List of chess games between Kasparov and Kramnik explained

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 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.

	White	Black	Year	Result	Moves	Winner	Tournament	Opening	Notes and Reference
1	Kramnik	Kasparov	1993	½–½	19				http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1070657
2	Kramnik	Kasparov	1994	1–0	40	Kramnik	Linares		http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1070706
3	Kasparov	Kramnik	1994	1–0	35	Kasparov			http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1070747
4	Kramnik	Kasparov	1994	½–½	26		Novgorod		http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1070752
5	Kramnik	Kasparov	1995	½–½	14		Riga, Tal Memorial		http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1070835
6	Kramnik	Kasparov	1995	½–½	58				http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1070817
7	Kasparov	Kramnik	1995	½–½	13				http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1070793
8	Kasparov	Kramnik	1996	1–0	43	Kasparov			http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1070855
9	Kasparov	Kramnik	1996	0–1	35	Kramnik			The only black win between Kramnik and Kasparov (http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1070865)
10	Kasparov	Kramnik	1996	½–½	19				http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1302244
11	Kramnik	Kasparov	1996	½–½	58				http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1302248
12	Kasparov	Kramnik	1997	1–0	58	Kasparov			http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1070926
13	Kramnik	Kasparov	1997	1–0	32	Kramnik	Novgorod		http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1070932
14	Kramnik	Kasparov	1997	½–½	41		Novgorod		http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1070935
15	Kasparov	Kramnik	1997	½–½	35		Tilburg		http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1070950
16	Kramnik	Kasparov	1998	½–½	26				http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1070963
17	Kasparov	Kramnik	1998	½–½	52				http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1070968
18	Kramnik	Kasparov	1999	½–½	28				http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1302382
19	Kasparov	Kramnik	1999	½–½	20				http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1010718
20	Kramnik	Kasparov	1999	½–½	35				http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1010742
21	Kramnik	Kasparov	2000	½–½	37				http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1005755
22	Kasparov	Kramnik	2000	½–½	21				http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1296431
23	Kramnik	Kasparov	2000	½–½	41				http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1296445
24	Kasparov	Kramnik	2000	½–½	25		London (1)		http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1252041
25	Kramnik	Kasparov	2000	1–0	40	Kramnik	London (2)		http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1252042
26	Kasparov	Kramnik	2000	½–½	53		London (3)		http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1252043
27	Kramnik	Kasparov	2000	½–½	74		London (4)		http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1267516
28	Kasparov	Kramnik	2000	½–½	24		London (5)		http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1252044
29	Kramnik	Kasparov	2000	½–½	66		London (6)		http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1252045
30	Kasparov	Kramnik	2000	½–½	11		London (7)		http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1252046
31	Kramnik	Kasparov	2000	½–½	38		London (8)		http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1252047
32	Kasparov	Kramnik	2000	½–½	33		London (9)		http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1252048
33	Kramnik	Kasparov	2000	1–0	25	Kramnik	London (10)		http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1252049
34	Kasparov	Kramnik	2000	½–½	41		London (11)		http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1252050
35	Kramnik	Kasparov	2000	½–½	33		London (12)		http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1252051
36	Kasparov	Kramnik	2000	½–½	14		London (13)		http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1252052
37	Kramnik	Kasparov	2000	½–½	57		London (14)		http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1252053
38	Kasparov	Kramnik	2000	½–½	38		London (15)		Kramnik won the title (http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1252054)
39	Kasparov	Kramnik	2001	½–½	46				http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1281974
40	Kramnik	Kasparov	2001	½–½	30				http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1164544
41	Kasparov	Kramnik	2001	1–0	46	Kasparov			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		http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1210032
43	Kasparov	Kramnik	2001	½–½	72		Botvinnik Memorial		http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1210033
44	Kramnik	Kasparov	2001	½–½	21		Botvinnik Memorial		http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1210745
45	Kasparov	Kramnik	2001	½–½	19		Botvinnik Memorial		http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1210746
46	Kramnik	Kasparov	2003	½–½	18				http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1260677
47	Kasparov	Kramnik	2003	½–½	33				http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1260718
48	Kasparov	Kramnik	2004	½–½	44				http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1275254
49	Kramnik	Kasparov	2004	½–½	17				http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1277604

References

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