Rapid Games
| White | Black | Year | Result | Moves | Winner | Tournament | Opening | Notes | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kramnik | Anand | 1994 | 1–0 | 26 | Kramnik | Amber tournament | A33 English Opening | ||
| 2 | Anand | Kramnik | 1994 | ½–½ | 71 | PCA/Intel-GP | B31 Sicilian Defence | |||
| 3 | Anand | Kramnik | 1994 | ½–½ | 57 | PCA/Intel-GP | B33 Sicilian Defence | |||
| 4 | Kramnik | Anand | 1994 | 0–1 | 52 | Anand | PCA/Intel-GP | B25 Sicilian Defence | ||
| 5 | Kramnik | Anand | 1994 | ½–½ | 17 | PCA/Intel-GP | B36 Sicilian Defence | |||
| 6 | Anand | Kramnik | 1995 | 1–0 | 42 | Anand | Amber tournament | B08 Pirc Defense | ||
| 7 | Kramnik | Anand | 1996 | ½–½ | 19 | Amber tournament | A17 English Opening | |||
| 8 | Anand | Kramnik | 1996 | ½–½ | 29 | WDR Match TV | D56 Queen's Gambit Declined | 60 mins | ||
| 9 | Anand | Kramnik | 1997 | 1–0 | 45 | Anand | Amber tournament | D38 Queen's Gambit Declined | ||
| 10 | Kramnik | Anand | 1998 | ½–½ | 23 | Amber tournament | D85 Grünfeld Defence | |||
| 11 | Anand | Kramnik | 1998 | ½–½ | 20 | Chess Classics Giants | E34 Nimzo-Indian Defence | |||
| 12 | Anand | Kramnik | 1998 | ½–½ | 36 | Chess Classics Giants | C42 Petrov's Defence | |||
| 13 | Kramnik | Anand | 1998 | ½–½ | 33 | Chess Classics Giants | A35 English Opening | |||
| 14 | Kramnik | Anand | 1998 | ½–½ | 22 | Chess Classics Giants | C42 Petrov's Defence | |||
| 15 | Kramnik | Anand | 1998 | ½–½ | 44 | Chess Classics Giants | A17 English Opening | |||
| 16 | Anand | Kramnik | 1998 | ½–½ | 59 | Chess Classics Giants | C24 Bishop's Opening | |||
| 17 | Anand | Kramnik | 1998 | 1–0 | 37 | Anand | Villarrobledo op | B31 Sicilian Defence | ||
| 18 | Kramnik | Anand | 1999 | ½–½ | 54 | Amber tournament | D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted | |||
| 19 | Anand | Kramnik | 1999 | ½–½ | 19 | Siemens Giants | C42 Petrov's Defence | |||
| 20 | Kramnik | Anand | 1999 | ½–½ | 49 | Siemens Giants | E34 Nimzo-Indian Defence | |||
| 21 | Anand | Kramnik | 1999 | 1–0 | 27 | Anand | Siemens Giants | C42 Petrov's Defence | ||
| 22 | Kramnik | Anand | 1999 | ½–½ | 34 | Siemens Giants | E16 Queen's Indian Defence | |||
| 23 | Anand | Kramnik | 2000 | ½–½ | 38 | Amber tournament | B33 Sicilian Defence | |||
| 24 | Anand | Kramnik | 2000 | ½–½ | 25 | Fujitsu Siemens Giants | B33 Sicilian Defence | |||
| 25 | Kramnik | Anand | 2000 | ½–½ | 39 | Fujitsu Siemens Giants | D12 Slav Defence | |||
| 26 | Kramnik | Anand | 2001 | ½–½ | 76 | Amber tournament | D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted | |||
| 27 | Kramnik | Anand | 2001 | ½–½ | 34 | Mainz CC Champions Duel (1) | D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted | |||
| 28 | Anand | Kramnik | 2001 | ½–½ | 14 | Mainz CC Champions Duel (2) | C67 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence | |||
| 29 | Anand | Kramnik | 2001 | 0–1 | 27 | Kramnik | Mainz CC Champions Duel (3) | C67 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence | ||
| 30 | Kramnik | Anand | 2001 | ½–½ | 25 | Mainz CC Champions Duel (4) | D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted | |||
| 31 | Kramnik | Anand | 2001 | 0–1 | 47 | Anand | Mainz CC Champions Duel (5) | D29 Queen's Gambit Accepted | ||
| 32 | Anand | Kramnik | 2001 | ½–½ | 23 | Mainz CC Champions Duel (6) | C78 Ruy Lopez | |||
| 33 | Anand | Kramnik | 2001 | ½–½ | 46 | Mainz CC Champions Duel (7) | B33 Sicilian Defence | |||
| 34 | Kramnik | Anand | 2001 | ½–½ | 42 | Mainz CC Champions Duel (8) | D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted | |||
| 35 | Kramnik | Anand | 2001 | ½–½ | 26 | Mainz CC Champions Duel (9) | D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted | |||
| 36 | Anand | Kramnik | 2001 | ½–½ | 19 | Mainz CC Champions Duel (10) | C42 Petrov's Defence | |||
| 37 | Kramnik | Anand | 2002 | ½–½ | 24 | Russia vs the World | D17 Slav Defence | |||
| 38 | Anand | Kramnik | 2003 | ½–½ | 40 | Amber tournament | B30 Sicilian Defence | |||
| 39 | Kramnik | Anand | 2003 | ½–½ | 19 | Cap d'Agde | B85 Sicilian Defence | |||
| 40 | Anand | Kramnik | 2003 | 1–0 | 46 | Anand | Cap d'Agde | B33 Sicilian Defence | ||
| 41 | Anand | Kramnik | 2004 | 1–0 | 43 | Anand | Amber tournament | B30 Sicilian Defence | ||
| 42 | Kramnik | Anand | 2004 | ½–½ | 19 | Dortmund Playoff | C88 Ruy Lopez: Anti-Marshall | |||
| 43 | Anand | Kramnik | 2004 | 1–0 | 31 | Anand | Dortmund Playoff | B90 Sicilian Najdorf | ||
| 44 | Kramnik | Anand | 2005 | ½–½ | 24 | Amber tournament | C67 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence | |||
| 45 | Anand | Kramnik | 2007 | ½–½ | 56 | Amber tournament | C88 Ruy Lopez: Anti-Marshall | |||
| 46 | Kramnik | Anand | 2008 | 0–1 | 43 | Anand | Amber tournament | E15 Queen's Indian Defence | ||
| 47 | Kramnik | Anand | 2009 | ½–½ | 15 | Amber tournament | E32 Nimzo-Indian Defence | |||
| 48 | Anand | Kramnik | 2011 | ½–½ | 37 | Amber tournament | D02 Queen's Gambit Accepted | |||
| 49 | Anand | Kramnik | 2011 | ½–½ | 34 | Botvinnik Memorial | C60 Ruy Lopez | |||
| 50 | Kramnik | Anand | 2011 | ½–½ | 41 | Botvinnik Memorial | D43 Queen's Gambit Declined |
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