Simplify the following text for a Grade 5 native English-speaking person.
Original: He was equal first at the very strong Cappelle-la-Grande Open in 1994 , 1995 and 1997 and caused a shock at the PCA Intel Rapid Chess Grand Prix in London in 1995 , when he knocked out Vladimir Kramnik in the first round and Loek van Wely in the second .
Simplified: He was equal first at the very strong Cappelle-la-Grande Open in 1994 , 1995 and 1997 .