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🔸 Vladimir Kramnik
🔸Russian chess Grandmaster
🔸 Former World Chess Champion
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🔸 Vladimir Kramnik
🔸Russian chess Grandmaster
🔸 Former World Chess Champion
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@unitychess
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🌐 About Vladimir Kramnik
🔸 Vladimir Kramnik
🔸Russian chess Grandmaster
🔸 Former World Chess Champion
🔰 Vladimir Borisovich Kramnik is a Russian chess grandmaster. He was the Classical World Chess Champion from 2000 to 2006, and the undisputed World Chess Champion from 2006 to 2007.
Former World Champion - and former top ranked player in the world - Vladimir Borisovich Kramnik was born in Tuapse, on the shores of the Black Sea, on June 25, 1975. As a child, Vladimir Kramnik studied in the chess school established by Mikhail Botvinnik. In 2000 he won the Classical World Championship from Garry Kasparov and then won the unified title when he defeated Veselin Topalov in 2006 to become the 14th undisputed World Champion. He relinquished the title in 2007 to his successor, the 15th undisputed (and now former) World Champion, Viswanathan Anand.
🔰 In 1991 Kramnik won the World Under 18 Championship in Guarapuava, Brazil. He was =1st in the 1990 RSFSR (Russian) Championship in Kuibyshev, Russia, but placed 2nd on tiebreak behind Andrei Kharlov. He was =3rd in the Russian Superfinals (2013) after a last round battle with Ian Nepomniachtchi for =1st and the possibility of the title for the first time. However, he lost the game and scored 5.5/9, placing =3rd.
♦️ A memorable and tactical brilliant game by Kramnik against Kasparov in 1996 which named "Who Let the Pawns Out?" in chessgames.com 👇🏼
🔸 Vladimir Kramnik vs Garry Kasparov
🔸 Moscow (Russia) (1994) (rapid), Moscow RUS, rd 2, Apr-??
🔸 King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation. Normal Defense (E93)
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇
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🔸 Vladimir Kramnik
🔸Russian chess Grandmaster
🔸 Former World Chess Champion
🔰 Vladimir Borisovich Kramnik is a Russian chess grandmaster. He was the Classical World Chess Champion from 2000 to 2006, and the undisputed World Chess Champion from 2006 to 2007.
Former World Champion - and former top ranked player in the world - Vladimir Borisovich Kramnik was born in Tuapse, on the shores of the Black Sea, on June 25, 1975. As a child, Vladimir Kramnik studied in the chess school established by Mikhail Botvinnik. In 2000 he won the Classical World Championship from Garry Kasparov and then won the unified title when he defeated Veselin Topalov in 2006 to become the 14th undisputed World Champion. He relinquished the title in 2007 to his successor, the 15th undisputed (and now former) World Champion, Viswanathan Anand.
🔰 In 1991 Kramnik won the World Under 18 Championship in Guarapuava, Brazil. He was =1st in the 1990 RSFSR (Russian) Championship in Kuibyshev, Russia, but placed 2nd on tiebreak behind Andrei Kharlov. He was =3rd in the Russian Superfinals (2013) after a last round battle with Ian Nepomniachtchi for =1st and the possibility of the title for the first time. However, he lost the game and scored 5.5/9, placing =3rd.
♦️ A memorable and tactical brilliant game by Kramnik against Kasparov in 1996 which named "Who Let the Pawns Out?" in chessgames.com 👇🏼
🔸 Vladimir Kramnik vs Garry Kasparov
🔸 Moscow (Russia) (1994) (rapid), Moscow RUS, rd 2, Apr-??
🔸 King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation. Normal Defense (E93)
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇
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@unitychess
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kramnik_kasparov_1994.pgn
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Vladimir Kramnik at the 13th Tata Steel NL Torentje Schaak Simultaneous in the parliament building in The Hague.
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In 30+ years of chess, Vladimir Kramnik, who announced retirement today, has won the world championship and nearly every major tournament and created numerous brilliant games.
Here is one of his shortest - vs. Beliavsky, 1995 - 12.e4!! and 13.Ng5!! 🤯
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Here is one of his shortest - vs. Beliavsky, 1995 - 12.e4!! and 13.Ng5!! 🤯
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In 30+ years of chess, Vladimir Kramnik, who announced retirement today, has won the world championship and nearly every major tournament and created numerous brilliant games. Here is one of his shortest - vs. Beliavsky, 1995 - 12.e4!! and 13.Ng5!! 🤯 @UnityChess
Kramnik_Vladimir_RUS_vs_Beliavsky.pgn
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28.dxc5?! [Missing a chance to gain an advantage.]
[28.Qxb3! axb3 29.Kc1 cxd4 (29...Rc7? 30.dxc5 Rxd2 31.Rxd2 △Rd8 31...h5 32.cxb6 Rxc4+ 33.Kd1 Rc6 34.Nxe4 Rxb6 35.Rd8+ Kh7 36.Rb8 f5 37.Ng5+ Kg6 38.Ke1+–) 30.Rxd4 Rxd4 31.Rxd4 Rxd4 32.exd4 △Kd2 32...e3 33.Ng4 e2 34.Kd2 The black pawns are very exposed. 34...Bxg2 35.Kxe2 h5 36.Ne3 Be4 37.Kd2 △kc3 37...g5 38.fxg5 fxg5 39.Kc3 g4 40.Kxb3 Bf3 41.c5 bxc5 42.dxc5+–]
28...Qxc2+ 29.Kxc2 Rxd2+ 30.Rxd2 Rxd2+ 31.Kxd2 bxc5 32.Kc3 Kg8 33.b4 axb3 34.Kxb3 Bc6 35.Nd1 Kf7 36.Nc3 f5 37.Na4?? [A fatal blunder that costs White the game.]
[Darini should have kept the knight on the board: 37.a4 Ke7 38.a5 △a6 38...Bb7 39.Nb5 h6 40.g3 Kd7 41.h4 Ba6 42.Ka4 Kc6 43.Na3 Bc8=]
37...Bxa4+! 38.Kxa4 e5–+ [Black creates a protected passed pawn.]
39.Kb3 [39.g3 exf4 40.gxf4 g5 △f4 41.Kb3 gxf4 42.exf4 Ke6 43.Kc3 Kd6 44.Kd2 Kc6 45.Kc3 Kb6 46.Kc2 Ka5 47.Kb3 e3 48.Kc3 Ka4 49.Kd3 Kxa3 50.Kxe3 Kb4 51.Kd3 Kb3–+]
39...exf4! 40.exf4 Ke6
0–1
[28.Qxb3! axb3 29.Kc1 cxd4 (29...Rc7? 30.dxc5 Rxd2 31.Rxd2 △Rd8 31...h5 32.cxb6 Rxc4+ 33.Kd1 Rc6 34.Nxe4 Rxb6 35.Rd8+ Kh7 36.Rb8 f5 37.Ng5+ Kg6 38.Ke1+–) 30.Rxd4 Rxd4 31.Rxd4 Rxd4 32.exd4 △Kd2 32...e3 33.Ng4 e2 34.Kd2 The black pawns are very exposed. 34...Bxg2 35.Kxe2 h5 36.Ne3 Be4 37.Kd2 △kc3 37...g5 38.fxg5 fxg5 39.Kc3 g4 40.Kxb3 Bf3 41.c5 bxc5 42.dxc5+–]
28...Qxc2+ 29.Kxc2 Rxd2+ 30.Rxd2 Rxd2+ 31.Kxd2 bxc5 32.Kc3 Kg8 33.b4 axb3 34.Kxb3 Bc6 35.Nd1 Kf7 36.Nc3 f5 37.Na4?? [A fatal blunder that costs White the game.]
[Darini should have kept the knight on the board: 37.a4 Ke7 38.a5 △a6 38...Bb7 39.Nb5 h6 40.g3 Kd7 41.h4 Ba6 42.Ka4 Kc6 43.Na3 Bc8=]
37...Bxa4+! 38.Kxa4 e5–+ [Black creates a protected passed pawn.]
39.Kb3 [39.g3 exf4 40.gxf4 g5 △f4 41.Kb3 gxf4 42.exf4 Ke6 43.Kc3 Kd6 44.Kd2 Kc6 45.Kc3 Kb6 46.Kc2 Ka5 47.Kb3 e3 48.Kc3 Ka4 49.Kd3 Kxa3 50.Kxe3 Kb4 51.Kd3 Kb3–+]
39...exf4! 40.exf4 Ke6
0–1