Category Archives: Kramnik

Topalov – Kramnik, World Championship 2006 (2)

Posted on September 24, 2006 by Isofarro

A stormy ferocious struggle where Topalov demonstrates his talent for conjuring up an attack from almost nothing. The game is peppered with queen sacrifices as well as rook and knight sacrifices. Somehow Kramnik defends just enough to delay Topalov’s coup … Continue reading →

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Kramnik – Topalov, World Championship 2006 (1)

Posted on September 23, 2006 by Isofarro

A tragedy for Topalov, blundering right before the second time-control in a stubbornly contested game. Out of a Bogo-Catalan, Topalov plays solidly and equalises. His 21… g5!? was inspired, tieing down the White pieces. After sacrificing a pawn, Topalov gets … Continue reading →

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Kramnik pulls out of Corus 2006

Posted on January 14, 2006 by Isofarro

BrainGames World Champion Vladimir Kramnik has pulled out of the Corus 2006 tournament being held at Wijk aan Zee, citing illness. This comes on the back of a poor performance in the Russian Superfinal, held during December 2005. The Washington … Continue reading →

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