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Kosmos Hotel (5-minute/player) blitz (1998) Garry Kasparov and Vladimir Kramnik played a 24 game blitz match sponsored by the Internet Chess Club in The Casino of the Kosmos Hotel in Moscow. They played 12 games on Friday 27 November and the remaining 12 games on Saturday 28 November 1998 for the prize of 24,000 US dollars. Each player started with five minutes, plus two seconds per move when less than 20 seconds remain on the clock. Friday Subtotal Kramnik ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 0 ½ 0 6½ Kasparov ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 0 1 ½ 1 5½ Saturday Subtotal | Total Kramnik 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 0 1 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 5½ | 12 Kasparov 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 1 0 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ 6½ | 12 After nine rounds, Kramnik was leading 6 points to 3; however, Kasparov scored four wins in the next six games to go ahead by the odd point. It was only in game 22 that Kramnik levelled the score for good, with draws in the final two games. Both players went home with $12,000 US. Sources: (1) http://www.hotelcosmos.ru/eng/, (2) http://www.chessclub.com. Original Collection: Game Collection: Kasparov vs Kramnik 1998 Blitz Match by User: KingG.  page 1 of 1; 24 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Kramnik vs Kasparov 0-1 58 1998 Kosmos Hotel (5-minute/player) blitz E36 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 2. Kasparov vs Kramnik   ½-½ 45 1998 Kosmos Hotel (5-minute/player) blitz C42 Petrov Defense 3. Kramnik vs Kasparov   1-0 36 1998 Kosmos Hotel (5-minute/player) blitz D02 Queen's Pawn Game 4. Kasparov vs Kramnik 1-0 27 1998 Kosmos Hotel (5-minute/player) blitz A30 English, Symmetrical 5. Kramnik vs Kasparov   ½-½ 58 1998 Kosmos Hotel (5-minute/player) blitz D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 6. Kasparov vs Kramnik ½-½ 66 1998 Kosmos Hotel (5-minute/player) blitz A45 Queen's Pawn Game 7. Kramnik vs Kasparov 1-0 30 1998 Kosmos Hotel (5-minute/player) blitz D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 8. Kasparov vs Kramnik   ½-½ 42 1998 Kosmos Hotel (5-minute/player) blitz A30 English, Symmetrical 9. Kramnik vs Kasparov 1-0 42 1998 Kosmos Hotel (5-minute/player) blitz E97 King's Indian 10. Kasparov vs Kramnik 0-1 44 1998 Kosmos Hotel (5-minute/player) blitz A30 English, Symmetrical 11. Kramnik vs Kasparov 0-1 41 1998 Kosmos Hotel (5-minute/player) blitz E37 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 12. Kasparov vs Kramnik ½-½ 39 1998 Kosmos Hotel (5-minute/player) blitz A07 King's Indian Attack 13. Kasparov vs Kramnik   ½-½ 17 1998 Kosmos Hotel (5-minute/player) blitz D30 Queen's Gambit Declined 14. Kramnik vs Kasparov   ½-½ 28 1998 Kosmos Hotel (5-minute/player) blitz D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 15. Kasparov vs Kramnik 1-0 37 1998 Kosmos Hotel (5-minute/player) blitz D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 16. Kramnik vs Kasparov   ½-½ 51 1998 Kosmos Hotel (5-minute/player) blitz D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 17. Kasparov vs Kramnik 1-0 62 1998 Kosmos Hotel (5-minute/player) blitz E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 18. Kramnik vs Kasparov 1-0 39 1998 Kosmos Hotel (5-minute/player) blitz A34 English, Symmetrical 19. Kasparov vs Kramnik 1-0 41 1998 Kosmos Hotel (5-minute/player) blitz E34 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation 20. Kramnik vs Kasparov 1-0 51 1998 Kosmos Hotel (5-minute/player) blitz D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 21. Kasparov vs Kramnik 1-0 61 1998 Kosmos Hotel (5-minute/player) blitz E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 22. Kramnik vs Kasparov   ½-½ 21 1998 Kosmos Hotel (5-minute/player) blitz D26 Queen's Gambit Accepted 23. Kasparov vs Kramnik 0-1 22 1998 Kosmos Hotel (5-minute/player) blitz E20 Nimzo-Indian 24. Kramnik vs Kasparov   ½-½ 46 1998 Kosmos Hotel (5-minute/player) blitz D47 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav  page 1 of 1; 24 games      REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   Dec-31-16    positionalgenius: Pretty incredible match,previewing the world title bout that would happen just two years later. 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