Overview

• Kasparov sealed the match on the final day by winning early, making the last two blitz games irrelevant to the outcome.
• Anand lost on time from a winning position in Game 5 on Day 2 and later blundered a piece on move 17, handing Kasparov a 8.5–3.5 lead entering Day 3.
• The exhibition comprised 12 Chess960 games—six rapid (25+10) and six blitz (5+3)—with wins worth 1, then 2, then 3 points across the three days and a $144,000 purse.
• After the result was decided, Anand took the final two blitz games to narrow the margin and earn $16,000 in bonus money.
• Kasparov called himself lucky, apologized for the flagged win, and suggested psychological factors weighed on Anand given their long rivalry.