Vladimir Kramnik: My Path to the Top

by ChessCentral

Product Features

• In 2000 Kramnik played the chess legend Garry Kasparov and became the new World Champion.
• He successfully defended his title in 2004 against Peter Leko and 2006 against FIDE champion Veselin Topalov.
• On this DVD Vladimir Kramnik retraces his career from talented schoolboy to World Champion in 2006.
• Kramnik dissects his wins against Leko and Topalov, giving us a vivid impression of the super-dramatic final games of the 2006 match.
• His commentary is full of useful advice and provides a fascinating insight into the thought processes that govern top level play.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.4 x 0.7 x 7.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• ASIN: 3866810431
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 30, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,491 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)

Product Description

Born in 1975 in Tuapse on the shores of the Black Sea, Vladimir Kramnik studied at the Botvinnik-Kasparov chess school. At 16 he was included in the Russian Olympiad team and scored a sensational 8.5/9, the best result at the Olympiad. After that followed a string of great tournament results, culminating in a world championship challenge. In 2000 Kramnik played the chess legend Garry Kasparov and became the new World Champion. He successfully defended his title in 2004 against Peter Leko and 2006 against FIDE champion Veselin Topalov (whom he defeated to take the unified world championship title). On this DVD Vladimir Kramnik retraces his career from talented schoolboy to World Champion in 2006. With humor and charm he describes his first successes, what it meant to be part of the Russian Gold Medal team at the Olympiad, and how he undertook the Herculean task of beating his former mentor and teacher Garry Kasparov. Kramnik dissects his wins against Leko and Topalov, giving us a vivid impression of the super-dramatic final games of the 2006 match. His commentary is full of useful advice and provides a fascinating insight into the thought processes that govern top level play. The DVD contains more than six hours of video with narrative and game analysis. There are also five additional segments from an exclusive video interview on the intrigues that surrounded the 2006 world championship, and on the state of the chess world in general. System requirements: PC, Windows Vista or XP, sound card.

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great, September 30, 2008

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This review is from: Vladimir Kramnik: My Path to the Top (DVD-ROM)

First off, thanks to Chesscentral for introducing me to so much I'd never seen before. I was looking for something different. I found it with Vladimir Kramnik. On this DVD Vladimir Kramnik tells the story of his career of being World Champion in 2006. His commentary is full of advice and provides a fascinating insight into the thought processes that govern top level play. The DVD contains more than six hours of video with narrative and game analysis.