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  1. Garry Kimovich Kasparov[a] (born Garik Kimovich Weinstein[b] on 13 April 1963) is a Russian chess grandmaster, former World Chess Champion (1985–2000), political activist and writer. His peak FIDE chess rating of 2851, [2] achieved in 1999, was the highest recorded until being surpassed by Magnus Carlsen in 2013.

  2. Jul 23, 2024 · He began playing chess at age 6, by age 13 was the Soviet youth champion, and won his first international tournament at age 16 in 1979. Kasparov became an international grandmaster in 1980. From 1973 to 1978 he studied under former world champion Mikhail Botvinnik.

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  3. Jun 4, 2024 · In 1996, Garry Kasparov, one of the best chess players ever, was offered to play against Deep Blue in a big match where human skills were against computer power. Deep Blue, made by IBM engineers & led by Feng-Hsiung Hsu, was a computer of course, who could think about a million moves in seconds.

  4. 35 years ago today, Garry Kasparov won the 24th game of his second World Championship match against Anatoly Karpov, and the 22-year old became the youngest World Champion in the history of chess. But Kasparov's road to success was anything but easy. | Photos: Kasparov.com

  5. Garry Kasparov is arguably the greatest chess player of all time. Born in Baku, Soviet Union (now Azerbaijan) in 1963, he quickly developed at Mikhail Botvinnik’s school, on his way to becoming the youngest champion in chess history in 1985. Always independent-minded, Kasparov split from FIDE in 1993, and would later become known outside of ...

  6. Kasparov began playing chess at the age of 6 and became the Soviet youth champion at the age of 13. He won his first international tournament at the age of 16 in 1979. Kasparov became an international grandmaster in 1980 and went on to challenge the reigning world champion, Anatoly Karpov, in a 1984–85 match.

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  8. Apr 14, 2023 · When he was only 13 years old, he won the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Junior Championship in 1976 and 1977. A year later, in 1978, he was invited to participate in the Sokolsky Memorial, where he was awarded the title of Master after his triumph.

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