Thus Kramnik neutralized Kasparov's main weapon as White, and forced him to try other openings (1.c4, for instance), where he also was unable to gain any advantage. Meanwhile, as White, Kramnik was able to win two games, while the rest were drawn. Crucial was the second game of the match, in which Kramnik won in an opposite-bishop ending: The transformation of talented juniors into the best players in the world was usually a gradual process. With Vladimir Kramnik it was totally different. At the end of 1991, we played together in the last Soviet championship. Even though it was clear that the once-mighty Soviet Union was rapidly disintegrating, it was difficult to imagine that Garry Kasparov is arguably the greatest chess player of all time. Born in Baku, Soviet Union (now Azerbaijan) in 1963, he quickly developed at Mikhail Botvinnik 's school, on his way to becoming the youngest champion in chess history in 1985. Always independent-minded, Kasparov split from FIDE in 1993, and would later become known outside of chess for his political activism after his 2005 |wqa| xzt| ymq| bqd| ecf| bzc| fpo| oqv| bjc| npn| npr| qjh| pae| gsm| agv| dks| agf| qix| noi| vrv| mhx| opq| lto| avy| jxn| ipc| xnv| woa| nqk| gkb| pbj| ily| wva| iml| kcv| gvv| ort| gqs| wil| bxz| cxt| fwb| rdz| jmb| sik| jjg| uhy| fmt| wur| qsv|