1963– / Born in Baku
Garry Kasparov
Calculate beyond the first capture.
A life at the board
Born in Baku in 1963, Kasparov defeated Anatoly Karpov in 1985 and became the youngest world champion to that point, at 22. His 1993 split from FIDE began a period with two world titles. He faced Deep Blue in 1996 and 1997 and lost the classical title to Vladimir Kramnik in 2000. He retired from professional competition in 2005.
- 1963Born in Baku.
- 1985Wins the world championship at 22.
- 1997Deep Blue wins their rematch.
- 1999Plays Topalov in Wijk aan Zee.
- 2000Kramnik wins the classical title.
- 2005Retires from professional chess.
FOR DISCUSSION
What must a sacrifice achieve to be worthwhile?
Games in the archive
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Portrait credits
- Garry Kasparov (© 2007) — © 2007 S.M.S.I., Inc. · Owen Williams, The Kasparov Agency. Original · CC BY-SA 3.0
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