Garry Kasparov and Vladimir Kramnik met in a twenty-game match held in memory of Mikhail Botvinnik. Four classical games ended drawn; the six rapid games finished 3–3. Kasparov won the ten-game blitz segment 6½–3½ and the overall match 11½–8½. All twenty games are replayable in the archive.
Three speeds, one match
The memorial paired Kasparov with Kramnik across three consecutive segments. The classical section ran from 1 to 5 December, followed by rapid play on 7 and 8 December and blitz on 9 December. Round numbers restart at one in each source segment; the archive lists the games in classical, rapid, then blitz order.
Decided at blitz
The classical games were all draws. Kasparov and Kramnik then exchanged wins in the rapid section, with four draws between them. Kasparov scored four wins in the blitz match, Kramnik one, and five games were drawn. That 6½–3½ finish gave Kasparov the overall win.
Cross table
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kasparov | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 11½ |
| Kramnik | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 8½ |
1 win · ½ draw · 0 loss — click a game number to replay it.