Tag: Vladimir Kramnik
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Game of the Week IX: Valles Moreno, I (2401) – Soham, Das (2330)
“Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” – George Santayana This quote reminds us why we should learn from history in order to help us to avoid the mistakes made by prior generations. A common piece of advice to chess players is to study the classic chess books, especially those…
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Game of the Week XXXVI: Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2792) – Karjakin, Sergey (2758)
The “Berlin Wall” was used by Johannes Zukertort in the first World Championship match of 1886 without success; however, the variation got full recognition when Kramnik used it against Kasparov successfully in the 2000 World Championship match. This “wall” was first a headache for Kasparov, and now it has become a headache for all 1.e4…