Garry Kimovich Kasparov is a Russian chess grandmaster, former World Chess Champion, writer, political activist and commentator. His peak rating of 2851, achieved in 1999, was the highest recorded until being surpassed by Magnus Carlsen in 2013. From 1984 until his retirement in 2005, Kasparov was ranked world No. 1 for a record 255 months overall for his career, which outstrips all other previous and current chess ranking records. Kasparov also holds records for the most consecutive professional tournament victories and Chess Oscars .
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Full name | Garry Kimovich Kasparov |
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Born | Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union (now Azerbaijan) | 13 April 1963
Title | Grandmaster (1980) |
World Champion |
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Years active | 1976–2005 2016–present (speed chess only) |
FIDE rating | 2812 (June 2022) [inactive] |
Peak rating | 2851 (July 1999) |
Peak ranking | No. 1 (January 1984) |
Garry Kasparov is a Russian Grandmaster chess player who is widely regarded as the greatest chess player of all time. In addition to being a former World Chess Champion, he is a well-known author and political activist. He shot to worldwide prominence in 1985, when he became the youngest ever uncontested World Chess Champion at the age of 22. He reached his best ranking of 2851 in 1999, which remained the highest ever until Magnus Carlsen beat him in 2013. When Kasparov was a youngster, he was initially introduced to the game of chess. When he was six years old, he became passionate about the game, and at the age of 10, he began practicing with renowned instructor Vladimir Makogonov. Makogonov was essential in the development of the boy's positional skills and in teaching him how to play the Caro-Kann Defense. At the age of 13, he won the Soviet Junior Championship in Tbilisi, and at the age of 16, he won his first international competition. Other victories followed, and in 1985 he overcame incumbent world champion Anatoly Karpov to become the game's youngest recognised champion. In 1996, Kasparov overcame Deep Blue, a strong IBM custom-built chess computer, but the system defeated him again in 1997. Since retiring from professional chess, he has been more involved in politics and literature.
He had one daughter with his first wife, Masha, and one son with his second wife, Yulia.
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He began studying with Mikhail Botvinnik when he was ten years old.
He became the youngest World Champion of Chess at 22 in 1985 and he was the highest ranked chess player in the world for 255 months.
Garry Kasparov's estimated Net Worth, Salary, Income, Cars, Lifestyles & many more details have been updated below. Let's check, How Rich is He in 2021-2022? According to Forbes, Wikipedia, IMDB, and other reputable online sources, Garry Kasparov has an estimated net worth of $5 Million at the age of 59 years old in year 2022. He has earned most of his wealth from his thriving career as a Politician, Writer, Critic, Professional Chess Player from Azerbaijan. It is possible that He makes money from other undiscovered sources
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At the age of 59,
Garry Kasparov height is 1.74 m.
He is a famous chess player much like Bobby Fischer .
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● Garry Kasparov was born on April 13, 1963 (age 59) in Baku, Azerbaijan ● He is a celebrity chess player
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