Master Class Band 11: Vladimir Kramnik Holz unexpected regrouping of the pieces

unexpected regrouping of the pieces and of course a positionally justified masterpiece often finishes with a nice combination

mostly at club players' level

This is fertile ground and your seeds could well sprout to become new branches of theory

Kramnik defended his title against Peter Leko in 2004 and defeated Veselin Topalov in the unification match in 2006

but it is still controversial

Master Class Band 11: Vladimir Kramnik Holz unexpected regrouping of the piecesFor Garry Kasparov, it was clear early on who his successor as world chess champion would be: none other than Vladimir Kramnik! In 1992, Kasparov brought the 17 year old into the Russian national team and he justified the early call up with eight wins and one draw at the Chess Olympiad in Manila. Eight years later, Kramnik actually defeated his mentor in the world championship match in London and became the 14th world chess champion. Thanks to