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Volodya versus Vesko
Compiled by Resignation Trap
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Now that Veselin Topalov has won the FIDE World Championship in San Luis, Argentina, many chess enthusiasts are excited about a possible match between him and Vladimir Kramnik.

They have played each other many times since 1993 with classical time controls, as well as with Rapid time controls, blitz games and blindfold games.

In the decisive encounters between these two Grandmasters, Kramnik holds the lead by approximately a 2:1 ratio.

Kramnik vs Topalov, 1993 
(E86) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6, 11 moves, 1/2-1/2

Topalov vs Kramnik, 1994 
(B56) Sicilian, 39 moves, 1-0

Topalov vs Kramnik, 1995 
(B65) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...Be7 Defense, 9...Nxd4, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2

If not I...
Topalov vs Kramnik, 1995 
(B57) Sicilian, 40 moves, 0-1

'Russians don't retreat!'
Kramnik vs Topalov, 1996 
(A15) English, 36 moves, 1-0

Topalov vs Kramnik, 1996 
(B57) Sicilian, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2

Topalov vs Kramnik, 1996 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2

Kramnik vs Topalov, 1996 
(E97) King's Indian, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2

Topalov vs Kramnik, 1996 
(B57) Sicilian, 34 moves, 1-0

Kramnik vs Topalov, 1996 
(A15) English, 79 moves, 1/2-1/2

Kramnik vs Topalov, 1996 
(E97) King's Indian, 80 moves, 1/2-1/2

Topalov vs Kramnik, 1996 
(E92) King's Indian, 39 moves, 1-0

'Inhuman move'
Topalov vs Kramnik, 1997 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 33 moves, 0-1

Topalov vs Kramnik, 1997
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2

Indicator of competitive form
Kramnik vs Topalov, 1997 
(E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 41 moves, 1-0

Topalov vs Kramnik, 1997 
(B57) Sicilian, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2

Kramnik vs Topalov, 1998
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2

Class of higher optimism
Topalov vs Kramnik, 1998 
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 48 moves, 0-1

Kramnik vs Topalov, 1998 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2

Topalov vs Kramnik, 1998 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2

Topalov vs Kramnik, 1999 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2

Kramnik vs Topalov, 1999 
(A35) English, Symmetrical, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2

Topalov vs Kramnik, 1999 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2

Kramnik vs Topalov, 1999
(A04) Reti Opening, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2

Something like a rehearsal
Kramnik vs Topalov, 1999 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 40 moves, 1-0

Topalov vs Kramnik, 1999 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2

Kramnik vs Topalov, 1999
(D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2

Topalov vs Kramnik, 2001
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2

Topalov vs Kramnik, 2001 
(A17) English, 47 moves, 0-1

Kramnik vs Topalov, 2001 
(A79) Benoni, Classical, 11.f3, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2

Kramnik vs Topalov, 2003 
(A58) Benko Gambit, 57 moves, 1-0

Kramnik vs Topalov, 2003 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 51 moves, 1-0

Kramnik vs Topalov, 2004 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2

Kramnik vs Topalov, 2004 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 1-0

Topalov vs Kramnik, 2004 
(B30) Sicilian, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2

Kramnik vs Topalov, 2005 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 20 moves, 0-1

Topalov vs Kramnik, 2005 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 52 moves, 1/2-1/2

Kramnik vs Topalov, 2005 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 34 moves, 0-1

Kramnik vs Topalov, 2005 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 1-0

Let the Reunification begin!
Kramnik vs Topalov, 2006  
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 75 moves, 1-0

Topalov vs Kramnik, 2006 
(D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 63 moves, 0-1

Kramnik vs Topalov, 2006 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2

Topalov vs Kramnik, 2006 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2

The Superbowl Game
Kramnik vs Topalov, 2006 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 0 moves, 0-1

Did they really resume this match?
Topalov vs Kramnik, 2006  
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2

Topalov vs Kramnik, 2006  
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2

Kramnik vs Topalov, 2006  
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 52 moves, 0-1

Topalov vs Kramnik, 2006  
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 39 moves, 1-0

Kramnik vs Topalov, 2006  
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1-0

Topalov vs Kramnik, 2006 
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 66 moves, 1/2-1/2

Kramnik vs Topalov, 2006 
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2

The Rapid Game Tiebreaks Begin
Topalov vs Kramnik, 2006 
(D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2

Kramnik vs Topalov, 2006 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 45 moves, 1-0

Topalov vs Kramnik, 2006 
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 50 moves, 1-0

Kramnik Clinches It!
Kramnik vs Topalov, 2006 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 45 moves, 1-0

Topalov vs Kramnik, 2007 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2

Topalov vs Kramnik, 2008 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 45 moves, 1-0

Kramnik vs Topalov, 2008 
(E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 33 moves, 1-0

Topalov vs Kramnik, 2008 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2

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