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🔸 Vladimir Kramnik
🔸Russian chess Grandmaster
🔸 Former World Chess Champion
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@unitychess
🔸 Vladimir Kramnik
🔸Russian chess Grandmaster
🔸 Former World Chess Champion
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
@unitychess
🌐 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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@unitychess
🔸 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
🔸chess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG 2018
🔸Round 1
⚪️Karjakin,Sergey (2760)
⚫️Soumya,Swaminathan (2423)
🔸1-0
🔸Round 1
⚪️Karjakin,Sergey (2760)
⚫️Soumya,Swaminathan (2423)
🔸1-0
19.Bd5! [Karjakin shows his excellent understanding of the position. He intends to trade off his bishop for the opponent's knight in order to exploit the enemy dark square weaknesses.]
19...Rd8 20.Bxc6+ Bxc6 21.Raf1 e5 [21...Qe7 22.a3! Qxf6 23.Rxf6 Ke7 24.Nc1 △Nb3–Nc5]
22.Qxd6! [Another right decision. Because of the Black's poor rook on h7, Karjakin exchanges the opponent's active major pieces.]
22...Rxd6 23.Rf6 Re6 [23...Rxf6 24.Rxf6 Bb7 25.Rb6 f5 26.exf5 gxf5 27.Re6+ Re7 28.Rxh6 f4 29.Kf2 Rg7 30.g3 fxg3+ 31.Nxg3²]
24.Rxe6+ fxe6 25.Rf6‚ Ke7 26.Rxg6± [White is a pawn up and has the better pawn structure.]
26...Be8 27.Rg8 Kd8 28.Kf2 Rc7 29.c3 dxc3 30.bxc3 a5 31.a3 Rf7+ 32.Ke1 Ke7 33.Ng1 Bd7 34.Nf3 Kd6 35.Ra8 a4 36.Ra6+ 1–0
19...Rd8 20.Bxc6+ Bxc6 21.Raf1 e5 [21...Qe7 22.a3! Qxf6 23.Rxf6 Ke7 24.Nc1 △Nb3–Nc5]
22.Qxd6! [Another right decision. Because of the Black's poor rook on h7, Karjakin exchanges the opponent's active major pieces.]
22...Rxd6 23.Rf6 Re6 [23...Rxf6 24.Rxf6 Bb7 25.Rb6 f5 26.exf5 gxf5 27.Re6+ Re7 28.Rxh6 f4 29.Kf2 Rg7 30.g3 fxg3+ 31.Nxg3²]
24.Rxe6+ fxe6 25.Rf6‚ Ke7 26.Rxg6± [White is a pawn up and has the better pawn structure.]
26...Be8 27.Rg8 Kd8 28.Kf2 Rc7 29.c3 dxc3 30.bxc3 a5 31.a3 Rf7+ 32.Ke1 Ke7 33.Ng1 Bd7 34.Nf3 Kd6 35.Ra8 a4 36.Ra6+ 1–0