Endgame mastery: N vs N
Topalov vs Kramnik, 2001  (A17) English, 47 moves, 0-1
Blindfolded attack: Such a beauty, such a beauty
Kramnik vs Topalov, 2003  (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 39 moves, 1-0
Endgame mastery: Facing the Benko gambit - R + 5p vs R + 5p
Kramnik vs Topalov, 2003  (A58) Benko Gambit, 57 moves, 1-0
Rapid but indistinguishable from Classical - Part 1
Kramnik vs Topalov, 2006  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 45 moves, 1-0
Rapid but indistinguishable from Classical - Part 2
Kramnik vs Topalov, 2006  (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 45 moves, 1-0
Tactics - Against all rules
Kramnik vs Topalov, 2006  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1-0
Attacking chess: Rxf6 sacrifice for a mating attack
Kramnik vs Leko, 2000  (B44) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0
Positional chess: Capablanca style
Kramnik vs Leko, 2001  (E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 51 moves, 1-0
Tactics: Brutal mating attack to counter Leko's threats
Leko vs Kramnik, 2004  (B33) Sicilian, 36 moves, 0-1
Endgame mastery: Sacrificing the Q for B+R and a passed pawn
Leko vs Kramnik, 2004  (C42) Petrov Defense, 65 moves, 0-1
Attacking chess: Epic king march
Kramnik vs Leko, 2004  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 41 moves, 1-0
Endgame mastery: Superior piece coordintation
Kramnik vs Leko, 2006  (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 48 moves, 1-0
Endgame mastery: Pawn majority on the Queen's side
Kramnik vs Leko, 2007  (E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 62 moves, 1-0
Attacking chess: Queen sacrifice - B + R + passed pawn vs Q
Kramnik vs Anand, 1996  (A14) English, 41 moves, 1-0
Power of the isolani on d4
Kramnik vs Anand, 1999  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 70 moves, 1-0
Endgame mastery: Rook ending
Kramnik vs Anand, 2001  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 39 moves, 1-0
Defense: Cold blooded and active defense
Anand vs Kramnik, 2004  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2
Endgame mastery: Backward pawn and Bishop pair
Kramnik vs Anand, 2007  (E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 53 moves, 1-0
Endgame mastery: Rook ending
Shirov vs Kramnik, 2001  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 53 moves, 0-1
Endgame mastery: N vs N ending
Kramnik vs Shirov, 2007  (E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 51 moves, 1-0
Attacking chess: Pawn avalanche
Kramnik vs Kasparov, 1994  (E93) King's Indian, Petrosian System, 41 moves, 1-0
Attacking chess: Absolutely stunning!
Kasparov vs Kramnik, 1996  (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 0-1
Strategy: How to completely outplay your opponent
Kramnik vs Kasparov, 2000  (D85) Grunfeld, 40 moves, 1-0
Tactics: Outside passed pawns and tied-down black pieces
Kramnik vs Kasparov, 2001  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 1-0
Strategy: Paralysing black's pieces
Kramnik vs Morozevich, 2001  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 38 moves, 1-0
Attacking chess: Tactical slugfest
Kramnik vs Morozevich, 2007  (E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 27 moves, 1-0
Endgame mastery: R+N vs R+N
Kramnik vs Adams, 1996  (A17) English, 87 moves, 1-0
Endgame mastery: Queen ending
Kramnik vs Adams, 2000  (E15) Queen's Indian, 49 moves, 1-0
Attacking chess: Queen sacrifice
Ivanchuk vs Kramnik, 1993  (B57) Sicilian, 33 moves, 0-1
Material imbalance: 2R+2p vs R+B+N
Kramnik vs Ivanchuk, 1995  (D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 50 moves, 1-0
Endgame mastery: N vs B - Exploiting structural weaknesses
Kramnik vs Ivanchuk, 1996  (A15) English, 47 moves, 1-0
Attacking chess: Mating attack
Ivanchuk vs Kramnik, 1996  (B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 32 moves, 0-1
Strategy: Semi-slav, Botvinnik variation
Kramnik vs Ivanchuk, 1996  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 25 moves, 1-0
Strategy: Counter attack
Ivanchuk vs Kramnik, 1997  (B65) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...Be7 Defense, 9...Nxd4, 41 moves, 0-1
Endgame mastery: R vs B+N
Ivanchuk vs Kramnik, 1998  (C42) Petrov Defense, 58 moves, 0-1
Strategy: Active pieces, exploiting the backrank weakness
Kramnik vs Karpov, 1997  (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 35 moves, 1-0
Strategy: Space advantage, King's side attack
Kramnik vs Karpov, 1997  (A14) English, 39 moves, 1-0
Strategy: Tactics to exploit uncoordinated pieces
Kramnik vs Karpov, 1999  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 32 moves, 1-0
Endgame mastery: B+N vs 2N
Kramnik vs Karpov, 1999  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 68 moves, 1-0
Strategy: Choking your opponent
Kramnik vs Polgar, 1996  (E97) King's Indian, 44 moves, 1-0
Strategy: Playing against a strong centre
Kramnik vs Polgar, 1997  (E97) King's Indian, 38 moves, 1-0
Endgame mastery: Opposite coloured bishops, a tough fight
Polgar vs Kramnik, 2003  (B33) Sicilian, 97 moves, 1/2-1/2
Endgame mastery: 2R vs Q
Polgar vs Kramnik, 2005  (B33) Sicilian, 59 moves, 1/2-1/2
Defense: Refuting a groundless attack
Kramnik vs Polgar, 2005  (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 62 moves, 1-0
Endgame mastery: 2R + 2p vs 2R + B
Kramnik vs Naiditsch, 2007  (E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 47 moves, 1-0
Opening novelty: Didn't help white
Ponomariov vs Kramnik, 2003  (B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 40 moves, 0-1
Defense: Tough and complicated battle
Ponomariov vs Kramnik, 2005  (B33) Sicilian, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tactics, Endgame mastery: R vs R
Kramnik vs Ponomariov, 2005  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 60 moves, 1-0
Attacking chess: Steamroller
Kramnik vs Radjabov, 2003  (C11) French, 36 moves, 1-0
Attacking chess: Piece coordination
Kramnik vs E Alekseev, 2007  (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0
Strategy: Passed pawn
Kramnik vs Aronian, 2006  (A15) English, 37 moves, 1-0
Opening novelty, Material imbalance: Q+R+2B vs Q+2R
Kramnik vs Aronian, 2007  (E15) Queen's Indian, 35 moves, 1-0
Tactics: Knight sacrifice in the endgame
Kramnik vs Gelfand, 2001  (E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 60 moves, 1-0
Strategy: Passed c-pawn
Kramnik vs Gelfand, 2007  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 62 moves, 1-0
Opening novelty: Crushing victory in a rapid game
Kramnik vs Carlsen, 2007  (D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 24 moves, 1-0
Attacking chess: Trapping the king in the centre
Kramnik vs L Bruzon Batista, 2006  (D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 1-0
Attacking chess: Double discovered check
Kramnik vs Sadvakasov, 2001  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 21 moves, 1-0
Strategy: Passed pawns in the middlegame
Bologan vs Kramnik, 2004  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 38 moves, 0-1
Endgame mastery: Zugzwang
Kramnik vs Z Zhang, 2004  (A17) English, 78 moves, 1-0
Endgame mastery: Bishops of the same colour
Van Wely vs Kramnik, 1990  (A90) Dutch, 63 moves, 0-1
Strategy: Positional play against the Sicilian Dragon
Kramnik vs Van Wely, 2004  (B30) Sicilian, 45 moves, 1-0
Strategy: Sacrificing a pawn to get a passed pawn
Kramnik vs Svidler, 1998  (D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 30 moves, 1-0
Strategy: Active rooks against an exposed king
Kramnik vs Svidler, 2005  (B41) Sicilian, Kan, 28 moves, 1-0
Endgame mastery: Active Queen
Kramnik vs A Kogan, 2005  (A17) English, 49 moves, 1-0
Strategy: 2R+2B vs 2R+2N
Kramnik vs M Ulybin, 1992  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 49 moves, 1-0
Strategy: Exploiting weak black squares
Kramnik vs Piket, 1995  (E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 49 moves, 1-0
Tactics, Endgame mastery: Bishop sacrifice (declined)
Kramnik vs Bareev, 2003  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 48 moves, 1-0
Attacking chess: Wrecking the king's side pawn formation
Kramnik vs Short, 1995  (D53) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 1-0
Attacking chess: Temporary piece sacrifice
Kramnik vs Beliavsky, 1995  (A06) Reti Opening, 18 moves, 1-0
Attacking chess: Knight on the sixth rank
Kramnik vs J Nogueiras, 1993  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 44 moves, 1-0
The power of passed pawns
Kramnik vs Nunn, 1992  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 33 moves, 1-0
Kramnik's tribute to Fischer
Kramnik vs Aronian, 2008  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 110 moves, 1-0
A positional killer
Portisch vs Kramnik, 1993  (D13) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 42 moves, 0-1
A win, at least!
Kramnik vs Anand, 2008  (E20) Nimzo-Indian, 29 moves, 1-0
2R vs R+2N
Kramnik vs Short, 2008  (D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 47 moves, 1-0
Return of the Petrov
Naiditsch vs Kramnik, 2009  (C42) Petrov Defense, 27 moves, 0-1
Predator
Kramnik vs Carlsen, 2009  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 1-0
Too much pressure to take
Carlsen vs Kramnik, 2010  (E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 38 moves, 0-1
Kramnik's KID
J Gustafsson vs Kramnik, 2012  (E92) King's Indian, 27 moves, 0-1
Na5!
Kramnik vs Aronian, 2012  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 35 moves, 1-0
Pawn majority in motion
Kramnik vs Svidler, 2013  (D85) Grunfeld, 40 moves, 1-0
out of world technique
Kramnik vs Vitiugov, 2013  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 50 moves, 1-0
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