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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.
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NationalityRussia, born in Baku in Soviet Azerbaijan 1 Career HighlightWorld 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. 2 Cross-Tradition Connections
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