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I made a better decision in choosing my team. Sure, I had a bigger choice of players to choose from - but I couldn't have asked for a harder working group of players who did an incredible job.

Vladimir Kramnik

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Vladimir Kramnik
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: June 25
Chess Player
Writer
Vladimir Borisovich Kramnik
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But with the Berlin, I was able to allow him to get near, but not quite near enough, and I knew where to draw the line with the fortresses I had set up.
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When I was a child I liked the games of Capablanca, and later I was captivated by Alekhine's play.
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Computers have changed the world of chess.
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Intellectual effort gives me enormous pleasure
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Chess is so deep, I simply feel lost.
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At some point he seemed to lose all confidence trying to break down the Berlin Wall. He was still fighting as only Kasparov can, but I could see it in his eyes that he knew he wasn't going to win one of these games.
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Objectivity consists in understanding that the only one who never makes a mistake is the one who never does anything.
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Every month I look through some ten thousand games, so not as to miss any new ideas and trends.
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Only he, who penetrates into the depth of the game, can express his personality in it.
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