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In games against humans, you often win because the opponent blunders a piece, and you can often survive when you do it yourself. Against the computer, you make only one mistake - the last one.

Vladimir Kramnik

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Vladimir Kramnik
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: June 25
Chess Player
Writer
Vladimir Borisovich Kramnik
Humans
Computer
Make
Pieces
Mistake
Winning
Blunders
Games
Opponent
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Opponents
Last
Survive
Often
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