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
accepted endgame home legendary win
I accepted that the endgame was better for White, but he has to win over the board, not with his legendary home preparation - that's crucial!
berlin defence defensive pocket sharper stuff suited worked
The Berlin Defence suited my strategy for the match. I had a defensive strategy - Actually, I had in my pocket some other sharper stuff to fall back on - but first I wanted to try the defensive strategy with Black and it worked so well.
brain training body
Chess is like body-building. If you train every day, you stay in top shape. It is the same with your brain - chess is a matter of daily training.
mistake objectivity understanding
Objectivity consists in understanding that the only one who never makes a mistake is the one who never does anything.
chess lost feels
Chess is so deep, I simply feel lost.
player artist chess
For us chess players the language of artist is something natural.
player games chess
In chess one cannot control everything. Sometimes a game takes an unexpected turn, in which beauty begins to emerge. Both players are always instrumental in this.
player playing-chess limits
Playing rapid chess, one can lose the habit of concentrating for several hours in serious chess. That is why, if a player has big aims, he should limit his rapidplay in favour of serious chess.
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!
bed
I go to bed at 4 a. m. Almost all chessplayers do.
ghouls lines able
But with the Berlin, I was able to allow him to get near, but not quite near enough, and I knew where to draw the line with the fortresses I had set up.
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.
able berlin fortresses
With the Berlin I was able to set up a fortress that he could come near but not breach.
chess world computer
Computers have changed the World of Chess.