The Game of the Year: Kramnik at his finest (42 points) Leko vs Kramnik, 2004   (C42) Petrov Defense, 65 moves, 0-1 "Whither the Kasparov bashers now?" (2nd place, 25 points) Kasparov vs Dreev, 2004  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 59 moves, 1-0 Back to the wall, Vlady delivers (3rd place, 21 points) Kramnik vs Leko, 2004   (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 41 moves, 1-0 Leko refutes Kramnik's homework (4th place,18 points) Kramnik vs Leko, 2004   (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 32 moves, 0-1 Wasn't this match supposed to be boring? (5th place,15 points) Leko vs Kramnik, 2004   (A61) Benoni, 65 moves, 1/2-1/2 When titans clash, chess fans win (6th place, 14 ponits) Anand vs Kramnik, 2004  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2 Blood from a stone (7th place, 10 points) Leko vs Kramnik, 2004   (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 69 moves, 1-0 The future looks bright (8th place, 10 points) Karjakin vs Kramnik, 2004  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 86 moves, 1/2-1/2 All the hype didn't help much (9th place, 7 points) Anand vs Morozevich, 2004  (B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 45 moves, 1-0 Shirov breaks the draw-spell in style (10th place, 6 points) Shirov vs Radjabov, 2004  (E97) King's Indian, 66 moves, 1-0 10 games