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

Spanish newspaper El Mundo reported that it had obtained information that Kasparov, along with another Russian opposition figure, Ilya Ponomarev, had been warned about the plot over the summer by US authorities.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

"Neither Ivan nor I were explicitly told that we were the individuals whose names are concealed in the indictment against those accused of carrying out the assassination plot," Kasparov said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 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

“These games are fake! Kasparov should answer my charges! He should be put through a lie detector test, and then the whole world will see what a liar he is!”

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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