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My very first book was a games collection of Anatoly Karpov. On the whole I was attracted by positonal play with some tactics, and already then I was aiming for universality.

Vladimir Kramnik

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Vladimir Kramnik
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: June 25
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Vladimir Borisovich Kramnik
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