment. If any player wins one of these mini-matches, the tie-break ends and [they win] the championship.</li>
  <li>If all 5 blitz mini-matches are drawn, 1 sudden death (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armageddon_chess" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Armageddon</a>) game will be played, where black has draw odds and 4 minutes, and white has 5 minutes. Players receive 2 seconds increment starting move 61.</li>
  </ul>
  </blockquote>
  <p>Meaning, if they draw the Armageddon match, it is counted as a win for black.</p>
  <p>See also: <a href="https://handbook.fide.com/files/handbook/FWCM2021.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Regulations for the FIDE World Championship
  Match 2021</a> (section 4.3.2)</p>
  
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Answers.Text: *Armageddon* and *chess* go together like ... [draws a blank]
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Answers.Text: after a tie in the main set of 14 games, a tie in the 4 rapid games, and _five draws_ in blitz games, one might think just sharing the title might be in order. :) I wonder how the colors are chosen for the last sudden death game, randomly?
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Answers.Text: @ilkkachu you can find more and detailed information on [FIDE Handbook of WC](https://handbook.fide.com/files/handbook/FWCM2021.pdf), which is also the source of Wikipedia in this case.
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Answers.Text: "...one (1) sudden death game is played. The player who wins the drawing of lots may choose the colour." -- yeah, no surprise there. Wikipedia only had a broken link to the 2020 handbook.
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Answers.Text: So if I'm counting right, once all the games are drawn and the players reach the Armageddon stage, it should be the contestant for the title who play black, right?
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Body: <p>What will happen if all the games in the World Chess Championship are draws? Who will be considered the world champion?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: In the 1972 world championship match, 24 games were scheduled.  If  the two players had equal numbers of wins, Spassky, the reigning champion, would have retained the title.
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Title: What will happen if all games are draws for a World Chess Championship?
ThreadText: # What will happen if all games are draws for a World Chess Championship?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2021-11-28)
  
  What will happen if all the games in the World Chess Championship are draws? Who will be considered the world champion?
  
  **Tags:** draw, world-championship
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: In the 1972 world championship match, 24 games were scheduled.  If  the two players had equal numbers of wins, Spassky, the reigning champion, would have retained the title.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2021-11-28. Score: 34 | Accepted answer
  
  From the Wikipedia page of [WCC 2021](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Chess_Championship_2021):
  
  > The match consists of 14 games, and a score of 7½ wins the world championship. If the score is equal after 14 games, tie-break games with faster time controls will be played:
  >
  > * 4 rapid games with 25 minutes each + 10 seconds increment starting from move 1. If a player scores 2½ points or more, [they win] the championship.
  > * If the score is equal after the rapid portion, up to 5 mini-matches of 2 blitz games will be played. Time control is 5 minutes + 3 seconds increment. If any player wins one of these mini-matches, the tie-break ends and [they win] the championship.
  > * If all 5 blitz mini-matches are drawn, 1 sudden death ([Armageddon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armageddon_chess)) game will be played, where black has draw odds and 4 minutes, and white has 5 minutes. Players receive 2 seconds increment starting move 61.
  
  Meaning, if they draw the Armageddon match, it is counted as a win for black.
  
  See also: [Regulations for the FIDE World Championship
  Match 2021](https://handbook.fide.com/files/handbook/FWCM2021.pdf) (section 4.3.2)
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_3**: *Armageddon* and *chess* go together like ... [draws a blank]  
  > **username_4**: after a tie in the main set of 14 games, a tie in the 4 rapid games, and _five draws_ in blitz games, one might think just sharing the title might be in order. :) I wonder how the colors are chosen for the last sudden death game, randomly?  
  > **username_2**: @username_4 you can find more and detailed information on [FIDE Handbook of WC](https://handbook.fide.com/files/handbook/FWCM2021.pdf), which is also the source of Wikipedia in this case.  
  > **username_4**: "...one (1) sudden death game is played. The player who wins the drawing of lots may choose the colour." -- yeah, no surprise there. Wikipedia only had a broken link to the 2020 handbook.  
  > **username_5**: So if I'm counting right, once all the games are drawn and the players reach the Armageddon stage, it should be the contestant for the title who play black, right?  
  
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