Garry’s Timeline
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Apr 1963
April 1963
On April 13th, 1963 Garry Kasparov was born Garik Kimovich Weinstein (Russian: Гарик Вайнштейн). He… Read More
Jan 1976
January 1976
Age 12 in January, Kasparov wins Soviet Junior Championship and repeats one year later.
Apr 1980
April 1980
From the age of 12 Garry Kasparov was setting new standards. After becoming the youngest player to… Read More
Sep 1984
September 1984
After defeating Beliavsky, Korchnoi, and Smyslov in the candidates matches, Kasparov earned the right to… Read More
Sep 1985
September 1985
After Campomanes aborted the first match, a rematch between Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov was due to be played… Read More
Oct 1986
October 1986
Due to the rematch clause of the 1985 match, Garry Kasparov was forced to defend his title… Read More
Dec 1987
December 1987
In 1987, the candidates cycle format was changed for the first time since 1965. A… Read More
Dec 1990
December 1990
The 1990 WCC match between Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov was held from October 8 to December 30. The… Read More
Nov 1993
November 1993
Nigel Short began his chess career as a bona fide prodigy. He defeated Korchnoi in a simul at the age… Read More
Sep 1995
September 1995
Kasparov vs Anand, 1995 New York City Although stripped of his title by FIDE for… Read More
Feb 1996
February 1996
Deep Blue versus Garry Kasparov was a pair of famous six-game human–computer chess matches, in the format… Read More
Oct 2000
October 2000
Kasparov vs Kramnik, 2000 London, England Although Garry Kasparov was not recognized as champion by FIDE, the… Read More
Sep 2006
September 2006
Started The Other Russia Opposition.
Sep 2011
September 2011
Founded by World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov and Jan Callewaert, driving force behind the European… Read More
Mar 2012
March 2012
The Kasparov Chess Foundation Africa was officially launched in March 2012 as a public benefit… Read More
Aug 2012
August 2012
Chairman of the Human Rights Foundation In 2012, Kasparov was named chairman of the New York-based… Read More
Oct 2013
October 2013
Named Senior Visiting Fellow, Oxford Martin School https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zKO_JvGaWo Human + Machine: Intuition and Calculation in a… Read More
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