text: 2003 Linares (classical)	7/12	I–II
  2003 Cap d'Agde (France)
  2004 Handicap Simul (classical)
  2004 Kramnik vs. National Team of Germany	2½–1½
  2004 Linares (classical)	7/12	I
  2004 Monaco (overall result)	14½/22	I–II
  2006 Gold medal at Turin Olympiad with overall best performance (2847) 7/10
  2006 Dortmund (classical) 4½/7 I
  2007 Monaco (blindfold and rapidplay) 15½/22 I
  2007 Dortmund (classical) 5/7 I
  2007 Tal Memorial 6½/9 I
  2009 Dortmund 6½/9 I
  2009 Zürich (rapidplay) 5/7 I
  2009 Tal Memorial 6/9 I
  2010 President's Cup in Baku (rapidplay) 5/7	I–III
  2010 Bilbao Grand Slam final 4/6 I
  2011 Dortmund 7/10 I
  2011 Hoogeveen 4½/6 I
  2011 London Chess Classic 6/8 I
  2013 Chess World Cup 2013
  World championship matches and qualifiers
  PCA Quarterfinals, June 1994, New York, Kramnik–Gata Kamsky (1½–4½).
  FIDE Semifinals, August 1994 Sanghi Nagar, Kramnik–Boris Gelfand (3½–4½).
  Classical WCC Candidates Match, 1998, Cazorla, Kramnik–Alexei Shirov (3½–5½).
  FIDE WCC Knockout Quarterfinals, July 1999, Las Vegas, Kramnik–Michael Adams (2–4, including rapid playoff).
  Classical World Chess Championship 2000, London, Kramnik–Garry Kasparov (8½–6½)
  Classical World Chess Championship 2004, Brissago, Kramnik–Péter Lékó (7–7), Kramnik retains.
  FIDE World Chess Championship 2006, Elista, Kramnik–Topalov (6–6, 2½–1½ rapid playoff), Kramnik unifies the title
  FIDE World Chess Championship 2007 Runner up, Mexico City (loses the title to Anand, joint second Gelfand).