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Even if you play perfectly, a fault of your opponent's can destroy the entire beauty of the game.

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Vladimir Kramnik
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: June 25
Chess Player
Writer
Vladimir Borisovich Kramnik
Destroy
Faults
Entire
Gamer
Game
Opponent
Beauty
Fault
Games
Opponents
Play
Even
Perfectly

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