My Path to the Top - Vladimir KramnikVladimir Kramnik was born in 1975 in Tuapse on the shores of the Black Sea. As a junior he studied at the Botvinnik Kasparov chess school. At 16 he played for the Russian team at the Manila Olympiad and scored a sensational 8. 5 9. After that there followed a string of great tournament results culminating in a world championship match. In 2000 at London Kramnik defeated the chess legend Garry Kasparov to take the title. Kramnik has successfully