Vladimir Kramnik

Veselin Topalov Faces Chess Ban for Linking Kramnik to KGB

Bulgaria’s chess king Vesselin Topalov may be disqualified by FIDE for three years for violating the Code of Ethics by linking Vladimir Kramnik to the KGB in an interview for Spanish newspaper ABC, The Sofia Weekly website reports.

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December 22, 2006

Computer Beats World Chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik

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Deep Fritz, the world’s leading chess computer, on Wednesday roundly beat its human counterpart, the Russian world chess champion Vladimir Kramnik, in a six-game encounter, Press Trust of India reports.

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December 6, 2006

Kramnik’s Blunder Allows Computer to Checkmate

Kramnik VS Deep Fritz. Photo: RAG

One of the many differences between human beings and computers is that computers do not have blind spots, as world chess champion Vladimir Kramnik did in game two of his match against the Deep Fritz software on Monday.

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November 28, 2006