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Vladimir Kramnik

Kramnik Drops Part Three. Inside: When FM Plays the Endgame Better Than Magnus Carlsen.Part Three of Vladimir Kramnik's Fair Play Detection paper is out, and it centers on a player who appears to forget how to play chess for the middle of the game, then remembers in the endgame — at a level above the world's best.May 31, 2026·1 min read

Naroditsky's Cause Of Death Offers Clarity—But Not For KramnikA report into Daniel Naroditsky's death concludes it was accidental and he had a cocktail of drugs in his system. One former world champion still has questions, however.January 22, 2026·4 min read

Former World Chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik Takes Poligrah Test; Sparks Major Anti-Cheating Initiative in ChessIn a move to combat the growing scourge of cheating in chess, World Chess (LSE: CHSS) is introducing voluntary polygraph testing as a significant new tool in its anti-cheating arsenal. This initiative, to be added immediately to the list of anti-cheating measures for chessarena.com, the World Chess official gaming platform, follows a high-profile polygraph test taken by former World Chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik.October 17, 2024·5 min read

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