Chess Blog
An index of About Chess blog articles on the 2004 Kramnik - Leko match held at Brissago, Switzerland
Kramnik Interview • His head still spinning from the remarkable last game of his Dannemann World Championship match, Vladimir Kramnik granted a long interview to Yuri Vasiliev of Russian-language Sport Express. [30 October 2004; Elsewhere on the Web]
2004 Dannemann World Championship Match • Vladimir Kramnik of Russia played a tied match with Peter Leko of Hungary to retain his title of World Chess Champion. [25 October 2004]
Kramnik Retains His Title • Congratulations to Vladimir Kramnik of Russia! A point behind in his match against Peter Leko of Hungary, Kramnik fought tooth and nail in the final two games of the Dannemann World Chess Championship to retain his title of World Champion. [23 October 2004; Elsewhere on the Web]
Dannemann World Championship • The third full week of the Dannemann World Championship saw four drawn games, allowing Peter Leko to keep the one-game lead (+2-1=9) he needs to wrest the title from Vladimir Kramnik. [17 October 2004; Forum Thread of the Week]
Dannemann World Chess Championship • Challenger Peter Leko won two games while losing none in the second week of the Dannemann World Chess Championship. Since Leko leads +2-1=5, Vladimir Kramnik needs to win at least one of the six remaining games to retain the title he won from Garry Kasparov in 2000. [10 October 2004; Forum Thread of the Week]
Dannemann World Championship • No one else is talking about the first World Championship match in four years, so we might as well! Please feel free to comment on any of the games. [3 October 2004; Forum Thread of the Week]
Kramnik - Leko match • Next on the World Chess Championship docket is the Kramnik - Leko match, scheduled to start 25 September. [18 July 2004; Forum Thread of the Week]
World Championships Galore • The FIDE World Championship, Women's World Championship, and the Dannemann World Championship are all moving forward at different speeds. [22 May 2004; Elsewhere on the Web]
