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Home›World chess champions›Vladimir Kramnik
World champion #14 · 2000–2007

♚ Vladimir Kramnik

Solid strategist · Russia

Kramnik dethroned Kasparov with superb preparation and rock-solid strategy, famously reviving the Berlin Defence. His games show how solidity and precise technique win at the highest level.

Three lessons from Kramnik for your own games

  1. Solid openings, precise middlegames
  2. Neutralise your opponent’s strengths
  3. Technique decides close games

Vladimir Kramnik’s games to replay

Ben Artzi,I – Kramnik,VTitled Tue 24th Jun Early · 20250–1Livaic,Leon – Kramnik,VTitled Tue 24th Jun Late · 20251–0Kravtsiv,M – Kramnik,VTitled Tue 17th Jun Late · 2025½–½Kramnik,V – Norman,KseniyaTitled Tue 24th Jun Early · 20251–0Rajaram,Rohan – Kramnik,VTitled Tue 24th Jun Late · 20251–0Kramnik,V – Mekhitarian,KTitled Tue 24th Jun Late · 20251–0Sitbon,Itay – Kramnik,VTitled Tue 17th Jun Late · 20250–1Kramnik,V – Stribuk,ArtiomTitled Tue 17th Jun Late · 20250–1Kramnik,V – Kobo,OriTitled Tue 17th Jun Late · 20251–0Kramnik,V – Di Benedetto,GTitled Tue 24th Jun Late · 20251–0Kramnik,V – Liu,XiangyiTitled Tue 24th Jun Early · 2025½–½Kramnik,V – Makridis,DimitriosTitled Tue 24th Jun Late · 20251–0Srihari,L R – Kramnik,VTitled Tue 24th Jun Early · 20251–0Kramnik,V – Asish PandaTitled Tue 24th Jun Early · 20251–0Hong,Andrew – Kramnik,VChessable Masters Play-In · 20251–0Kramnik,V – Baches Garcia,GTitled Tue 17th Jun Late · 20251–0Kramnik,V – Aslanov,UmidTitled Tue 17th Jun Late · 20251–0Rustamov,Rustam – Kramnik,VTitled Tue 17th Jun Late · 20250–1Kramnik,V – Papasimakopoulos,AlexandrosTitled Tue 17th Jun Late · 20251–0Schnaider,Ilan – Kramnik,VTitled Tue 17th Jun Late · 20251–0Kramnik,V – Ahmad,KhaganTitled Tue 17th Jun Late · 20251–0Maghsoodloo,Parham – Kramnik,VTitled Tue 17th Jun Late · 20250–1Ratkovic,Miloj – Kramnik,VTitled Tue 24th Jun Late · 20250–1Reshetnikov,Al – Kramnik,VTitled Tue 24th Jun Early · 20250–1
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