Anand loses his invict in the Tournament. Bareev beated Anand in 'Rapid'
in round 7, a few hours ago. Topalov is out of form, judging by the
results to the present.
Rapid variant is very exigent: 25 minutes of total time per player, plus
10 seconds in each move. Normally, the 25 minutes are consumed soon
because the players make, in the middle of the game and as natural
strategy, very complex unorthodox moves trying to augment the thinking
time of the adversary. Usually, the ends are played with less than 10
seconds per move!. Blindfold is played with a computer as interface, and
the players are allowed to make analysis using the computer (without the
help of strong A.I. programs, of course, only moving pieces in the virtual
board if the player wants, but it is not normally used, because the player
loses time). I`m not completely sure, but I think the total time is 30 or
35 minutes plus 20 seconds per move.