Kasparov vs Kramnik: London 2000 World Chess Championship

by Nigel Davies, Andrew Martin

London, October, 2000: Garry Kasparov, World Champion for 15 years, defended his title against Vladimir Kramnik, the only player alive to withstand the champion's whirlwind attacks, emerging from 23 previous encounters with an even score. At stake: a cool $2,000,000 and the coveted title of World Chess Champion. The account is an exciting, blow-by-blow retelling of this ferocious clash of intellect and will.

Beginner

Genres: Chess

128 pages, Paperback

First published June 30, 2003

Reviews

[Steven · Rating 2 out of 5]

I actually have the 2000 edition published right after the match and it suffers from being a collection of the articles and analysis published each day after the match. Interesting but not a lot of depth. Not sure if the 2003 edition was updated with more extensive analysis.