Garry Kasparov

Compiled by my student Mahanthesh

Birth Date: April 13, 1963
Birth Place: Baku, Azerbaijan
Residence: Moscow, Russia
Mother: Klara Shagenovna Kasparova
Father: Kim Moiseyevich Weinstein
Interests: History, Politics, Literature, Computers

Championship Defenses
Year--Place--Opponent--Result
1984--Moscow--Karpov--abandoned
1985--Moscow--Karpov--Kasparov wins title
1986--London/Leningrad--Karpov--Kasparov retains title
1987--Sevilla--Karpov--Kasparov retains title
1990--New York/Lyon--Karpov--Kasparov retains title
1993--London--Short--Kasparov retains title
1995--New York--Anand--Kasparov retains title
2000--London--Kramnik--Kasparov loses title

Highlight--Year--Age
Started Playing--1968--5
Soviet Junior Champion--1976-77--12-13
World Junior Champion--1980--17
International Grandmaster--1980--17
Joint 1st USSR Champion--1981--18
World Champion Finalist--1984--21
World Champion--1985 to 2000--22-35 (15 yrs)
World's #1 Rated Player--1984 to 2006--21-42 (22 yrs)
1st Player ever to top 2800 rating--1990--26
Only player ever to reach 2851 rating--1999--37
Won Linares & announced retirement From competitive chess--2005--41

Kasparov's official website
More on Kasparov on Wiki & ChessGames
Play through 1800 of Kasparov's games
Check Kasparov's Immortal Game here
One of Kasparov's brilliancies against Karpov