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Garry Kasparov, the defending champion, played Vladimir Kramnik. The match was played in a best-of-16-games format, with Kramnik defeating the heavily favoured Kasparov. [3] Kramnik won the match with two wins, 13 draws and no losses. [4] To the supporters of the lineal world championship, Kramnik became the 14th world chess champion.
The first game was drawn. Kramnik won games 2 and 3 by "conventional" anti-computer tactics—play conservatively for a long-term advantage the computer is not able to see in its game tree search. After a draw in game 4, Kramnik lost game 5 due to a blunder. Game 6 was described by commentators as "spectacular".
Kramnik has winning chances, but Leko defends well and, with both players short on time, Leko offers a draw on move 34. [15] Game 13 – Kramnik plays the Benoni, in a surprise attempt to win with black, but the game is drawn. [16] Game 14 – Kramnik wins the final game to tie the match and retain his title. [17] [18]
2021: Former world champion Viswanathan Anand defeated Kramnik 2½–1½ in a No Castling Chess match under classical time controls as part of the annual chess festival in Dortmund. [5] [6] 2022: The tournament was expanded to a double round-robin with four players. [7] Kramnik was due to play but had to withdraw after testing positive for ...
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 ...
Toronto Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. fouled off a pitch in the fourth inning Monday night and lost his grip on the bat. Guerrero’s bat went flying and got stuck in the upper portions ...
Vladimir Guerrero hit pair of two-run doubles, George Springer added a two-run homer and the Toronto Blue Jays snapped a seven-game skid with a 9-4 win over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.
The game ended with Topalov winning by forfeit, after Kramnik refused to play and his clock had been allowed to run for one hour. Kramnik's lead was reduced to 3–2. [ 18 ] This is the first world chess championship match since Spassky–Fischer 1972 in which a game was forfeited.