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Garry Kasparov
GM
FIDE World Rank
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age
61
age became grandmaster
17
residence
Croatia
World Champion (1985-2000)
Garry
FIDE ID # 4100018
Garry Kasparov is a chess legend known worldwide for his beautiful attacking style and ruthless technique. Kasparov became the youngest ever undisputed World Chess Champion in 1985 at age 22 by defeating then-champion Anatoly Karpov. As world champion, he was known for his aggressive attacking style. In 1996 and 1997, Kasparov played the IBM supercomputer, Deep Blue, in a series of highly publicized matches. From 1986 until his retirement in 2005, Kasparov was ranked World No. 1 and is considered by many to be the greatest chess player in history.
2017 Grand Chess Tour Winnings
$7,500
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