Kasparov began the serious study of chess after he came across a chess problem set up by his parents and proposed a solution. It was a rare name in Russia, until Harry Potter came along." Īccording to Kasparov himself, he was named after United States President Harry Truman, "whom my father admired for taking a strong stand against communism. Kasparov has described himself as a "self-appointed Christian", although "very indifferent" and identifies as Russian: "although I'm half-Armenian, half-Jewish, I consider myself Russian because Russian is my native tongue, and I grew up with Russian culture." Kasparov and his family had to flee anti-Armenian pogroms in Baku in January 1990 that were coordinated by local leaders with Soviet acquiescence. His father, Kim Moiseyevich Weinstein, was Jewish, and his mother, Klara Shagenovna Kasparova, was Armenian. Kasparov was born Garik Kimovich Weinstein (Russian: Гарик Кимович Вайнштейн, Garik Kimovich Vainshtein) in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR (now Azerbaijan), Soviet Union.
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Kasparov is also a Security Ambassador for the software company Avast. In 2017, he founded the Renew Democracy Initiative (RDI), an American political organization promoting and defending liberal democracy in the U.S. Kasparov is currently chairman of the Human Rights Foundation and chairs its International Council. In 2014, he obtained Croatian citizenship, and has maintained a residence in Podstrana near Split. Following his flight from Russia, he had lived in New York City with his family. In the wake of the Russian mass protests that began in 2011, he announced in 2013 that he had left Russia for the immediate future out of fear of persecution. In 2008, he announced an intention to run as a candidate in that year's Russian presidential race, but after encountering logistical problems in his campaign, for which he blamed "official obstruction", he withdrew. He formed the United Civil Front movement and joined as a member of The Other Russia, a coalition opposing the administration and policies of Vladimir Putin. Since retiring, he devoted his time to politics and writing.
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Despite losing the title, he continued winning tournaments and was the world's highest-rated player when he retired from professional chess in 2005. He continued to hold the "Classical" World Chess Championship until his defeat by Vladimir Kramnik in 2000. In 1997 he became the first world champion to lose a match to a computer under standard time controls when he lost to the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue in a highly publicized match. He held the official FIDE world title until 1993, when a dispute with FIDE led him to set up a rival organization, the Professional Chess Association. Kasparov became the youngest ever undisputed World Chess Champion in 1985 at age 22 by defeating then-champion Anatoly Karpov. Kasparov also holds records for the most consecutive professional tournament victories (15) and Chess Oscars (11). 1 for a record 255 months overall for his career, which outstrips all other previous and current chess ranking records. From 1984 until his retirement in 2005, Kasparov was ranked world No. His peak rating of 2851, achieved in 1999, was the highest recorded until being surpassed by Magnus Carlsen in 2013. Garry Kimovich Kasparov (Russian: Гарри Кимович Каспаров, Russian pronunciation:, born Garik Kimovich Weinstein, Гарик Кимович Вайнштейн 13 April 1963) is a Russian chess grandmaster, former World Chess Champion, writer, political activist and commentator. From Kasparov's interview for Echo of Moscow, 13 September 2011