World Chess Championship 2004

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The World Chess Championship 2004 was a major classical chess title match held in Brissago, Switzerland, where reigning champion Vladimir Kramnik successfully defended his world crown against challenger Péter Lékó.

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Classical World Chess Championship 2004 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf sports event
world chess championship match
challenger Péter Lékó NERFINISHED
challengerNationality Hungary NERFINISHED
champion Vladimir Kramnik NERFINISHED
championNationality Russia NERFINISHED
city Brissago NERFINISHED
continent Europe
country Switzerland
defendingChampion Vladimir Kramnik NERFINISHED
endDate 2004-10-18
finalScore 7–7
format one-on-one match
gameResultScoring draw = 0.5 points
loss = 0 points
win = 1 point
governingBodyStatus outside FIDE world championship cycle
isPartOf Classical World Chess Championship lineage
lastGameResult Vladimir Kramnik won game 14
location Brissago NERFINISHED
matchStatusBeforeFinalGame Péter Lékó leading by one point
notablePlayer Péter Lékó NERFINISHED
Vladimir Kramnik NERFINISHED
numberOfGamesScheduled 14
numberOfParticipants 2
openingGameResult draw
organizer Classical World Chess Championship organization
Einstein Group NERFINISHED
predecessor Classical World Chess Championship 2000 NERFINISHED
region canton of Ticino NERFINISHED
result title retained by Vladimir Kramnik
rulesForTitleRetention champion retains title in case of a drawn match
sponsor Dannemann cigars NERFINISHED
sponsorship Einstein Group NERFINISHED
sport chess
startDate 2004-09-25
successor World Chess Championship 2006 NERFINISHED
timeControl classical time control
timeControlDetails 40 moves in 120 minutes, 20 moves in 60 minutes, then 15 minutes plus 30 seconds increment per move
titleContested Classical World Chess Championship NERFINISHED
titleDefendedBy Vladimir Kramnik NERFINISHED
typeOfTitle Classical (non-FIDE) world chess title
venue Centro Dannemann NERFINISHED
winner Vladimir Kramnik NERFINISHED
year 2004

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Vladimir Kramnik participatedIn World Chess Championship 2004
Vladimir Kramnik won World Chess Championship 2004
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