List of chess games between Kasparov and Kramnik

Garry Kasparov and Vladimir Kramnik have played 49 classical chess games, of which Kramnik won five, Kasparov won four, with the remaining 40 games drawn. Thus the overall score favors Kramnik (+5−4=40). If blitz and rapid games are included (where time controls are much shorter than in classical games) the overall score favors Kasparov (+22−21=79). The first decisive classical game between the two players was at Linares in 1994, which Kramnik won at the age of just 18.

Kasparov playing against Vladimir Kramnik in the Botvinnik Memorial match in Moscow, 2001

Kasparov achieved two wins before the title match against Kramnik's Sicilian Defence. Kramnik had success against Kasparov's King's Indian Defence. In the title match Kramnik dropped the Sicilian and successfully employed the Berlin defence of the Ruy Lopez. The score was 5–3 in favor for Kramnik after the match, but Kasparov narrowed the gap to 5–4 in Astana 2001.

All the decisive games were won by white except for a win by Kramnik in 1996. After the tournament in Astana the players met only in the Botvinnik Memorial match and in Linares 2003 and 2004. Kasparov retired from professional chess in 2005.

WhiteBlackYearResultMovesWinnerTournament OpeningNotes and Reference
1KramnikKasparov1993½–½19LinaresE86 King's Indian Defence
2KramnikKasparov19941–040KramnikLinaresE93 King's Indian Defence
3KasparovKramnik19941–035KasparovNovgorodB33 Sicilian Defence
4KramnikKasparov1994½–½26NovgorodD85 English Opening
5KramnikKasparov1995½–½14Riga, Tal MemorialC54 Italian Game
6KramnikKasparov1995½–½58NovgorodC55 Two Knights Defense
7KasparovKramnik1995½–½13HorgenB57 Sicilian Defence
8KasparovKramnik19961–043KasparovAmsterdamB66 Sicilian Defence
9KasparovKramnik19960–135KramnikDos HermanasD48 Queen's GambitThe only black win between
Kramnik and Kasparov ()
10KasparovKramnik1996½–½19Las PalmasE71 King's Indian Defence
11KramnikKasparov1996½–½58Las PalmasD56 Queen's Gambit
12KasparovKramnik19971–058KasparovLinaresE59 Nimzo-Indian Defence
13KramnikKasparov19971–032KramnikNovgorodE97 King's Indian Defence
14KramnikKasparov1997½–½41NovgorodB66 Sicilian Defence
15KasparovKramnik1997½–½35TilburgE39 Nimzo-Indian Defence
16KramnikKasparov1998½–½26LinaresD85 Grünfeld Defence
17KasparovKramnik1998½–½52LinaresE32 Nimzo-Indian Defence
18KramnikKasparov1999½–½28Wijk aan ZeeD49 Semi-Slav Defense
19KasparovKramnik1999½–½20LinaresE34 Nimzo-Indian Defence
20KramnikKasparov1999½–½35LinaresD88 Grünfeld Defence
21KramnikKasparov2000½–½37Wijk aan ZeeD85 Grünfeld Defence
22KasparovKramnik2000½–½21LinaresC42 Petrov's Defence
23KramnikKasparov2000½–½41LinaresD23 Queen's Gambit
24KasparovKramnik2000½–½25London (1)C67 Ruy Lopez
25KramnikKasparov20001–040KramnikLondon (2)D85 Grünfeld Defence
26KasparovKramnik2000½–½53London (3)C67 Ruy Lopez
27KramnikKasparov2000½–½74London (4)D27 Queen's Gambit
28KasparovKramnik2000½–½24London (5)A34 English Opening
29KramnikKasparov2000½–½66London (6)D27 Queen's Gambit
30KasparovKramnik2000½–½11London (7)A32 English Opening
31KramnikKasparov2000½–½38London (8)E32 Nimzo-Indian Defence
32KasparovKramnik2000½–½33London (9)C67 Ruy Lopez
33KramnikKasparov20001–025KramnikLondon (10)E54 Nimzo-Indian Defence
34KasparovKramnik2000½–½41London (11)C78 Ruy Lopez
35KramnikKasparov2000½–½33London (12)E55 Nimzo-Indian Defence
36KasparovKramnik2000½–½14London (13)C67 Ruy Lopez
37KramnikKasparov2000½–½57London (14)A30 English Opening
38KasparovKramnik2000½–½38London (15)E05 Catalan OpeningKramnik won the title ()
39KasparovKramnik2001½–½46Wijk aan ZeeC67 Ruy Lopez
40KramnikKasparov2001½–½30AstanaD85 Grünfeld Defence
41KasparovKramnik20011–046KasparovAstanaC67 Ruy LopezThis win in the last round enabled Kasparov to overtake Kramnik and take sole possession of the first place ()
42KramnikKasparov2001½–½18Botvinnik MemorialD27 Queen's Gambit
43KasparovKramnik2001½–½72Botvinnik MemorialB41 Sicilian Defence
44KramnikKasparov2001½–½21Botvinnik MemorialD58 Queen's Gambit
45KasparovKramnik2001½–½19Botvinnik MemorialC80 Ruy Lopez
46KramnikKasparov2003½–½18LinaresD27 Queen's Gambit
47KasparovKramnik2003½–½33LinaresC88 Ruy Lopez
48KasparovKramnik2004½–½44LinaresE12 Queen's Indian Defence
49KramnikKasparov2004½–½17LinaresD27 Queen's Gambit

References

  • Chessbase Mega Database 2008. ChessBase. 2007. ISBN 978-3-86681-062-4.
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