Timeline Vladimir Kramnik

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• 2000 – 2007 Kramnik World Champion reign Defeated Kasparov with the Berlin Defence Vladimir Kramnik defeated Kasparov 8½-6½ in London in 2000, shocking the world. His use of the Berlin Defence neutered Kasparov's attacking style and revived an opening that became the backbone of top-level chess for decades.
• 2006 Kramnik reunifies the world championship Defeats Topalov to end split era Kramnik defeated FIDE champion Veselin Topalov in a controversial match in Elista in 2006, reunifying the World Chess Championship title that had been split since 1993.