Vladimir Kramnik
Vladimir Kramnik
Vladimir Borisovich Kramnikis 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. He has won three team gold medals and three individual medals at Chess Olympiads...
NationalityRussian
ProfessionChess Player
Date of Birth25 June 1975
CountryRussian Federation
able berlin fortresses
With the Berlin I was able to set up a fortress that he could come near but not breach.
giving effort intellectual
Intellectual effort gives me enormous pleasure
training chess matter
Chess is a matter of daily training.
children games play
When I was a child I liked the games of Capablanca, and later I was captivated by Alekhine's play.
opposites body chess
In this respect, I suppose I'm the total opposite of Garry [Kasparov]. With his very emotive body language at the [chess]board he shows and displays all his emotions. I don't.
play patient-person impatient
An impatient person plays differently than a more patient person.
children character hands
I started playing chess when I was about 4 or 5 years old. It is very good for children to learn to play chess, because it helps them to develop their mental abilities. It also helps to consolidate a person's character, because as it happens both in life and in a chess game we have to make decisions constantly. In chess there is no luck and no excuses: everything is in your hands.
sight preparation needs
On the whole, the life of a chess professional is not as easy as it appears at first sight. One needs to devote some ten hours a day to chess and to everything connected with it - physical and psycholgical preparation.
practice games ideas
Every month I look through some ten thousand games, so not as to miss any new ideas and trends.
chess world computer
Computers have changed the World of Chess.
wall eye fighting
At some point he seemed to lose all confidence trying to break down the Berlin Wall. He was still fighting as only Kasparov can, but I could see it in his eyes that he knew he wasn't going to win one of these games.
creativity imagination development
The development of beauty in chess never depends on you alone. No matter how much imagination and creativity you invest, you still do not create beauty. Your opponent must react at the same highest level.
player long world
In the current FIDE World Championship, on the knock-out system, weaker players have good chances. Those, who in a long match would practically have no chance, here may creep through.
simple winning important
So basically it's very simple: to start with, if you want to win the match, you shouldn't be afraid of him. There are still many, many things to do, but above all this is the most important: Don't be scared of him!