New Delhi: Former world champions Viswanathan Anand and Garry Kasparov are set to reignite their rivalry after a big gap of 30 years when they face-off in the Clutch Chess: The legends tournament in the USA from Wednesday, October 8.

Both the legends of chess last met at the Classical World Championship match way back in 1995 on the 107th floor of the World Trade Centre in New York. They will once again battle it out in the famous rapid and blitz format that was recently christened Freestyle Chess. The 12-game Chess 960 match carries a total prize pool of USD 144000 and is set to be held at the upgraded St. Louis Chess Club.

Kasparov dominates in the last meeting

Ex-world champions Kasparov dominated in the last meeting against Anand winning the 20-games contest 10.5-7.5. Post his reti

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