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Garry Kimovich Kasparov
Garry Kimovich Kasparov (Russian: Гарри Кимович Каспаров, Romanized: Garry Kimovich Kasparov; April 13, 1963 -), Russian chess player, chess grandmaster, and former world chess champion. In July 1999, he reached 2851 FIDE international rating points. He was ranked No. 1 in the world 23 times between 1985 and 2006. Won the Chess Oscar 11 times. After retiring from chess, he actively participated in politics and became the leader of the Russian opposition.
- Category
- Athletes
- Nationality
- Soviet Union
- Born
- 1963-04-13
- Wikidata
- Q28614
