In this match over 15 games, Garry Kasparov would still have been considered the world champion, at 7.5 – 7.5. Organizer and Grandmaster Ray Keene handpicked Vladimir Kramnik as the challenger in the Classical World Chess Championship 2000, by virtue of Viswanathan Anand declining the offer to play.
Vladimir Kramnik – Garry Kasparov 8,5 – 6,5
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Classical World Chess Champion 2000 Vladimir Kramnik