When I retired from professional chess in 2005 to join the … - Garry Kasparov

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When I retired from professional chess in 2005 to join the Russian pro-democracy movement against Putin, I was frequently asked how my chess experience might help me in politics. My answer was that it wouldn’t help much at all, because in chess we had fixed rules and uncertain results, while in Russian politics it was exactly the opposite.

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Garry Kimovich Kasparov (born 13 April 1963) is a chess grandmaster and political activist.

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Native Name: Гарри Кимович Каспаров

Alternative Names: Gary Kasparov • Garik Kimovich Weinstein • Garry Kimovich Kasparov

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