Grandmasters really like rapid chess at around one hour for the complete game. It is slow enough for spectators to follow and for testing new ideas, but it does not risk a player's precious Fide international ranking. The world chess champion, Vladimir Kramnik, is embracing the new culture enthusiatically this spring. He has just beaten Hungary's Peter Leko 4.5-3.5 in Miskolc and this weekend takes on Armenia's Levon Aronian in ...

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