Garry Kasparov

Garry Kasparov

Garry Kimovich Kasparov is a Russian chess grandmaster, a former World Chess Champion, writer, political activist, and one of the greatest chess players of all time....

and Vladimir Kramnik

Vladimir Kramnik

Vladimir Borisovich Kramnik is a Russian chess grandmaster. He was the Classical World Chess Champion from 2000 to 2006, and the undisputed World Chess Champion from 2006 to 2007...

have played 49 classical chess games, of which Kramnik won five, Kasparov took four wins, and 40 games were drawn. The overall score however (blitz and rapid games included) favours Garry Kasparov

Garry Kasparov

Garry Kimovich Kasparov is a Russian chess grandmaster, a former World Chess Champion, writer, political activist, and one of the greatest chess players of all time....

(+22 -21 =79). The first decisive classical game between the two players was at Linares

Linares chess tournament

The Linares International Chess Tournament , is an annual chess tournament, usually played around the end of February, takes its name from the city of Linares in the Jaén province of Andalusia, Spain, in which it is held...

 in 1994, which Kramnik won at the age of just 18.

Kasparov achieved two wins before the title match against Kramnik's Sicilian Defence

Sicilian Defence

The Sicilian Defence is a chess opening that begins with the moves:The Sicilian is the most popular and best-scoring response to White's first move 1.e4...

. Kramnik had success against Kasparov's King's Indian Defence

King's Indian Defence

The King's Indian Defence is a common chess opening. It arises after the moves:Black intends to follow up with 3...Bg7 and 4...d6.The Grünfeld Defence arises when Black plays 3...d5 instead, and is considered a separate opening...

. In the title match Kramnik dropped the Sicilian and successfully employed the Berlin defence of the Ruy Lopez

Ruy Lopez

The Ruy Lopez, also called the Spanish Opening or Spanish Game, is a chess opening characterised by the moves:-History:The opening is named after the 16th century Spanish priest Ruy López de Segura, who made a systematic study of this and other openings in the 150-page book on chess Libro del...

. 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.

	White	Black	Year	Result	Moves	Winner	Tournament	Opening	Linares Linares chess tournament The Linares International Chess Tournament , is an annual chess tournament, usually played around the end of February, takes its name from the city of Linares in the Jaén province of Andalusia, Spain, in which it is held...	E86 King's Indian Defence King's Indian Defence The King's Indian Defence is a common chess opening. It arises after the moves:Black intends to follow up with 3...Bg7 and 4...d6.The Grünfeld Defence arises when Black plays 3...d5 instead, and is considered a separate opening...	http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1070657
2	Kramnik	Kasparov	1994	1–0	40	Kramnik	Linares	E93 King's Indian Defence King's Indian Defence The King's Indian Defence is a common chess opening. It arises after the moves:Black intends to follow up with 3...Bg7 and 4...d6.The Grünfeld Defence arises when Black plays 3...d5 instead, and is considered a separate opening...	http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1070706
3	Kasparov	Kramnik	1994	1–0	35	Kasparov	Novgorod	B33 Sicilian Defence Sicilian Defence The Sicilian Defence is a chess opening that begins with the moves:The Sicilian is the most popular and best-scoring response to White's first move 1.e4...	http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1070747
4	Kramnik	Kasparov	1994	½–½	26		Novgorod	D85 English Opening English Opening In chess, the English Opening is the opening where White begins:A flank opening, it is the fourth most popular and, according to various databases, anywhere from one of the two most successful to the fourth most successful of White's twenty possible first moves. White begins the fight for the...	http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1070752
5	Kramnik	Kasparov	1995	½–½	14		Riga Riga Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,... , Tal Memorial	C54 Italian Game Italian Game The Italian Game is a family of chess openings beginning with the moves:The game's defining move is the White king's bishop's move to c4 in preparation for an early attack on Black's vulnerable f7-square. As such the game is typified by aggressive play, where Black's best chances are often...	http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1070835
6	Kramnik	Kasparov	1995	½–½	58		Novgorod	C55 Two Knights Defense Two Knights Defense The Two Knights Defense is a chess opening that begins with the moves: in the late 16th century, this line of the Italian Game was extensively developed in the 19th century....	http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1070817
7	Kasparov	Kramnik	1995	½–½	13		Horgen Horgen Horgen is a village in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.It is one of the larger towns along the south bank of the Lake of Zurich.- History :Horgen is also the type-site of Switzerland's middle Neolithic archaeological culture...	B57 Sicilian Defence Sicilian Defence The Sicilian Defence is a chess opening that begins with the moves:The Sicilian is the most popular and best-scoring response to White's first move 1.e4...	http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1070793
8	Kasparov	Kramnik	1996	1–0	43	Kasparov	Amsterdam Amsterdam Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...	B66 Sicilian Defence Sicilian Defence The Sicilian Defence is a chess opening that begins with the moves:The Sicilian is the most popular and best-scoring response to White's first move 1.e4...	http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1070855
9	Kasparov	Kramnik	1996	0–1	35	Kramnik	Dos Hermanas Dos Hermanas Dos Hermanas is a Spanish city south of Seville in Andalusia, with a population of 125,086 as of 2010.The city's name, which means "two sisters", dates from its founding in 1248 by King Ferdinand III of Castile and honours the sisters of Gonzalo Nazareno, one of the king's principal military...	D48 Queen's Gambit Queen's Gambit The Queen's Gambit is a chess opening that starts with the moves:The Queen's Gambit is one of the oldest known chess openings. It was mentioned in the Göttingen manuscript of 1490 and was later analysed by masters such as Gioachino Greco in the seventeenth century...	The only black win between Kramnik and Kasparov, http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1070865
10	Kasparov	Kramnik	1996	½–½	19		Las Palmas	E71 King's Indian Defence King's Indian Defence The King's Indian Defence is a common chess opening. It arises after the moves:Black intends to follow up with 3...Bg7 and 4...d6.The Grünfeld Defence arises when Black plays 3...d5 instead, and is considered a separate opening...	http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1302244
11	Kramnik	Kasparov	1996	½–½	58		Las Palmas	D56 Queen's Gambit Queen's Gambit The Queen's Gambit is a chess opening that starts with the moves:The Queen's Gambit is one of the oldest known chess openings. It was mentioned in the Göttingen manuscript of 1490 and was later analysed by masters such as Gioachino Greco in the seventeenth century...	http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1302248
12	Kasparov	Kramnik	1997	1–0	58	Kasparov	Linares Linares chess tournament The Linares International Chess Tournament , is an annual chess tournament, usually played around the end of February, takes its name from the city of Linares in the Jaén province of Andalusia, Spain, in which it is held...	E59 Nimzo-Indian Defence Nimzo-Indian Defence The Nimzo-Indian Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves:This hypermodern opening was developed by Grandmaster Aron Nimzowitsch who introduced it to master-level chess in the early 20th century. Unlike most Indian openings the Nimzo-Indian does not involve an immediate fianchetto,...	http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1070926
13	Kramnik	Kasparov	1997	1–0	32	Kramnik	Horgen	E97 King's Indian Defence King's Indian Defence The King's Indian Defence is a common chess opening. It arises after the moves:Black intends to follow up with 3...Bg7 and 4...d6.The Grünfeld Defence arises when Black plays 3...d5 instead, and is considered a separate opening...	http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1070932
14	Kramnik	Kasparov	1997	½–½	41		Novgorod	B66 Sicilian Defence Sicilian Defence The Sicilian Defence is a chess opening that begins with the moves:The Sicilian is the most popular and best-scoring response to White's first move 1.e4...	http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1070935
15	Kasparov	Kramnik	1997	½–½	35		Tilburg	E39 Nimzo-Indian Defence Nimzo-Indian Defence The Nimzo-Indian Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves:This hypermodern opening was developed by Grandmaster Aron Nimzowitsch who introduced it to master-level chess in the early 20th century. Unlike most Indian openings the Nimzo-Indian does not involve an immediate fianchetto,...	http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1070950
16	Kramnik	Kasparov	1998	½–½	26		Linares Linares chess tournament The Linares International Chess Tournament , is an annual chess tournament, usually played around the end of February, takes its name from the city of Linares in the Jaén province of Andalusia, Spain, in which it is held...	D85 Grünfeld Defence Grünfeld Defence The Grünfeld Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves:-History:The first instance of this opening is in an 1855 game by Moheschunder Bannerjee, an Indian player who had transitioned from Indian chess rules, playing black against John Cochrane in Calcutta, in May 1855: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4...	http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1070963
17	Kasparov	Kramnik	1998	½–½	52		Linares Linares chess tournament The Linares International Chess Tournament , is an annual chess tournament, usually played around the end of February, takes its name from the city of Linares in the Jaén province of Andalusia, Spain, in which it is held...	E32 Nimzo-Indian Defence Nimzo-Indian Defence The Nimzo-Indian Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves:This hypermodern opening was developed by Grandmaster Aron Nimzowitsch who introduced it to master-level chess in the early 20th century. Unlike most Indian openings the Nimzo-Indian does not involve an immediate fianchetto,...	http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1070968
18	Kramnik	Kasparov	1999	½–½	28		Wijk aan Zee Wijk aan Zee Wijk aan Zee is a small town on the coast of the North Sea in the municipality of Beverwijk in the province of North Holland of the Netherlands. The prestigious Tata Steel chess tournament formerly Corus chess tournament and before that called Hoogovens tournament takes place there every year.Due...	D49 Semi-Slav Defense Semi-Slav Defense The Semi-Slav Defense is a variation of the Queen's Gambit chess opening, defined by the position reached after the moves:For the Semi-Slav the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings designates codes D43 through D49.-Main variations:...	http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1302382
19	Kasparov	Kramnik	1999	½–½	20		Linares Linares chess tournament The Linares International Chess Tournament , is an annual chess tournament, usually played around the end of February, takes its name from the city of Linares in the Jaén province of Andalusia, Spain, in which it is held...	E34 Nimzo-Indian Defence Nimzo-Indian Defence The Nimzo-Indian Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves:This hypermodern opening was developed by Grandmaster Aron Nimzowitsch who introduced it to master-level chess in the early 20th century. Unlike most Indian openings the Nimzo-Indian does not involve an immediate fianchetto,...	http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1010718
20	Kramnik	Kasparov	1999	½–½	35		Linares Linares chess tournament The Linares International Chess Tournament , is an annual chess tournament, usually played around the end of February, takes its name from the city of Linares in the Jaén province of Andalusia, Spain, in which it is held...	D88 Grünfeld Defence Grünfeld Defence The Grünfeld Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves:-History:The first instance of this opening is in an 1855 game by Moheschunder Bannerjee, an Indian player who had transitioned from Indian chess rules, playing black against John Cochrane in Calcutta, in May 1855: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4...	http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1010742
21	Kramnik	Kasparov	2000	½–½	37		Wijk aan Zee Wijk aan Zee Wijk aan Zee is a small town on the coast of the North Sea in the municipality of Beverwijk in the province of North Holland of the Netherlands. The prestigious Tata Steel chess tournament formerly Corus chess tournament and before that called Hoogovens tournament takes place there every year.Due...	D85 Grünfeld Defence Grünfeld Defence The Grünfeld Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves:-History:The first instance of this opening is in an 1855 game by Moheschunder Bannerjee, an Indian player who had transitioned from Indian chess rules, playing black against John Cochrane in Calcutta, in May 1855: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4...	http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1005755
22	Kasparov	Kramnik	2000	½–½	21		Linares Linares chess tournament The Linares International Chess Tournament , is an annual chess tournament, usually played around the end of February, takes its name from the city of Linares in the Jaén province of Andalusia, Spain, in which it is held...	C42 Petrov's Defence Petrov's Defence Petrov's Defence is a chess opening characterised by the following moves:Though this symmetrical response has a long history, it was first popularised by Alexander Petrov, a Russian chess player of the mid-19th century...	http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1296431
23	Kramnik	Kasparov	2000	½–½	41		Linares Linares chess tournament The Linares International Chess Tournament , is an annual chess tournament, usually played around the end of February, takes its name from the city of Linares in the Jaén province of Andalusia, Spain, in which it is held...	D23 Queen's Gambit Queen's Gambit The Queen's Gambit is a chess opening that starts with the moves:The Queen's Gambit is one of the oldest known chess openings. It was mentioned in the Göttingen manuscript of 1490 and was later analysed by masters such as Gioachino Greco in the seventeenth century...	http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1296445
24	Kasparov	Kramnik	2000	½–½	25		London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...  (1)	C67 Ruy Lopez Ruy Lopez The Ruy Lopez, also called the Spanish Opening or Spanish Game, is a chess opening characterised by the moves:-History:The opening is named after the 16th century Spanish priest Ruy López de Segura, who made a systematic study of this and other openings in the 150-page book on chess Libro del...	http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1252041
25	Kramnik	Kasparov	2000	1–0	40	Kramnik	London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...  (2)	D85 Grünfeld Defence Grünfeld Defence The Grünfeld Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves:-History:The first instance of this opening is in an 1855 game by Moheschunder Bannerjee, an Indian player who had transitioned from Indian chess rules, playing black against John Cochrane in Calcutta, in May 1855: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4...	http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1252042
26	Kasparov	Kramnik	2000	½–½	53		London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...  (3)	C67 Ruy Lopez Ruy Lopez The Ruy Lopez, also called the Spanish Opening or Spanish Game, is a chess opening characterised by the moves:-History:The opening is named after the 16th century Spanish priest Ruy López de Segura, who made a systematic study of this and other openings in the 150-page book on chess Libro del...	http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1252043
27	Kramnik	Kasparov	2000	½–½	74		London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...  (4)	D27 Queen's Gambit Queen's Gambit The Queen's Gambit is a chess opening that starts with the moves:The Queen's Gambit is one of the oldest known chess openings. It was mentioned in the Göttingen manuscript of 1490 and was later analysed by masters such as Gioachino Greco in the seventeenth century...	http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1267516
28	Kasparov	Kramnik	2000	½–½	24		London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...  (5)	A34 English Opening English Opening In chess, the English Opening is the opening where White begins:A flank opening, it is the fourth most popular and, according to various databases, anywhere from one of the two most successful to the fourth most successful of White's twenty possible first moves. White begins the fight for the...	http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1252044
29	Kramnik	Kasparov	2000	½–½	66		London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...  (6)	D27 Queen's Gambit Queen's Gambit The Queen's Gambit is a chess opening that starts with the moves:The Queen's Gambit is one of the oldest known chess openings. It was mentioned in the Göttingen manuscript of 1490 and was later analysed by masters such as Gioachino Greco in the seventeenth century...	http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1252045
30	Kasparov	Kramnik	2000	½–½	11		London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...  (7)	A32 English Opening English Opening In chess, the English Opening is the opening where White begins:A flank opening, it is the fourth most popular and, according to various databases, anywhere from one of the two most successful to the fourth most successful of White's twenty possible first moves. White begins the fight for the...	http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1252046
31	Kramnik	Kasparov	2000	½–½	38		London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...  (8)	E32 Nimzo-Indian Defence Nimzo-Indian Defence The Nimzo-Indian Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves:This hypermodern opening was developed by Grandmaster Aron Nimzowitsch who introduced it to master-level chess in the early 20th century. Unlike most Indian openings the Nimzo-Indian does not involve an immediate fianchetto,...	http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1252047
32	Kasparov	Kramnik	2000	½–½	33		London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...  (9)	C67 Ruy Lopez Ruy Lopez The Ruy Lopez, also called the Spanish Opening or Spanish Game, is a chess opening characterised by the moves:-History:The opening is named after the 16th century Spanish priest Ruy López de Segura, who made a systematic study of this and other openings in the 150-page book on chess Libro del...	http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1252048
33	Kramnik	Kasparov	2000	1–0	25	Kramnik	London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...  (10)	E54 Nimzo-Indian Defence Nimzo-Indian Defence The Nimzo-Indian Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves:This hypermodern opening was developed by Grandmaster Aron Nimzowitsch who introduced it to master-level chess in the early 20th century. Unlike most Indian openings the Nimzo-Indian does not involve an immediate fianchetto,...	http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1252049
34	Kasparov	Kramnik	2000	½–½	41		London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...  (11)	C78 Ruy Lopez Ruy Lopez The Ruy Lopez, also called the Spanish Opening or Spanish Game, is a chess opening characterised by the moves:-History:The opening is named after the 16th century Spanish priest Ruy López de Segura, who made a systematic study of this and other openings in the 150-page book on chess Libro del...	http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1252050
35	Kramnik	Kasparov	2000	½–½	33		London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...  (12)	E55 Nimzo-Indian Defence Nimzo-Indian Defence The Nimzo-Indian Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves:This hypermodern opening was developed by Grandmaster Aron Nimzowitsch who introduced it to master-level chess in the early 20th century. Unlike most Indian openings the Nimzo-Indian does not involve an immediate fianchetto,...	http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1252051
36	Kasparov	Kramnik	2000	½–½	14		London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...  (13)	C67 Ruy Lopez Ruy Lopez The Ruy Lopez, also called the Spanish Opening or Spanish Game, is a chess opening characterised by the moves:-History:The opening is named after the 16th century Spanish priest Ruy López de Segura, who made a systematic study of this and other openings in the 150-page book on chess Libro del...	http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1252052
37	Kramnik	Kasparov	2000	½–½	57		London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...  (14)	A30 English Opening English Opening In chess, the English Opening is the opening where White begins:A flank opening, it is the fourth most popular and, according to various databases, anywhere from one of the two most successful to the fourth most successful of White's twenty possible first moves. White begins the fight for the...	http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1252053
38	Kasparov	Kramnik	2000	½–½	38		London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...  (15)	E05 Catalan Opening Catalan Opening The Catalan is a chess opening which can be considered to be White adopting a mixture of the Queen's Gambit and Réti Opening: White plays d4 and c4 and fianchettoes the white bishop on g2. A common opening sequence is 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2, though the opening can arise from a large number...	Kramnik won the title, http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1252054
39	Kasparov	Kramnik	2001	½–½	46		Wijk aan Zee Wijk aan Zee Wijk aan Zee is a small town on the coast of the North Sea in the municipality of Beverwijk in the province of North Holland of the Netherlands. The prestigious Tata Steel chess tournament formerly Corus chess tournament and before that called Hoogovens tournament takes place there every year.Due...	C67 Ruy Lopez Ruy Lopez The Ruy Lopez, also called the Spanish Opening or Spanish Game, is a chess opening characterised by the moves:-History:The opening is named after the 16th century Spanish priest Ruy López de Segura, who made a systematic study of this and other openings in the 150-page book on chess Libro del...	http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1281974
40	Kramnik	Kasparov	2001	½–½	30		Astana Astana Astana , formerly known as Akmola , Tselinograd and Akmolinsk , is the capital and second largest city of Kazakhstan, with an officially estimated population of 708,794 as of 1 August 2010...	D85 Grünfeld Defence Grünfeld Defence The Grünfeld Defence is a chess opening characterised by the moves:-History:The first instance of this opening is in an 1855 game by Moheschunder Bannerjee, an Indian player who had transitioned from Indian chess rules, playing black against John Cochrane in Calcutta, in May 1855: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4...	http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1164544
41	Kasparov	Kramnik	2001	1–0	46	Kasparov	Astana Astana Astana , formerly known as Akmola , Tselinograd and Akmolinsk , is the capital and second largest city of Kazakhstan, with an officially estimated population of 708,794 as of 1 August 2010...	C67 Ruy Lopez Ruy Lopez The Ruy Lopez, also called the Spanish Opening or Spanish Game, is a chess opening characterised by the moves:-History:The opening is named after the 16th century Spanish priest Ruy López de Segura, who made a systematic study of this and other openings in the 150-page book on chess Libro del...	This win in the last round enabled Kasparov to overtake Kramnik and take sole possession of the first place, http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1165519
42	Kramnik	Kasparov	2001	½–½	18		Botvinnik Memorial	D27 Queen's Gambit Queen's Gambit The Queen's Gambit is a chess opening that starts with the moves:The Queen's Gambit is one of the oldest known chess openings. It was mentioned in the Göttingen manuscript of 1490 and was later analysed by masters such as Gioachino Greco in the seventeenth century...	http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1210032
43	Kasparov	Kramnik	2001	½–½	72		Botvinnik Memorial	B41 Sicilian Defence Sicilian Defence The Sicilian Defence is a chess opening that begins with the moves:The Sicilian is the most popular and best-scoring response to White's first move 1.e4...	http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1210033
44	Kramnik	Kasparov	2001	½–½	21		Botvinnik Memorial	D58 Queen's Gambit Queen's Gambit The Queen's Gambit is a chess opening that starts with the moves:The Queen's Gambit is one of the oldest known chess openings. It was mentioned in the Göttingen manuscript of 1490 and was later analysed by masters such as Gioachino Greco in the seventeenth century...	http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1210745
45	Kasparov	Kramnik	2001	½–½	19		Botvinnik Memorial	C80 Ruy Lopez Ruy Lopez The Ruy Lopez, also called the Spanish Opening or Spanish Game, is a chess opening characterised by the moves:-History:The opening is named after the 16th century Spanish priest Ruy López de Segura, who made a systematic study of this and other openings in the 150-page book on chess Libro del...	http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1210746
46	Kramnik	Kasparov	2003	½–½	18		Linares Linares chess tournament The Linares International Chess Tournament , is an annual chess tournament, usually played around the end of February, takes its name from the city of Linares in the Jaén province of Andalusia, Spain, in which it is held...	D27 Queen's Gambit Queen's Gambit The Queen's Gambit is a chess opening that starts with the moves:The Queen's Gambit is one of the oldest known chess openings. It was mentioned in the Göttingen manuscript of 1490 and was later analysed by masters such as Gioachino Greco in the seventeenth century...	http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1260677
47	Kasparov	Kramnik	2003	½–½	33		Linares Linares chess tournament The Linares International Chess Tournament , is an annual chess tournament, usually played around the end of February, takes its name from the city of Linares in the Jaén province of Andalusia, Spain, in which it is held...	C88 Ruy Lopez Ruy Lopez The Ruy Lopez, also called the Spanish Opening or Spanish Game, is a chess opening characterised by the moves:-History:The opening is named after the 16th century Spanish priest Ruy López de Segura, who made a systematic study of this and other openings in the 150-page book on chess Libro del...	http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1260718
48	Kasparov	Kramnik	2004	½–½	44		Linares Linares chess tournament The Linares International Chess Tournament , is an annual chess tournament, usually played around the end of February, takes its name from the city of Linares in the Jaén province of Andalusia, Spain, in which it is held...	E12 Queen's Indian Defence	http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1275254
49	Kramnik	Kasparov	2004	½–½	17		Linares Linares chess tournament The Linares International Chess Tournament , is an annual chess tournament, usually played around the end of February, takes its name from the city of Linares in the Jaén province of Andalusia, Spain, in which it is held...	D27 Queen's Gambit Queen's Gambit The Queen's Gambit is a chess opening that starts with the moves:The Queen's Gambit is one of the oldest known chess openings. It was mentioned in the Göttingen manuscript of 1490 and was later analysed by masters such as Gioachino Greco in the seventeenth century...	http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1277604