Garry Kasparov

Garry Kasparov

Acting
April 13, 1963(age 62)
Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR [now Azerbaijan]

Also Known As

Garri Kasparow, Garri Kasparov, Гарри Каспаров, Gary Kasparov

Biography

Garry Kimovich Kasparov is a Russian chess grandmaster, former World Chess Champion, writer, and political activist. From 1984 until his retirement in 2005, Kasparov was ranked world No. 1 for 255 months overall for his career.