Vladimir Kramnik topic

Vladimir Borisovich Kramnik (Russian: Влади́мир Бори́сович Кра́мник) (born June 25, 1975) is a Russian chess grandmaster and was the World Chess Champion from 2000 to 2007. In October 2000, he beat Garry Kasparov in a match played in London, and became the Classical World Chess Champion. In late 2004, Kramnik successfully defended his title against challenger Péter Lékó in a drawn match played in Brissago, Switzerland. In October 2006, Kramnik, the Classical World Champion, defeated reigning... full article at wikipedia