Yea, whoo hoo. [applause] garry is chairman of the human rights foundation, former world chess champion and author of the new book, deep thinking. Born in azerbaijan, mr. Kasparov became the under18 chess champion of the ussr at age 12. And the world yeah. [laughter] [applause] and the world under20 champion at age 17. He gained International Fame at the age of 32 as the youngest 22 as the youngest world chess champion in history. He defended his title five times including a Legendary Series of matches against his archrival. Mr. Kasparov was one of the first prominent soviets to call for democratic and market reforms. He was an early supporter of boris question sins bush to break up the soviet union. In 1990, he and his family escaped native violence as the ussr collapsed n. 2005 in his 20th year as the worlds toprated player, mr. Kasparov retired from professional chess to join the vanguard of the russian prodemocracy movement. In 2012 he was name chairman of the new yorkbased human r
Garry is chairman of the Human Rights Foundation, former world chess champion, and author of the new book odeep thinking where Machine Intelligence ends and human creativity begins. Born in azerbaijan, he became the under18 chest champion of the ussr at age 12. And the world yeah. And the world under 20 champion at age 17. He gained International Fame at the aim of 22 as the youngest world chess champion in history. He defended his title five times, including a Legendary Series of matches against his ale archrival. He called for democratic reform. He was a early porter of Boris Yeltsins push to break up the soviet union. In 1990 he and his family escaped agent nick violence as the uss collapsed. In 2005 in his 20th year thats word los top rate player re retired from professional chess to join the van guard of the russian prodemocracy movement. In 2012 he was named chairman of the new york based Human Rights Foundation, succeeding pavel, and he was facing imminent arrest in 2013 during
Country, campaign. All we did in russia, you know, its me and my friends and colleagues is what you demonstrate that the political system built by Vladimir Putin did not allow anybody outside of the system to participate in the democratic process. Host Garry Kasparov, i want to get your reaction to this piece of video that were going to show from 2001. Youll recognize what it is. Ill answer the question. I looked the man in the eye, i found him to be very straightforward and trustworthy. We had a very good dialogue. I was able to get a sense of his soul, a man deeply committed to his country and the best interests of his country. And i appreciated so very much the frank be dialogue. There was no kind of diplomatic chitchat trying to throw each other off balance. There was a straightforward dialogue. And thats the beginning of a very constructive relationship. I wouldnt have invited him to my ranch if i didnt trust him. [laughter] host Garry Kasparov. Guest huge [inaudible] for kgb. You
On April 7, the subscribers of Kasparov Chess Foundation Academy will gather for an exclusive interview with Maurice Ashley, the first African American chess grandmaster. Here, amidst the whispered echoes of strategic brilliance, Ashley will unveil insights from his latest literary endeavour, "Move by Move: Life Lessons on and off the Chessboard", which has seen the world on April 2.
The conference “Chess in Education - Methodology and perspectives” will take place on May 18, 2024 via online. This activity is organised by the Armenian State Pedagogical University (ASPU), the Chess Scientific Research Institute and the Kasparov Chess Foundation, and led by GM Smbat Lputian. These conferences are significant because they provide a platform to explore the relationship between chess, cognitive science and education.