Kasparov

American  

[kuh-spahr-awf, -of, kuh-spahr-uhf] / kəˈspɑr ɔf, -ɒf, kʌˈspɑr əf /

noun

1. Gary or Garry, born 1963, Armenian chess player.

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Kasparov British  

/ ˈkæspərɒf /

noun

1. Garry (ˈɡærɪ), real name Garik Weinstein . born 1963, Armenian-Jewish chess player, born in Azerbaijan: world champion (1985–93); PCA world champion (1993–2000); since retiring from chess he has been involved in politics in Russia, forming the United Civil Front in 2005

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Kasparov

She scored notable victories against several male world champions, including Russia's Garry Kasparov in 2002.

From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026

Some have interpreted this as the defining moment when A.I. surpassed human prowess in math, akin to the moment in 1997 when IBM’s Deep Blue took down chess champ Garry Kasparov.

From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2026

After IBM’s Deep Blue supercomputer scored a landmark victory over chess champion Garry Kasparov in 1997, researchers sought new simulations to push the frontiers of machine intelligence.

From MarketWatch ● May 23, 2026

It was a clear violation, one the judges either missed or ignored, one that Mr. Kasparov didn’t acknowledge and one that someone with less youth—and class—than Ms. Polgár would have screamed about.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026

Despite that, no one could talk Bobby out of his belief that Kasparov and Karpov were “crooks.”

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady