Master Class Band 11: Vladimir Kramnik Taktik In the clear and instructive

In the clear and instructive examples

often offering both ambitious and solid approaches

in which White's knights and bishops work together harmoniously

GAME 23 - E

The glue that binds it all together is strategy

Master Class Band 11: Vladimir Kramnik Taktik In the clear and instructiveFor Garry Kasparov, it was clear early on who his successor as world chess champion would be: none other than Vladimir Kramnik! In 1992, Kasparov brought the 17 year old into the Russian national team and he justified the early call up with eight wins and one draw at the Chess Olympiad in Manila. Eight years later, Kramnik actually defeated his mentor in the world championship match in London and became the 14th world chess champion. Thanks to