text: Kramnik has been diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis, an uncommon form of arthritis. It causes him great physical discomfort while playing. In January 2006, Kramnik announced that he would skip the Corus Chess Tournament in Wijk aan Zee to seek out treatment for his arthritis. He returned from treatment in June 2006, playing in the 37th Chess Olympiad. He scored a +4 result, achieving the highest rating performance (2847) of the 1307 participating players.
  Notable tournament victories
  1990 Russian Championship, Kuibyshev (classical)		I
  1991 World Championship (U18), Guarapuava (classical)	I
  1992 Chalkidiki (classical)	7½/11	I
  1994 Overall result PCA Intel Grand Prix'94		I
  1995 Dortmund (classical)	7/9	I
  1995 Horgen (classical)	7/10	I–II
  1995 Belgrade (classical)	8/11	I–II
  1996 Monaco	16/22	I
  1996 Dos Hermanas (classical)	6/9	I–II
  1996 Dortmund (classical)	7/9	I–II
  1997 Dos Hermanas (classical)	6/9	I–II
  1997 Dortmund (classical)	6½/9	I
  1997 Tilburg (classical)	8/11	I–III
  1998 Wijk aan Zee (classical)	8½/13	I–II
  1998 Dortmund (classical)	6/9	I–III
  1998 Monaco (blindfold and rapidplay)	15/22	I
  1999 Monaco (blindfold and rapidplay)	14½/22	I
  2000 Linares (classical)	6/10	I–II
  2000 Dortmund (classical)	6/9	I–II
  2001 Match Kramnik vs. Leko (rapidplay)	7–5
  2001 Match Botvinnik memorial Kramnik vs. Kasparov (classical) 2–2
  2001 Match Botvinnik memorial Kramnik vs Kasparov (rapidplay) 3–3
  2001 Monaco (blindfold and rapidplay)	15/22	I–II
  2001 Match Kramnik vs. Anand (rapidplay)	5–5
  2001 Dortmund (classical)	6½/10	I–II
  2002 Match Advanced Chess Kramnik vs. Anand (León)	3½–2½