Kramnik

In 2000, Kramnik defeated Garry Kasparov and became the Classical World Chess Champion. He
defended his title in 2004 against Péter Lékó, and defeated the reigning FIDE World Champion Veselin
Topalov in a unification match in 2006. As a result, Kramnik became the first undisputed World
Champion, holding both the FIDE and Classical titles, since Kasparov split from FIDE in 1993.

In 2007, Kramnik lost the title to Viswanathan Anand, who won the World Chess Championship 2007
tournament ahead of Kramnik. He challenged Anand at the World Chess Championship 2008 to regain
his title, but lost. Nonetheless, he remained a top player; he reached a peak rating of 2817 in October
2016, which makes him the joint-eighth highest-rated player of all time.

Kramnik publicly announced his retirement as a professional chess player in January 2019. He stated he
intends to focus on projects relating to chess for children and education.

In 2000, Kramnik defeated Garry Kasparov and became the Classical World Chess Champion. He
defended his title in 2004 against Péter Lékó, and defeated the reigning FIDE World Champion Veselin
Topalov in a unification match in 2006. As a result, Kramnik became the first undisputed World
Champion, holding both the FIDE and Classical titles, since Kasparov split from FIDE in 1993.

In 2007, Kramnik lost the title to Viswanathan Anand, who won the World Chess Championship 2007
tournament ahead of Kramnik. He challenged Anand at the World Chess Championship 2008 to regain
his title, but lost. Nonetheless, he remained a top player; he reached a peak rating of 2817 in October
2016, which makes him the joint-eighth highest-rated player of all time.

Kramnik publicly announced his retirement as a professional chess player in January 2019. He stated he
intends to focus on projects relating to chess for children and education.

In 2000, Kramnik defeated Garry Kasparov and became the Classical World Chess Champion. He
defended his title in 2004 against Péter Lékó, and defeated the reigning FIDE World Champion Veselin
Topalov in a unification match in 2006. As a result, Kramnik became the first undisputed World
Champion, holding both the FIDE and Classical titles, since Kasparov split from FIDE in 1993.

In 2007, Kramnik lost the title to Viswanathan Anand, who won the World Chess Championship 2007
tournament ahead of Kramnik. He challenged Anand at the World Chess Championship 2008 to regain
his title, but lost. Nonetheless, he remained a top player; he reached a peak rating of 2817 in October
2016, which makes him the joint-eighth highest-rated player of all time.

Kramnik publicly announced his retirement as a professional chess player in January 2019. He stated he
intends to focus on projects relating to chess for children and education.

In 2000, Kramnik defeated Garry Kasparov and became the Classical World Chess Champion. He
defended his title in 2004 against Péter Lékó, and defeated the reigning FIDE World Champion Veselin
Topalov in a unification match in 2006. As a result, Kramnik became the first undisputed World
Champion, holding both the FIDE and Classical titles, since Kasparov split from FIDE in 1993.

In 2007, Kramnik lost the title to Viswanathan Anand, who won the World Chess Championship 2007
tournament ahead of Kramnik. He challenged Anand at the World Chess Championship 2008 to regain
his title, but lost. Nonetheless, he remained a top player; he reached a peak rating of 2817 in October
2016, which makes him the joint-eighth highest-rated player of all time.

Kramnik publicly announced his retirement as a professional chess player in January 2019. He stated he
intends to focus on projects relating to chess for children and education.

In 2000, Kramnik defeated Garry Kasparov and became the Classical World Chess Champion. He
defended his title in 2004 against Péter Lékó, and defeated the reigning FIDE World Champion Veselin
Topalov in a unification match in 2006. As a result, Kramnik became the first undisputed World
Champion, holding both the FIDE and Classical titles, since Kasparov split from FIDE in 1993.

In 2007, Kramnik lost the title to Viswanathan Anand, who won the World Chess Championship 2007
tournament ahead of Kramnik. He challenged Anand at the World Chess Championship 2008 to regain
his title, but lost. Nonetheless, he remained a top player; he reached a peak rating of 2817 in October
2016, which makes him the joint-eighth highest-rated player of all time.

Kramnik publicly announced his retirement as a professional chess player in January 2019. He stated he
intends to focus on projects relating to chess for children and education.