Kasparov

American

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

noun

Gary or Garry, born 1963, Armenian chess player.

Kasparov British

/ ˈkæspərɒf /

noun

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

From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026

Framed this way, mathematicians are not in a race against A.I.s, waiting for the dreaded Kasparov moment when we become supplanted.

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

Mr. Kasparov is a co-founder of the World Liberty Congress and chairman of the Renew Democracy Initiative.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025

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

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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