Torre surprised Antonio in Game 6 to even the series 3-3

Rarely heard of it? neither played against it? Then let's try it!

Eugene Torre, desperately trying to find a way to pull off one final victory against long time archival Joey Antonio to even the series, employed a rarely seen opening repertoire in both non master and top level chess, the London System. The London System is a complex of related chess openings that begin with 1.d4 followed by an early Bf4. The London System requires very little knowledge of opening theory and normally results in a very closed game. "1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 . . . 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 . . . 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bf4." Torre defeated Antonio in 42 moves of these surprise opening to even the score at 3-3 on two wins, two draws and two losses. Although a knockout game was initially agreed if the score ended in a tie, both Torre and Antonio later decided to share top honors and the prizes put up by the Quezon City government. Gold Medals were also awarded to both Torre and Antonio.

All's well that ends well.