Rivalry · 2 title events
Vladimir Kramnik v Viswanathan Anand
32
Kramnik wins
144
draws
32
Anand wins
208 recorded games, 1989–2023. Score 104–104. Source: chessgames.com
Their title matches
| Year | Winner | Score | Where | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Viswanathan Anand | – | Mexico City | Double round-robin tournament with 8 players |
| 2008 | Viswanathan Anand | 6½–4½ | Bonn | Best of 12, tiebreaks if necessary |
How they compare
| Kramnik | Measure | Anand |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Born | 1969 |
| 7 | Years as champion | 6 |
| 3 of 5 | Title events won | 4 of 7 |
| 32 | Head-to-head wins | 32 |
| 22 | Wins with White | 22 |
| 10 | Wins with Black | 10 |
| 2817 Oct 2016 | Peak FIDE rating | 2817 Mar 2011 |
| 2795 | On today's scale | 2809 |
| +-36 | Lead over No. 2 at peak | +2 |
A star marks the better figure. "On today's scale" and the lead are explained on the champions page.
Trophy cabinets
| Kramnik | Honour | Anand |
|---|---|---|
| 3 2000, 2004, 2006 | World titles | 4 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012 |
| – | Candidates | 2 |
| 1 | World Cup | 2 |
| – | Rapid | 2 |
| – | Blitz | 1 |
| – | National | 3 |
| – | Junior | 1 |
| 3 | Olympiad team | – |
| 3 | Olympiad board | – |
| 1 | World team | – |
| 1 | European team | – |
| 2 | Oscars | 6 |
Each year links to its source. † Held before FIDE's official series (blitz events of 1970, 1988 and 2000; the 2000 and 2002 World Cups). World championship titles are title events won or kept. Olympiad board golds are the best score on a board. Most of these events didn't exist before the 1920s.
Their ratings over time
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Decade by decade
Kramnik wins – draws – Anand wins, per decade.
Every recorded game
| Year | White | Result | Moves | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Kramnik | ½–½ | 19 | GMA World Cup Open |
| 1993 | Kramnik | ½–½ | 23 | Linares |
| 1993 | Kramnik | ½–½ | 40 | Euwe Memorial |
| 1993 | Anand | ½–½ | 27 | Euwe Memorial |
| 1993 | Anand | ½–½ | 35 | Madrid |
| 1993 | Kramnik | ½–½ | 11 | Groningen PCA Qualifiers |
| 1994 | Kramnik | ½–½ | 17 | Linares |
| 1994 | Anand | 1-0 | 50 | Melody Amber Blind 3rd |
| 1994 | Kramnik | 1-0 | 26 | Melody Amber Rapid 3rd |
| 1994 | Anand | ½–½ | 57 | Moscow PCA/Intel-GP |
| 1994 | Anand | ½–½ | 71 | Moscow PCA/Intel-GP |
| 1994 | Kramnik | 0-1 | 53 | Moscow PCA/Intel-GP |
| 1994 | Kramnik | ½–½ | 17 | Moscow PCA/Intel-GP |
| 1994 | Kramnik | 1-0 | 60 | Intel World Chess Express Challenge |
| 1995 | Kramnik | ½–½ | 51 | Melody Amber Blind 4th |
Every game between them in the chessgames.com database (checked 2026-11-04): classical, rapid, blitz and exhibition games together, as the database records them.
Quick answers
Who won more games, Vladimir Kramnik or Viswanathan Anand?
In the 208 games between them in the chessgames.com database (1989–2023), Kramnik won 32, Anand won 32 and 144 were drawn: level. The count includes every recorded game, not only classical ones.
How many world championship matches did Kramnik and Anand play?
2: 2007 (Anand won, 9–5); 2008 (Anand won, 6½–4½).