GM Vladimir Kramnik

Born 1975 in Tuapse/Russia
Grandmaster 1992
Peak Elo rating: 2811
Actual Elo rating: 2811 and #4 on the current World ranking list
World Champion 2000-2007
Chess Olympiad Gold Medal: 1992, 1994, 1996
 
Notable tournament victories:
Dortmund (10 times-winner!) 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011
Dos Hermanas 1996, 1997
Tilburg 1997
Wijk aan Zee 1998
Linares 2000, 2003, 2004
Moscow 2007
Tal Memorial 2009
Grand Slam Chess Final (Bilbao) 2010
Chess World Cup (Norway) 2013

The endgame virtuoso is one of the ten players in chess history
to cross the 2800 Elo barrier.

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