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Vladimir Kramnik, (born June 25, 1975, Tuapse, Russia, U.S.S.R.), Russian international chess grandmaster. He won the world championship in 2000 from his countryman Garry Kasparov. Kramnik lost the title in 2007 to Viswanathan Anand of India. Kramnik learned to play when he was four years old from his father and began taking instruction at the local Pioneers (a Soviet youth organization) at the age of five. At age 11 he became a “candidate” master. Kramnik had success during his early years, winning the World Under 18 Championship in 1991 and a gold medal for his performance at the 1992 Men’s Chess Olympiad. The years from 1992 to 2000 saw Kramnik move into the world’s elite by winning numerous international chess tournaments.

position of chessmen at the beginning of a game
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Chess, one of the oldest and most popular board games, played by two opponents on a checkered board with specially designed pieces of contrasting colours, commonly white and black. White moves first, after which the players alternate turns in accordance with fixed rules, each player attempting to