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[GosuJohn]

God this is so disapointing. Kramnik won the world championship? He is the most boring player ever... He can never win a big tournament because he can't even beat 2600 players. Its just that in 1v1 competition he just sit in draw position and wait for opponent to make mistake. Sooooooo borrrrrrrrrring. This is sad. Topalov is exciting player to watch...

[Jonas Grumby]

Yes, his inability to win a big tournament is well-documented; consider the paltry list below:

1990 Russian Championship, Kuibyshev (classical) I
1991 World Championship (U18), Guarapuav (classical) I
1993 Belgrade (classical) 6/9 II
1993 Interzonal Tournament, Biel (classical) 8,5/13 II
1995 Dortmund (classical) 7/9 I
1995 Horgen (classical) 7/10 I-II
1995 Belgrade (classical) 8/11 I-II
1996 Dos Hermanas (classical) 6/9 I-II
1996 Dortmund (classical) 7/9 I-II
1997 Dos Hermanas (classical) 6/9 I-II
1997 Dortmund (classical) 6,5/9 I
1997 Tilburg (classical) 8/11 I-III
1998 Wijk aan Zee (classical) 8,5/13 I-II
1998 Dortmund (classical) 6/9 I-III
2000 Linares (classical) 6/10 I-II
2000 Dortmund (classical) 6/9 I-II
2001 Dortmund (classical) 6,5/10 I-II
2003 Linares (classical) 7,0/12 I-II
2003 Dortmund (classical) 5,5/10 II-III
2004 Linares (classical) 7,0/12 I
2006 Gold medal at Turin Olympiad with overall best performance (2847) 7/10
2006 Dortmund (classical) 4.5/7 I

Dortmund...? Linares...? Who ever heard of these tournaments!!?

[GosuJohn]

Yes, his inability to win a big tournament is well-documented; consider the paltry list below:

1990 Russian Championship, Kuibyshev (classical) I
1991 World Championship (U18), Guarapuav (classical) I
1993 Belgrade (classical) 6/9 II
1993 Interzonal Tournament, Biel (classical) 8,5/13 II
1995 Dortmund (classical) 7/9 I
1995 Horgen (classical) 7/10 I-II
1995 Belgrade (classical) 8/11 I-II
1996 Dos Hermanas (classical) 6/9 I-II
1996 Dortmund (classical) 7/9 I-II
1997 Dos Hermanas (classical) 6/9 I-II
1997 Dortmund (classical) 6,5/9 I
1997 Tilburg (classical) 8/11 I-III
1998 Wijk aan Zee (classical) 8,5/13 I-II
1998 Dortmund (classical) 6/9 I-III
2000 Linares (classical) 6/10 I-II
2000 Dortmund (classical) 6/9 I-II
2001 Dortmund (classical) 6,5/10 I-II
2003 Linares (classical) 7,0/12 I-II
2003 Dortmund (classical) 5,5/10 II-III
2004 Linares (classical) 7,0/12 I
2006 Gold medal at Turin Olympiad with overall best performance (2847) 7/10
2006 Dortmund (classical) 4.5/7 I

Dortmund...? Linares...? Who ever heard of these tournaments!!?

How can you like Kramnik? =[

[Jonas Grumby]

How can you like Kramnik? =[

I don't like him - I find him incredibly boring, almost as much so as Leko. But I wouldn't mock his tournament performance, as it's been pretty monster given the presence of Garry.

[Mathsucks]

a little late. Kramnik = zzzzzzzzzzz.

lol @ jonas. Kramnik is a very hard hard person to beat , and a disagree with gosujohn that 2600's can beat him. Any how chess is dead , if you look at MY Greatest Pred. the volumes are basically an obituary of the game of chess.

[cohomology]

I like K's style. I dont think he waits for mistakes, its more that he exploits tiny positional advantages that most cannot see. His defense is outstanding and he consistently gets draws in inferior positions when most would lose. He reminds me of Petrosian.

[Mathsucks]

Mathsucks vs cohomology :toast: