Classical World Chess Championship 2004

Classical World Chess Championship 2004
 
Defending champion
Challenger
 
Vladimir Kramnik
Vladimir Kramnik
Peter Leko
Peter Leko
  Russia Vladimir Kramnik Hungary Peter Leko
 
7Scores7
  Born 25 June 1975
29 years old
Born 8 September 1979
25 years old
  Winner of the 2000 Classical World Chess Championship Winner of the 2002 Candidates Tournament
  Rating: 2770
(World No. 3)[1]
Rating: 2741
(World No. 5)[1]
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The Classical World Chess Championship 2004 was held from September 25, 2004, to October 18, 2004, in Brissago, Switzerland. Vladimir Kramnik, the defending champion, played Peter Leko, the challenger, in a fourteen-game match.

The match ended 7–7, each player scoring two wins. Kramnik retained his title under the rules of the match.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Top 100 Players – July 2004". Ratings.fide.com.
  2. ^ "Classical World Chess Championship 2004". Archived from the original on 2011-05-16. Retrieved 2006-09-30.