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Vladimir Borisovich Kramnik (Russian: Влади́мир Бори́сович Кра́мник; born 25 June 1975) is a Russian chess grandmaster.He was the Classical World Chess Champion from 2000 to 2006, and the 14th undisputed World Chess Champion from 2006 to 2007.
Kramnik did win the match and the reunified World Chess Championship, and so Topalov was excluded from the 2007 World Championship. In June 2007 FIDE announced that Topalov would get special privileges in the World Chess Championship 2010 qualifying cycle, while Kramnik, if he lost his title in 2007 (which he did, coming second behind ...
The Classical World Chess Championship 2000, known at the time as the Braingames World Chess Championships, [2] was held from 8 October 2000 – 4 November 2000 in London, United Kingdom. Garry Kasparov , the defending champion, played Vladimir Kramnik .
On September 30 and October 1 negotiations over match continuation between players, their teams, and FIDE took place instead. Kramnik agreed to play Game 6 under protest, with the status of Game 5 to be resolved later. [19] [20] [21] The game was uneventful, ending in a draw after 31 moves. Kramnik played a rare sideline and gradually equalized.
The Classical World Chess Championship 2004 was held from September 25, 2004, to October 18, 2004, in Brissago, Switzerland. Vladimir Kramnik, the defending champion, played Peter Leko, the challenger, in a fourteen-game match. The match ended 7–7, each player scoring two wins. Kramnik retained his title under the rules of the match. [2]
Emanuel Lasker (left) facing incumbent champion Wilhelm Steinitz (right) in Philadelphia during the 1894 World Chess Championship The World Chess Championship has taken various forms over time, including both match and tournament play. While the concept of a world champion of chess had already existed for decades, with several events considered by some to have established the world's foremost ...
Chess players ordered by peak FIDE rating in 2000s Country Player Peak rating in 2000s Achieved 1 Garry Kasparov: 2851 2000-01 2 Veselin Topalov: 2813 2006-07 3 Vladimir Kramnik: 2811 [b] 2002-01 4 Viswanathan Anand: 2803 2006-04 5 Magnus Carlsen: 2801 2009-11 6 Alexander Morozevich: 2788 2008-07 7 Vasyl Ivanchuk: 2787 2007-10 8 Levon Aronian ...
The top two finishers in the Chess World Cup 2013: Vladimir Kramnik: 38 2787 3 Dmitry Andreikin: 24 2709 42 The top two finishers in the FIDE Grand Prix 2012–13: Veselin Topalov [3] 39 2785 4 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov: 28 2757 13 The next two highest rated players who played in the Chess World Cup 2013 or the FIDE Grand Prix 2012–13