Classical World Chess Championship 2004

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The Classical World Chess Championship 2004 was held from September 25, 2004 - October 18, 2004 in Brissago, Switzerland. Vladimir Kramnik, the defending champion, played Péter Lékó, the challenger, in a fourteen game match.

The match ended 7-7, each player scoring two wins. Kramnik retained his title under the rules of the match.[1]

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[edit] Background

Garry Kasparov's split from FIDE in 1993 resulted in two lines of world chess champions. There was the 'Classical' world champion, the title that only passes on to a player when he beats the previous world champion. This was held by Kasparov, until he was defeated by Kramnik in the Classical World Chess Championship 2000.

There was also been the 'Official' FIDE world champion who, at the time of this match, was Rustam Kasimdzhanov.

In 2006, after 13 years, these two lines were reunified in the FIDE World Chess Championship 2006, in which classical world champion Kramnik narrowly defeated FIDE world champion Topalov to become the 14th undisputed world chess champion.

[edit] Qualification

The 2002 Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting acted as the Candidates Tournament to determine the challenger to Kramnik's title. However not all of the top-ranked players were present. World #1 Garry Kasparov declined his invitation, instead insisting that he deserved a rematch with Kramnik based on his tournament results in 2001.[2] Some other players, including world #2 Viswanathan Anand, declined invitations because they believed they were in conflict with their obligations under the rival FIDE World Championship.

Lékó qualified by beating Veselin Topalov in the final.[3]

[edit] The games

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Total
Kramnik 2770 -29 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 7/14
Lékó 2741 +29 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 7/14

[edit] References

  1. ^ Classical World Chess Championship 2004
  2. ^ Kasparov Press Release
  3. ^ Looking Back at Dortmund, Chessbase, 26 July 2003.

[edit] See also

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