World Chess Championship 2000

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The World Chess Championship 2000 was the classical world title match in London where Vladimir Kramnik defeated Garry Kasparov to become world champion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World Chess Championship match
chess event
sports competition
broadcastMedium internet
challenger Vladimir Kramnik
city London
linked to: London, England
country United Kingdom
decisiveGames 2
defendingChampion Garry Kasparov
drawnGames 13
endDate 2000-11-04
finalScoreBlackPlayer 6.5
finalScoreWhitePlayer 8.5
format one-on-one match
gamesPlanned 16
gamesPlayed 15
governingBody Classical (non-FIDE) world championship line
languageOfOfficialSite English
location London
linked to: London, England
loser Garry Kasparov
nextEdition Classical World Chess Championship 2004
notableFeature Kasparov failed to win a single game
linked to: Garry Kasparov

Kramnik successfully used the Berlin Defence as Black
match for the Classical World Chess Championship title
openingRepertoireWhiteKramnik Berlin Defence against the Ruy Lopez
openingUsed Grünfeld Defence
Nimzo-Indian Defence
Queen's Gambit
Ruy Lopez
organizer Braingames
participant Garry Kasparov
Vladimir Kramnik
previousEdition World Chess Championship 1995
result Vladimir Kramnik defeated Garry Kasparov 8.5–6.5
separateFrom FIDE World Chess Championship 2000
sponsor Braingames Network
linked to: Braingames
sport chess
startDate 2000-10-08
timeControl classical time control
title Classical World Chess Championship
titleContested Classical World Chess Champion
typeOfTitleLine Classical world championship line
venue Riverside Studios
winner Vladimir Kramnik
worldChampionAfterEvent Vladimir Kramnik
worldChampionBeforeEvent Garry Kasparov
year 2000

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Vladimir Kramnik participatedIn World Chess Championship 2000
Vladimir Kramnik won Classical World Chess Championship 2000
linked to: World Chess Championship 2000
Berlin Defense usedInFamousMatch Kramnik vs Kasparov World Championship 2000
linked to: World Chess Championship 2000
World Chess Championship 2004 predecessor Classical World Chess Championship 2000
linked to: World Chess Championship 2000