In 1993, World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov and challenger Nigel Short split from FIDE, and played their title match under the auspices of the Professional Chess Association (PCA). In response, FIDE stripped Kasparov of his title and arranged its own World Championship match between former champion Anatoly Karpov and Candidates finalist Jan
In 2000, Kramnik played a 16-game match against Garry Kasparov in London, for the Classical Chess World Championship. Kramnik began the match as underdog, but his adoption of the Berlin Defence to Kasparov's Ruy Lopez opening was very effective. With the white pieces, Kramnik pressed Kasparov hard, winning Games 2 and 10 and overlooking winning
Millions in India will be cheering on the teen chess prodigy known as Pragg as he takes on Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen for the Chess World Cup title on Tuesday.. Rameshbabu PraggnanandhaaInterest was even higher in the matches between GMs Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov, and the 1993 split in the world championship allowed both to claim a title and thus benefit financially. Adjusting for inflation they remain the two biggest prize money earners in chess; Anand and Carlsen are in third and fourth places respectively. 8GN9dt. 164 203 344 169 208 15 427 155 247