Garry Kasparov
Garry Kasparov
Garry Kimovich Kasparovis a Russian chess Grandmaster, former World Chess Champion, writer, and political activist, considered by many to be the greatest chess player of all time. From 1986 until his retirement in 2005, Kasparov was ranked world No. 1 for 225 out of 228 months. His peak rating of 2851, achieved in 1999, was the highest recorded until being surpassed by Magnus Carlsen in 2013. Kasparov also holds records for consecutive professional tournament victoriesand Chess Oscars...
ProfessionChess Player
Date of Birth13 April 1963
CityBaku, Azerbaijan
All that now seems to stand between Nigel and the prospect of the world crown is the unfortunate fact that fate brought him into this world only two years after Kasparov.
When you say politics, you conjure a whole bunch of associations: elections, campaigning, debates, fundraising. None of this exists in Russia! We are still fighting not for election victories but for having elections at all.
If you don't take risks, you don't drink champagne.
Chess is an art and not a spectator sport.
His teaching became a turning point in chess history: it was from Steinitz that the era of modern chess began. The contribution of the first world champion to its development is comparable with the great scientific discoveries of the 19th century.
I've met enough KGB colonels in my life.
We have to stop the propaganda, the shameful propaganda used by Kremlin to rehabilitate these old types.
The only way to fail for me is just not to try.
Of course, if people do not want to do any work then it is better to start the game from a random position.
At the end of the day, it's all about money.
We have to always look ahead enough moves to be well prepared, even for victory!
Caissa, the goddess of chess, had punished me for my conservative play, for betraying my nature.
Question the status quo at all times, especially when things are going well.
There are fixed rules in chess, and no one knows how the game will end.