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Former champ Garry Kasparov still sees the world in terms of pawns and kings – and thinks you should, too.
No one, ever, was a greater master of the chessboard than Garry Kasparov, whose 22-year reign as world champion set a standard for dominance. During his time at the top, Kasparov made his mark outside the competitive arena as well, working constantly to bolster the popularity of the game and especially arguing for its place in the computer era. In retirement, Kasparov, now 44, is taking on an even more formidable foe in his native Russia: Vladimir Putin. Kasparov aborted his run for Russian president late last year, but remains one of the most vocal dissidents in the land. NEWSWEEK caught up with the chess legend – a gregarious, witty conversationalist who puts the lie to chess wizards as antisocial wonks – in a New York-to-Moscow Skype call.
News24:
Kasparov held by Russian cops
Opposition politician and former chess champion Garry Kasparov has
been stopped by police while in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Ekho Moskvy radio
reported on Sunday. Kasparov was in a minibus with others at Sochi when he was
stopped by police. He told Ekho Movsky from a police station that police had
confiscated the rented minibus on suspicion that the vehicle was stolen.
Interfax:
Kasparov's minibus detained in Sochi
"We rented the minibus and were traveling to a seaside town to meet
with local residents. We were stopped on suspicion that the minibus had been
stolen," Kasparov told Interfax. The driver was told to move all passengers
to a police station, he said. "Our status is not clear. It looks like we
were semi-detained," Kasparov said.
The
Other Russia: Kasparov Sues Nashi Youth Movement
Garry Kasparov, the leader of the United Civil Front and a front man of The
Other Russia Coalition, filed a lawsuit Friday against the “Nashi”
pro-Kremlin youth movement. The proceedings, to be held in the Savelovsky District
Court in Moscow, will begin on February 18th. The reason for the claim is a
leaflet distributed by Nashi at a series of its events and gatherings. The pamphlet
describes the opposition leader as “a citizen of the United States,”
and asserts that objective of the Russian opposition is “to ransack Russia’s
national wealth in the interests of the USA.” Garry Kasparov intends to
recover and defend his honor, dignity, as well as business reputation, and is
seeking 30 million rubles (€ 834 thousand or $1.22 million) as compensation
for moral damages.
The
Other Russia: A Question for the US Primary Candidates From Garry Kasparov
As Russia nears its own election on March 2nd, Garry Kasparov, the
co-Chair of the Other Russia coalition, poses a question for the US presidential
primary debates. “The Bush years have only made the situation worse as
Putin has turned my country into a police state. Hillary Clinton said recently
that Putin “has no soul” and Mitt Romney referred to Putin as a
dictator. John McCain has been outspoken in support of Russia’s democratic
opposition. So the question is, will you pledge that as president you will work
to remove un-democratic Russia from the G-8 league of great industrial democracies?
Or will you continue to provide a dictator with democratic credentials?”
