Classical World Chess Championship 2000
The Classical World Chess Championship 2000, known at the time as the Braingames World Chess Championships, was held from 8 October 2000 – 4 November 2000 in London, United Kingdom. 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. Kramnik won the match with two wins, 13 draws and no losses. To the supporters of the lineal world championship, Kramnik became the 14th world chess champion.
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Defending champion |
Challenger | |||||
| Garry Kasparov | Vladimir Kramnik | |||||
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Born 13 April 1963 37 years old |
Born 25 June 1975 25 years old | |||||
| Winner of the 1995 Classical World Chess Championship | Runner-up of 1998 Candidates Match (replacement for Alexei Shirov) | |||||
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Rating: 2849 (World No. 1) |
Rating: 2772 (World No. 3) | |||||
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