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In all Moscow we have not been able to find a hall where our supporters could meet
Kasparov abandons presidential bid Dec 12, 2007
I will seek victory and will not turn off this path
Other Russia party chooses Kasparov Oct 01, 2007
We will have victory when we get our Russia back. We have 364 days before the election in 2008
Russian police arrest 100 at protest Mar 03, 2007
How can I stop a Russian citizen from entering Russia
Kasparov delayed on entering Russia Aug 23, 2005
You work hard for three hours, you get a very promising position, you make a blunder and you go home
Fritz pounces on Kasparov blunder Nov 14, 2003
Garry Kimovich Kasparov (Russian: Га́рри Ки́мович Каспа́ров, Russian pronunciation: ; born Baku,Azerbaijan Garry Kimovich Weinstein, 13 April 1963) is a Russian (formerly Soviet) chess grandmaster, a former World Chess Champion, writer, and political activist, whom many consider the greatest chess player of all time.
Kasparov became the youngest ever undisputed World Chess Champion in 1985 at the age of 22. He held the official FIDE world title until 1993, when a dispute with FIDE led him to set up a rival organization, the Professional Chess Association. He continued to hold the "Classical" World Chess Championship until his defeat by Vladimir Kramnik in 2000. He is also widely known for being the first world chess champion to lose a match to a computer, when he lost to Deep Blue in 1997.
Kasparov's ratings achievements include being rated world #1 according to Elo rating almost continuously from 1986 until his retirement in 2005 and holding the all-time highest rating of 2851. He was the world number-one ranked player for 255 months, by far the most of all-time and nearly three times as long as his closest rival, Anatoly Karpov. He also holds records for consecutive tournament victories and Chess Oscars.