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Vladimir Kramnik

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Vladimir Kramnik
  • Birth Name:
    Vladimir Borisovich Kramnik
  • Date of Birth:
    June 25, 1975
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Cancer
  • Place of Birth:
    Tuapse, USSR
  • Sex:
    Male
  • Nationality:
    Russian

Family

Vladimir Kramnik
  • Father:
    Boris Sokolov
  • Spouse:
    Marie-Laure Germon

Career

Vladimir Kramnik

Trivia

Vladimir Kramnik
  • Was granted a rematch to challenge Anand for the world title the in 2008 in Bonn.
  • In the tournament, held in September 2007, he finished in a second-place tie. The tournament, and the world championship, was won by Viswanathan Anand.
  • Won the 2006 unification match, he also won Topalov's berth in the 2007 World Championship as the incumbent FIDE champion.
  • His first notable result in a major tournament was his gold medal win as first reserve for the Russian team in the 1992 Chess Olympiad in Manila.
  • In October 2006, he, the Classical World Champion, defeated reigning FIDE World Champion Veselin Topalov in a unification match, the World Chess Championship 2006.
  • In October 2000, he defeated Garry Kasparov in a match played in London, and became the Classical World Chess Champion.
  • Was Classical World Chess Champion from 2000 to 2006, and undisputed World Chess Champion from 2006 to 2007.

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