As Greg Shahade pointed out[1], Kasparov had to beat Karpov to win the title, as did all the other world champions in the 20th century. He argues bringing back

As Greg Shahade pointed out[1], Kasparov had to beat Karpov to win the title, as did all the other world champions in the 20th century. He argues bringing back draw odds for the defending champ would lead to more interesting matches. [1] https://gregshahade.wordpress.com/2016/11/28/how-to-make-the-world-chess-championship-games-less-boring/ https://gregshahade.wordpress.com/2016/11/28/how-to-make-the...