Garry Kasparov

Garry Kasparov

Biodata

Place of Birth:

Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR [now Azerbaijan]

Date of Birth:

4/13/1963

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.