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Enjoy the Anand vs Kramnik Games. We have several in store this weekend. Remember, we will be covering the most important chess event of the year live. You can have as much of Anand vs Kramnik as you want. Kramnik is almost unbeatable at Dortmund. But please excuse him for his 2008 Dortmund performance and give some allowance for "match preparation". To be fair to him, even Anand performed poorly at Bilbao. Key Moments 24 ... f5 (probably bringing the Knight on the 'h' rank back into play with Nf6 and defending was more prudent. But Vishy is known to fight for counterplay chances. 25 ... Rc8. Loses a pawn in the next few moves. Ng5 was much better. 31 ... e4!! Anand is right back into the game. Notice how it affects Kramnik. He is clearly shaken and lets Anand rule the next stage and by move 34, Anand is slightly better and wins the pawn back in due course. 38. Qg4 Kramnik lays a trap as they approach the first time control. 38 ... Nf5? Blunder :-( Misses the bishop f...

After the Las Palmas game, Kramnik and Anand next met at the board at Belgrade in 1997. Anand had to win this game to even their head to head score. Click here for the Key moments and to view the game

Anand achieved the first decisive result in games between the two great rivals (normal games). It was a long Sicilian Maroczy Bind game that lasted for 108 moves before Anand prevailed. Read more and watch the game here

Did you know that the first eight games played between Anand and Kramnik were drawn? This does not seem very unusual but it is. The reason is that the rivalry started when they were aged 14(Kramnik) and 19(Anand) in 1989 and its usual to have decisive games at that age.