2008 World Chess Championship
Viswanathan Anand (India) vs. Vladimir Kramnik (Russia)
Bonn, Germany
October 14 - October 29, 2008
Conditions:
Best of 12 Games. This was a Title Defense between Anand, winner of the 2007 Mexico City Championship
Tournament, and Kramnik, the defending champion in that tournament. In the event of a 6-6 tie, a 4 game series of G/25+10 Rapids Games was to be played. If this series ended in a tie, 5 pairs of Blitz games were to be played at a 5/3 time control. If this series ended in a tie, an Armageddon game was to be played, in which White had odds of 5 minutes to 4 (with no increment), but in which Black had draw odds.
| Bonn, 2008
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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Score
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| Anand
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½
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½
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1
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½
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1
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1
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½
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½
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½
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0
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½
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6½
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| Kramnik
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½
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½
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1
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½
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1
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1
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½
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½
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½
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1
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½
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4½
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NOTE:
Result: Viswanathan Anand retains the World Title.
Anand's FIDE rating going into the match was 27??, Kramnik's was 27??.