Garry Kasparov

Updated: 11/16/2019 by Computer Hope

Name: Garry Kasparov

Born: April 13, 1963, in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union

Computer-related contributions

Russian (formerly Soviet) chess grandmaster, a former World Chess Champion, writer, and political activist, considered by many to be the greatest chess player of all time.
Became the youngest ever undisputed World Chess Champion in 1985 at the age of 22 by defeating then-champion Anatoly Karpov.
Was the first world champion to lose a match to a computer under standard time controls, when he lost to Deep Blue in 1997. However, Kasparov was still able to gain three wins and two draws and win the match.
On May 11, 1997, an updated version of Deep Blue defeated Kasparov 3½–2½ in a highly publicised six-game match.

The Blueprint: Reviving Innovation, Rediscovering Risk, and Rescuing the Free Market (2013).
How Life Imitates Chess (2007).
Kasparov Against the World: The Story of the Greatest Online Challenge (2000).
Child of Change: An Autobiography (1987).
World Chess Championship Match: Moscow, 1985 (1986).
The Test of Time (1986).

Record for the longest time as the No. 1 rated player in the world—from 1986 to 2005.
On the July 1999 and January 2000 FIDE rating lists Kasparov reached a 2851 Elo rating, the highest rating ever achieved.
Highest rated player in the world continuously from February 1985 until October 2004.

"Women, by their nature, are not exceptional chess players: they are not great fighters." (1989)

"It was a long time ago, and I was always speaking my mind... I don't believe [women are not exceptional chess players] now." (2017)