List of chess games between Anand and Kramnik

Viswanathan Anand (born 11 December 1969) and Vladimir Kramnik (born 25 June 1975) have played 93 classical chess games, of which Kramnik won eleven, Anand won eleven, and 71 games were drawn. In rapid format Anand has 12 wins, Kramnik has 4 wins with 39 draws. [1]

Anand and Kramnik in the World Chess Championship 2008

The World Chess Championship 2008 between the players was won by Anand.

Classical games

	White	Black	Year	Result	Moves	Winner	Tournament	Opening	Notes
1	Kramnik	Anand	1989	½–½	19		Moscow	C54 Giuoco Piano	Kramnik was 14 years old and Anand was 19
2	Kramnik	Anand	1993	½–½	23		Linares	E12 Queen's Indian Defence
3	Kramnik	Anand	1993	½–½	40		Amsterdam, Max Euwe Memorial	A17 English Opening
4	Anand	Kramnik	1993	½–½	27		Amsterdam, Max Euwe Memorial	B66 Sicilian Defence
5	Anand	Kramnik	1993	½–½	35		Madrid	B32 Sicilian Defence
6	Kramnik	Anand	1993	½–½	11		Groningen	D14 Slav Defense
7	Kramnik	Anand	1994	½–½	17		Linares	D41 Queen's Gambit Declined
8	Kramnik	Anand	1995	½–½	41		Riga, Tal Memorial	D85 Grünfeld Defence
9	Kramnik	Anand	1996	0–1	108	Anand	Amsterdam, Max Euwe Memorial	B36 Sicilian Defence	The first decisive game
10	Kramnik	Anand	1996	1–0	101	Kramnik	Dos Hermanas	D85 Grünfeld Defence
11	Anand	Kramnik	1996	½–½	16		Dortmund	B31 Sicilian Defence
12	Anand	Kramnik	1996	½–½	20		Las Palmas	B65 Sicilian Defence
13	Kramnik	Anand	1996	1–0	41	Kramnik	Las Palmas	A30 English Opening
14	Kramnik	Anand	1997	½–½	14		Linares	D39 Queen's Gambit Declined
15	Kramnik	Anand	1997	½–½	41		Dos Hermanas	D39 Queen's Gambit Declined
16	Anand	Kramnik	1997	½–½	24		Dortmund	B33 Sicilian Defence
17	Kramnik	Anand	1997	0–1	42	Anand	Belgrad	D43 Semi-Slav Defense
18	Anand	Kramnik	1998	½–½	30		Wijk aan Zee	B33 Sicilian Defence
19	Anand	Kramnik	1998	½–½	28		Linares	B33 Sicilian Defence
20	Kramnik	Anand	1998	½–½	34		Linares	E32 Nimzo-Indian Defence
21	Kramnik	Anand	1998	½–½	20		Dortmund	A17 English Opening
22	Anand	Kramnik	1998	1–0	35	Anand	Tilburg	C42 Petrov's Defence
23	Anand	Kramnik	1999	½–½	27		Wijk aan Zee	C42 Petrov's Defence
24	Kramnik	Anand	1999	½–½	19		Linares	D21 Queen's Gambit Accepted
25	Anand	Kramnik	1999	½–½	21		Linares	C42 Petrov's Defence
26	Kramnik	Anand	1999	1–0	70	Kramnik	Dos Hermanas	D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted
27	Kramnik	Anand	1999	½–½	18		Dortmund	E37 Nimzo-Indian Defence
28	Anand	Kramnik	2000	½–½	40		Wijk aan Zee	B66 Sicilian Defence
29	Kramnik	Anand	2000	½–½	20		Linares	D18 Slav Defence
30	Anand	Kramnik	2000	½–½	25		Linares	C42 Petrov's Defence
31	Kramnik	Anand	2000	1–0	65	Kramnik	Dortmund	A17 English Opening
32	Kramnik	Anand	2001	½–½	35		Wijk aan Zee	E55 Nimzo-Indian Defence
33	Anand	Kramnik	2001	½–½	17		Dortmund	C42 Petrov's Defence
34	Kramnik	Anand	2001	1–0	39	Kramnik	Dortmund	D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted
35	Kramnik	Anand	2003	½–½	51		Wijk aan Zee	C42 Petrov's Defence
36	Anand	Kramnik	2003	½–½	16		Linares	B30 Sicilian Defence
37	Kramnik	Anand	2003	½–½	32		Linares	C88 Ruy Lopez: Anti-Marshall
38	Anand	Kramnik	2003	½–½	25		Dortmund	B33 Sicilian Defence
39	Kramnik	Anand	2003	½–½	21		Dortmund	D39 Queen's Gambit Declined
40	Kramnik	Anand	2004	½–½	25		Wijk aan Zee	B92 Sicilian Najdorf
41	Anand	Kramnik	2004	½–½	18		France, team championships	C88 Ruy Lopez: Anti-Marshall
42	Anand	Kramnik	2004	½–½	60		Dortmund final	C88 Ruy Lopez: Anti-Marshall
43	Kramnik	Anand	2004	½–½	47		Dortmund final	B49 Sicilian Defence
44	Anand	Kramnik	2005	½–½	27		Wijk aan Zee	B33 Sicilian Defence
45	Kramnik	Anand	2005	½–½	32		Sofia MTel Masters	C42 Petrov's Defence
46	Anand	Kramnik	2005	1–0	20	Anand	Sofia MTel Masters	C42 Petrov's Defence
47	Kramnik	Anand	2007	1–0	53	Kramnik	Wijk aan Zee	E05 Catalan Opening
48	Kramnik	Anand	2007	½–½	35		Dortmund	D12 Slav Defence
49	Anand	Kramnik	2007	½–½	65		Mexico, FIDE World Championship	C42 Petrov's Defence
50	Kramnik	Anand	2007	½–½	41		Mexico, FIDE World Championship	D43 Semi-Slav Defence	Anand was leading the tournament 1.5 points ahead of Kramnik. This game was practically Kramnik's last chance to fight to maintain his title.
51	Anand	Kramnik	2008	½–½	61		Wijk aan Zee	C42 Petrov's Defence
52	Kramnik	Anand	2008	½–½	32		The World Chess Championship 2008 match in Bonn	D14 Slav Defence
53	Anand	Kramnik	2008	½–½	32		Bonn	E25 Nimzo-Indian Defence
54	Kramnik	Anand	2008	0–1	41	Anand	Bonn	D49 Semi-Slav Defense, Meran
55	Anand	Kramnik	2008	½–½	29		Bonn	D37 Queen's Gambit Declined
56	Kramnik	Anand	2008	0–1	35	Anand	Bonn	D49 Semi-Slav Defense, Meran
57	Anand	Kramnik	2008	1–0	47	Anand	Bonn	E34 Nimzo-Indian Defence
58	Anand	Kramnik	2008	½–½	37		Bonn	D19 Slav Defence
59	Kramnik	Anand	2008	½–½	39		Bonn	D37 Queen's Gambit Declined
60	Anand	Kramnik	2008	½–½	45		Bonn	D43 Slav Defence
61	Kramnik	Anand	2008	1–0	29	Kramnik	Bonn	E21 Nimzo-Indian Defence
62	Anand	Kramnik	2008	½–½	24		Bonn	B96 Sicilian, Najdorf
63	Kramnik	Anand	2009	½–½	29		Moscow, Tal Memorial	D85 Grünfeld Defence
64	Anand	Kramnik	2010	1–0	45	Anand	Wijk aan Zee	C42 Petrov's Defence
65	Anand	Kramnik	2010	½–½	35		Bilbao	E04 Catalan Opening
66	Kramnik	Anand	2010	½–½	37		Bilbao	D44 Queen's Gambit Declined, Vienna variation
67	Anand	Kramnik	2010	½–½	39		London Chess Classic	C67 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence
68	Anand	Kramnik	2011	½–½	23		Wijk aan Zee	E32 Nimzo-Indian Defence
69	Anand	Kramnik	2011	½–½	36		Tal Memorial	D37 Queen's Gambit Declined
70	Anand	Kramnik	2011	½–½	39		London Chess Classic	D37 Queen's Gambit Declined
71	Anand	Kramnik	2012	½–½	40		London Chess Classic	C65 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence
72	Kramnik	Anand	2013	½–½	41		Zurich Chess Challenge	A07 King's Indian Attack
73	Anand	Kramnik	2013	1–0	27	Anand	Zurich Chess Challenge	C65 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence
74	Kramnik	Anand	2013	½–½	39		Alekhine Memorial	D43 Semi-Slav Defense
75	Anand	Kramnik	2013	½–½	30		Tal Memorial	E32 Nimzo-Indian Defence
76	Anand	Kramnik	2014	½–½	30		World Chess Championship Candidates 2014	D39 Queen's Gambit Declined
77	Kramnik	Anand	2014	½–½	31		World Chess Championship Candidates 2014	E06 Catalan Opening
78	Kramnik	Anand	2014	½–½	45		London Chess Classic	D44 Semi-Slav Defense
79	Anand	Kramnik	2015	½–½	47		Zürich Chess Challenge	D36 Queen's Gambit Declined
80	Kramnik	Anand	2015	½–½	38		Gashimov Memorial	D43 Semi-Slav Defense
81	Anand	Kramnik	2016	½–½	32		Zurich Chess Challenge	C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
82	Kramnik	Anand	2016	1–0	51	Kramnik	Tal Memorial	C53 Giuoco Piano
83	Anand	Kramnik	2016	½–½	24		London Chess Classic	D37 Queen's Gambit Declined
84	Kramnik	Anand	2017	1–0	38	Kramnik	Korchnoi Zurich Chess Challenge	A30 English, Symmetrical
85	Anand	Kramnik	2017	0–1	60	Kramnik	Altibox Norway	C78 Ruy Lopez
86	Anand	Kramnik	2018	0–1	36	Kramnik	Tata Steel Masters	C50 Giuoco Piano
87	Kramnik	Anand	2019	0–1	57	Anand	Tata Steel Masters	C50 Giuoco Piano

Rapid games

	White	Black	Year	Result	Moves	Winner	Tournament	Opening	Notes
1	Kramnik	Anand	1994	1–0	26	Kramnik	Amber tournament	A33 English Opening
2	Anand	Kramnik	1994	½–½	71		PCA/Intel-GP	B31 Sicilian Defence
3	Anand	Kramnik	1994	½–½	57		PCA/Intel-GP	B33 Sicilian Defence
4	Kramnik	Anand	1994	0–1	52	Anand	PCA/Intel-GP	B25 Sicilian Defence
5	Kramnik	Anand	1994	½–½	17		PCA/Intel-GP	B36 Sicilian Defence
6	Anand	Kramnik	1995	1–0	42	Anand	Amber tournament	B08 Pirc Defense
7	Kramnik	Anand	1996	½–½	19		Amber tournament	A17 English Opening
8	Anand	Kramnik	1996	½–½	29		WDR Match TV	D56 Queen's Gambit Declined	60 mins
9	Anand	Kramnik	1997	1–0	45	Anand	Amber tournament	D38 Queen's Gambit Declined
10	Kramnik	Anand	1998	½–½	23		Amber tournament	D85 Grünfeld Defence
11	Anand	Kramnik	1998	½–½	20		Chess Classics Giants	E34 Nimzo-Indian Defence
12	Anand	Kramnik	1998	½–½	36		Chess Classics Giants	C42 Petrov's Defence
13	Kramnik	Anand	1998	½–½	33		Chess Classics Giants	A35 English Opening
14	Kramnik	Anand	1998	½–½	22		Chess Classics Giants	C42 Petrov's Defence
15	Kramnik	Anand	1998	½–½	44		Chess Classics Giants	A17 English Opening
16	Anand	Kramnik	1998	½–½	59		Chess Classics Giants	C24 Bishop's Opening
17	Anand	Kramnik	1998	1–0	37	Anand	Villarrobledo op	B31 Sicilian Defence
18	Kramnik	Anand	1999	½–½	54		Amber tournament	D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted
19	Anand	Kramnik	1999	½–½	19		Siemens Giants	C42 Petrov's Defence
20	Kramnik	Anand	1999	½–½	49		Siemens Giants	E34 Nimzo-Indian Defence
21	Anand	Kramnik	1999	1–0	27	Anand	Siemens Giants	C42 Petrov's Defence
22	Kramnik	Anand	1999	½–½	34		Siemens Giants	E16 Queen's Indian Defence
23	Anand	Kramnik	2000	½–½	38		Amber tournament	B33 Sicilian Defence
24	Anand	Kramnik	2000	½–½	25		Fujitsu Siemens Giants	B33 Sicilian Defence
25	Kramnik	Anand	2000	½–½	39		Fujitsu Siemens Giants	D12 Slav Defence
26	Kramnik	Anand	2001	½–½	76		Amber tournament	D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted
27	Kramnik	Anand	2001	½–½	34		Mainz CC Champions Duel (1)	D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted
28	Anand	Kramnik	2001	½–½	14		Mainz CC Champions Duel (2)	C67 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence
29	Anand	Kramnik	2001	0–1	27	Kramnik	Mainz CC Champions Duel (3)	C67 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence
30	Kramnik	Anand	2001	½–½	25		Mainz CC Champions Duel (4)	D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted
31	Kramnik	Anand	2001	0–1	47	Anand	Mainz CC Champions Duel (5)	D29 Queen's Gambit Accepted
32	Anand	Kramnik	2001	½–½	23		Mainz CC Champions Duel (6)	C78 Ruy Lopez
33	Anand	Kramnik	2001	½–½	46		Mainz CC Champions Duel (7)	B33 Sicilian Defence
34	Kramnik	Anand	2001	½–½	42		Mainz CC Champions Duel (8)	D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted
35	Kramnik	Anand	2001	½–½	26		Mainz CC Champions Duel (9)	D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted
36	Anand	Kramnik	2001	½–½	19		Mainz CC Champions Duel (10)	C42 Petrov's Defence
37	Kramnik	Anand	2002	½–½	24		Russia vs the World	D17 Slav Defence
38	Anand	Kramnik	2003	½–½	40		Amber tournament	B30 Sicilian Defence
39	Kramnik	Anand	2003	½–½	19		Cap d'Agde	B85 Sicilian Defence
40	Anand	Kramnik	2003	1–0	46	Anand	Cap d'Agde	B33 Sicilian Defence
41	Anand	Kramnik	2004	1–0	43	Anand	Amber tournament	B30 Sicilian Defence
42	Kramnik	Anand	2004	½–½	19		Dortmund Playoff	C88 Ruy Lopez: Anti-Marshall
43	Anand	Kramnik	2004	1–0	31	Anand	Dortmund Playoff	B90 Sicilian Najdorf
44	Kramnik	Anand	2005	½–½	24		Amber tournament	C67 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence
45	Anand	Kramnik	2007	½–½	56		Amber tournament	C88 Ruy Lopez: Anti-Marshall
46	Kramnik	Anand	2008	0–1	43	Anand	Amber tournament	E15 Queen's Indian Defence
47	Kramnik	Anand	2009	½–½	15		Amber tournament	E32 Nimzo-Indian Defence
48	Anand	Kramnik	2011	½–½	37		Amber tournament	D02 Queen's Gambit Accepted
49	Anand	Kramnik	2011	½–½	34		Botvinnik Memorial	C60 Ruy Lopez
50	Kramnik	Anand	2011	½–½	41		Botvinnik Memorial	D43 Queen's Gambit Declined
51	Kramnik	Anand	2015	½–½	26		Zürich Chess Challenge	A07 King's Indian Attack
52	Kramnik	Anand	2016	1–0	51	Kramnik	Your Next Move	A14 English opening
53	Kramnik	Anand	2017	1–0	39	Kramnik	Your Next Move	C50 Giuoco Piano
54	Anand	Kramnik	2018	1–0	41	Anand	Grand Chess Tour, Paris	C67 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence
55	Anand	Kramnik	2019	1–0	44	Anand	Levitov Chess Week, Amsterdam	C50 Giuoco Piano

Blitz

	White	Black	Year	Result	Moves	Winner	Tournament	Opening
1	Kramnik	Anand	1994	1–0	60	Kramnik	Munich	B33 Sicilian Defence
2	Anand	Kramnik	1998	½–½	40		Chess Classics Giants	E04 Catalan Opening
3	Kramnik	Anand	1998	½–½	38		Chess Classics Giants	E34 Nimzo-Indian Defence
4	Kramnik	Anand	1998	0–1	37	Anand	Chess Classics Giants	A35 English Opening
5	Kramnik	Anand	1999	½–½	29		Wijk aan Zee	E06 Catalan Opening
6	Anand	Kramnik	2001	1–0	28	Anand	Mainz CC Champions Duel	B33 Sicilian Defence
7	Kramnik	Anand	2001	½–½	38		Mainz CC Champions Duel	D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted
8	Kramnik	Anand	2007	1–0	21	Kramnik	Moscow Blitz World Championship 2007	D13 Slav Defence
9	Anand	Kramnik	2007	½–½	17		Moscow Blitz World Championship 2007	C65 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence
10	Kramnik	Anand	2009	½–½	45		Moscow Blitz World Championship 2009	A38 English opening
11	Anand	Kramnik	2009	1–0	40	Anand	Moscow Blitz World Championship 2009	B01 Scandinavian Defence
12	Kramnik	Anand	2013	1–0	52	Kramnik	Zurich Chess Challenge	A20 English opening
13	Anand	Kramnik	2013	0–1	45	Kramnik	Zurich Chess Challenge	C42 Petrov Defence
14	Kramnik	Anand	2013	½–½	43		Tal Memorial	A08 King's Indian Attack
15	Kramnik	Anand	2014	1–0	41	Kramnik	London Chess Classic	A06 Zukertort Opening
16	Anand	Kramnik	2015	1–0	31	Anand	Zurich Chess Challenge	A09 Réti Opening
17	Kramnik	Anand	2016	½–½	54		Zurich Chess Challenge	D03
18	Kramnik	Anand	2016	½–½	31		Zurich Chess Challenge	A06
19	Kramnik	Anand	2016	½–½	48		Your Next Move	A04
20	Anand	Kramnik	2016	½–½	44		Your Next Move	C50 Giuoco Piano
21	Anand	Kramnik	2016	½–½	31		Tal Memorial	C50 Giuoco Piano
22	Anand	Kramnik	2017	1–0	42	Anand	Zurich Chess Challenge	C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defence
23	Anand	Kramnik	2017	0–1	44	Kramnik	Stavanger	C65 Ruy Lopez, berliiniläispuolustus
24	Anand	Kramnik	2017	½–½	70		Your Next Move	C67 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defence
25	Kramnik	Anand	2017	½–½	31		Your Next Move	B10 Caro–Kann Defence
26	Kramnik	Anand	2018	1–0	25	Kramnik	Tal Memorial	C50 Giuoco Piano
27	Kramnik	Anand	2018	½–½	38		Grand Chess Tour, Paris	B13 Caro–Kann Defence
28	Anand	Kramnik	2018	½–½	37		Grand Chess Tour, Paris	C67 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defence
29	Kramnik	Anand	2019	1–0	57	Kramnik	Levitov Chess Week, Amsterdam	A20 English opening

Blindfold games

	White	Black	Year	Result	Moves	Winner	Tournament	Opening
1	Anand	Kramnik	1994	1–0	50	Anand	Amber tournament	B33 Sicilian Defence
2	Kramnik	Anand	1995	½–½	51		Amber tournament	D38 Queen's Gambit Declined
3	Anand	Kramnik	1996	0–1	40	Kramnik	Amber tournament	B66 Sicilian Defence
4	Kramnik	Anand	1997	0–1	29	Anand	Amber tournament	D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted
5	Anand	Kramnik	1998	½–½	67		Amber tournament	B31 Sicilian Defence
6	Anand	Kramnik	1999	0–1	24	Kramnik	Amber tournament	B56 Sicilian Defence
7	Kramnik	Anand	2000	1–0	32	Kramnik	Amber tournament	D43 Semi-Slav Defence
8	Anand	Kramnik	2001	½–½	24		Amber tournament	D56 Queen's Gambit Declined
9	Anand	Kramnik	2003	½–½	26		Amber tournament	B90 Sicilian Najdorf
10	Kramnik	Anand	2004	½–½	18		Amber tournament	B83 Sicilian Defence
11	Anand	Kramnik	2005	1–0	52	Anand	Amber tournament	C42 Petrov's Defence
12	Kramnik	Anand	2007	1–0	30	Kramnik	Amber tournament	E20 Nimzo-Indian Defence
13	Kramnik	Anand	2008	½–½	23		Amber tournament	E20 Nimzo-Indian Defence
14	Anand	Kramnik	2009	1–0	30	Anand	Amber tournament	C42 Petrov's Defence
15	Kramnik	Anand	2011	½–½	41		Amber tournament	A35 English opening

Advanced Chess

	White	Black	Year	Result	Moves	Winner	Tournament	Opening
1	Kramnik	Anand	2002	½–½	33		León	D37 Queen's Gambit Declined
2	Anand	Kramnik	2002	½–½	20		León	E15 Queen's Indian Defence
3	Kramnik	Anand	2002	1–0	37	Kramnik	León	D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted
4	Anand	Kramnik	2002	½–½	48		León	D37 Queen's Gambit Declined
5	Kramnik	Anand	2002	½–½	38		León	D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted
6	Anand	Kramnik	2002	½–½	20		León	C67 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence
7	Anand	Kramnik	2007	½–½	24		Moscow	C67 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence
8	Kramnik	Anand	2007	½–½	24		Moscow	D43 Semi-Slav Defence

References

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Chessbase Mega Database 2008. ChessBase. 2007. ISBN 978-3-86681-062-4.
Lifetime record between Anand and Kramnik at chessgames.com

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