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Kasparov fears arrest if he returns to Russia

6/6/2013 – Garry Kasparov has declared he will not return to Russia. He fears he will be targeted in a wave of investigations into members of the opposition. Currently in Geneva receiving a human rights prize; Kasparov said, via an audio recording on his website, that if he returned to Moscow, he had “serious doubts” he may not be able to leave again. Reports from the international media.

Phiona meets Kasparov

5/7/2013 – The "Women in the World Summit" in New York City showcased celebrities, politicians, freedom-fighters, entrepreneurs, and two very different chessplayers. Former world champion Garry Kasparov spoke on chess and education on a panel with Ugandan teen Phiona Mutesi, whose story of survival and triumph brought tears and applause. They even played chess!

Kasparov – How life imitates chess

5/2/2013 – You can't be blamed if you missed it – this very comprehensive and informative interview was conducted last December on MMC Slovenian TV, thankfully in English with a well-prepared and intelligent host. It is an hour and a half long, and even if nobody has time these days to watch more than one-minute videos, this should be the exception. Take the time, you will not regret it.

Garry Kasparov turns fifty

4/13/2013 – He is widely considered the greatest chess player of all time – the youngest ever undisputed World Chess Champion. Garry Kimovich Kasparov dominated chess for twenty years, until his retirement in 2005. Since then he has devoted his time to politics and writing. Today Garry turns fifty, and we wish him a very happy birthday with a nostalgic look at the past 25 years.

Kasparov to receive Human Rights Award

4/10/2013 – UN Watch has decided to grant the Morris B. Abram Human Rights Award to Garry Kasparov for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in Russia. Kasparov will receive the award on June 5 at a gala dinner in Geneva's historic Hotel des Bergues. Executive director Hillel Neuer said: 'Mr. Kasparov is not only one of the world's smartest men, he is also among its bravest.'

Kasparov: How I Became World Champion Vol.1 (1973-1985)

1/19/2013 – Garry Kasparov has been by far the most productive world champion in history, and it does not hurt that he is also regarded by many as the greatest. After covering the careers of other world champions, he turns his analytic eye on himself, publishing the first volume of an autobiographical trilogy in print and now as a ChessBase DVD. Here is a comparative review of the book and DVD.

Ask the experts: With Matthias Wüllenweber and Mathias Feist

2/28/2012 – Last year we introduced a new series on playchess.com: “Ask the experts”, a show which gives the audience an opportunity to direct questions to chess experts in the ChessBase studio. This year’s first episode will go on air Tuesday, 28th February, and two of our programmers are ready to answer your questions: Matthias Wüllenweber and Mathias Feist.

Now it's official: Kasparov no longer training Nakamura

12/16/2011 – In a carefully orchestrated scoop the Dutch magazine New in Chess broke the news on November 1st: Garry Kasparov, who famously trained Magnus Carlsen, was now working with US GM Hikaru Nakamura. Now, just a month and a half later, it is official: the two will not be working together any longer. This comes after Nakamura's second-biggest career win in London.

Now it's official: Kasparov is training Nakamura

11/1/2011 – Some knew, some thought they knew, and speculation was rampant during the Grand Slam Final in São Paulo and Bilbao. Yes, Garry Kasparov, who famously trained Magnus Carlsen, is now working with Hikaru Nakamura. The real story is in the details, straight from the protagonists themselves, and you can find them in the latest issue of New in Chess Magazine.

Kasparov on 25 Years of ChessBase

6/8/2011 – He was there at the start – actually before that, when a chess database was just an idea in the minds of a few enthusiasts. And when he saw the first prototype Garry Kasparov immediately pushed for its completion. For the 25th anniversary of ChessBase he sent us a very moving statement, recorded in his study in Moscow, describing the birth of what he calls the ChessBase generation.

ChessBase is 25

5/19/2011 – It is difficult to determine the exact date when ChessBase was born. Was it when a science journalist and a future World Champion discussed computer databases? Or when a very talented programmer started to actually write one? We think it was when the two showed the prototype to the World Champion and decided, at his urging, to commercialise the product. That was May 19, 1986.

The Day Kasparov Quit

3/10/2006 – Exactly one year ago, on the evening of March 10th 2005, Garry Kasparov shocked the world by announcing his retirement from competitive chess. "The Day Kasparov Quit" is the name of a book by the Dutch editor of New in Chess Magazine, Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam, which contains the farewell interview – together with 25 others. If you guess five quotes from this book you can win a free copy.

The Garry Kasparov Interview, part 2

4/14/2005 – In the second installment of our epic interview with the world's highest-rated chess retiree, we discuss Kasparov's picks for his best games, tournaments, and years, his legendary opening preparation, chess evolution over the decades, and the past and future of chess and the championship. And what about Fischer?

Garry Kasparov retires from professional chess

3/10/2005 – The winner of Linares and the world's strongest chess player, Garry Kasparov, has just announced his retirement from professional chess. His games in this tournament were the last in a career that has spanned thirty years, twenty of which were spent on the top of the world ratings list. Here are details and a video clip.

Will the world end on Kasparov's 66th birthday?

2/8/2005 – The answer is no, almost certainly not. That is the conclusion drawn by NASA last week, after conducting radar measurements with the Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico. The chances of a birthday armageddon have sunk from 2.7% to virtually zero. Warning: the following article has very little chess content. And it is not for the faint-hearted...

Guess who came to the party

9/19/2004 – This week Playchess.com celebrated it third birthday. It is the fastest-growing chess server in the world, with over 100,000 registered accounts and 120,000 games played per day. One of its most prominent proponents happened to be in Hamburg on its birthday. Between recording sessions Garry Kasparov took time off to play some internet chess...

Kasparov's 'Predecessors' under scrutiny

4/25/2004 – Garry Kasparov's book, My Great Predecessors, is an invitation to readers to send in analysis and corrections. Many have, extensively, in our special section dedicated to taking Kasparov's challenge. GM Karsten Müller examines some of them in his Analysis Focus #6.

Our readers reply to Kasparov

1/9/2004 – Volume two is out, and the discussion of Garry Kasparov's book "My Great Predecessors" continues unabated. Especially during the Christmas break many readers sent in commentary and analysis. Some add new insights to previous discussions, others tackle new positions. GM Karsten Müller presents his Analysis Focus #4.

Garry Kasparov's Great Predecessors: Follow-up #2

12/4/2003 – Garry Kasparov's book My Great Predecessors continues to be scrutinized by analysts all over the world. A focus point is our special web site on the book, where the author discusses a famous game between Chigorin and Steinitz. Reader feedback is welcome in this second installment by Garry Kasparov...

Our readers reply to Kasparov

11/24/2003 – The discussion of Garry Kasparov's book "My Great Predecessors" continues. In our previous column we discussed his assessment of Alekhine's famous queen sacrifice against Mieses. Our readers put a lot of effort into analysing the position, as well as Anderssen vs Dufresne. GM Karsten Müller presents the results.

Alexander Aljechin vs Garry Kasparov

11/15/2003 – The man in the photo is Alexander Alekhine. In 1913 the future world champion played a legendary game agaist Jaques Mieses, sacrificing a queen for positional consideration and winning brilliantly. In his book "My Great Predecessors" Garry Kasparov thinks Mieses could have parried the attack. We invite you to debate the point with the author.

Garry Kasparov's Great Predecessors: Follow-up #1

11/2/2003 – The release of Garry Kasparov's book has caused major ripples throughout the chess world. Every sentence, every variation is being scrutinized, everyone seems to have an opinion. The author himself encourages discussion, and has written a series of articles on volume one, taking the criticism and suggestions of readers into account. Here is the first installment by Garry Kasparov...

Analysing with Garry Kasparov

10/9/2003 – Garry Kasparov's book "My Great Predecessors" is causing quite a stir in the chess world. It contains so much analysis that it is a pleasure to study and devour. With so many deep problems it is no wonder that there are still open questions. Kasparov himself has invited us to join him in his search for ultimate chess truth.

Garry Kasparov turns 40

4/13/2003 – At a time when chess players should be slipping, Garry Kasparov is still at the top of the chess world, where he has now been perched for over 18 years. Today is his 40th birthday, and instead of putting together a summary of his career we simply clicked a few times in ChessBase and allowed the database which he originally initiated to put together some biographical information.
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