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Garry Kasparov

KAS-puh-rawf
Also Known As Birth name Garik Kimovich Weinstein, changed to his mother's surname Kasparov Birth name. Born Garik Kimovich Weinstein; adopted his mother Klara's Armenian surname, Russified to Kasparov, at age 12.
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Soviet born Russian chess grandmaster, World Chess Champion from 1985 to 2000 and the youngest ever undisputed champion at age 22; after retiring from professional chess in 2005 became a prominent pro democracy and human rights activist opposing the Russian government.

Facts
Birth Year
1963 2
Nationality
Russia, born in Baku in Soviet Azerbaijan 1
Career Highlight
World Chess Champion for fifteen years, from 1985 to 2000; became the youngest World Champion in history at age 22 in 1985; held the highest FIDE rating ever recorded until surpassed by Magnus Carlsen in 2013. 3
Classification
Competition Category
Individual 1
Connections

Competed In

World Chess Championship, Competitions
Source The Oxford Companion to ChessDavid Hooper and Kenneth Whyld

Long-Form Articles

Kasparov's chess crown became a launching pad for Kremlin opposition, Articles

Plays

Chess, Games
Source The Oxford Companion to ChessDavid Hooper and Kenneth Whyld
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Croatia, nationality there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Russia, nationality there.
Sources
1. The Oxford Companion to Chess
David Hooper and Kenneth Whyld, Oxford University Press, 1992
  • Wikipedia or cited reference, description lead (competition-category)
    Soviet born Russian chess grandmaster, World Chess Champion from 1985 to 2000 and the youngest ever undisputed champion at age 22; after retiring from professional chess in 2005 became a prominent pro democracy and human rights activist opposing the Russian government.
  • Plays: Chess
  • Competed In: World Chess Championship
2. Wikidata: Garry Kasparov
Wikidata Q28614, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
3. Kasparov.com, Official Site of Garry Kasparov
Garry Kasparov
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.View the Source
Wikipedia, Garry Kasparov
Politics and political views section
Quote, Politics and political views section
He formed the United Civil Front movement and was a member of The Other Russia, a coalition opposing the administration and policies of Vladimir Putin.
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