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Defending champion |
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 Vladimir Kramnik |
 Peter Leko | |||||
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Born 25 June 1975 29 years old |
Born 8 September 1979 25 years old | |||||
| Winner of the 2000 Classical World Chess Championship | Winner of the 2002 Candidates Tournament | |||||
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Rating: 2770 (World No. 3)[1] |
Rating: 2741 (World No. 5)[1] | |||||
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The Classical World Chess Championship 2004 was held from September 25, 2004, to October 18, 2004, in Brissago, Switzerland. Vladimir Kramnik, the defending champion, played Peter Leko, the challenger, in a fourteen-game match.
The match ended 7–7, each player scoring two wins. Kramnik retained his title under the rules of the match.[2]
- ^ a b "Top 100 Players – July 2004". Ratings.fide.com.
- ^ "Classical World Chess Championship 2004". Archived from the original on 2011-05-16. Retrieved 2006-09-30.
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