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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Example Sentences

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

We wanted to see how Kasparov fared against the AI behemoth.

From Salon • Oct. 1, 2024

But it did better than the Amazon Echo in this department - Alexa plumped for Garry Kasparov, who retired from regular competitive chess in 2005.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2024

“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