Garry Kasparov

Garry KasparovGarry Kasparov (1963-), was born in Baku, Ajerbaijan URSS. Russian chess Grandmaster and former Word Chess Champion, writer and political activist, he is considered by many analysts to be the greatest chess player of all time. His peak rating was 2851.

Chess Players in 2019

Infographic: Chess Players Titles and Ratings in 2019

Have you ever wondered just how many chess players are in the world? How many of them are women? And what’s with all the titles like chess master and international master? Who is the top chess player ever? More 🡢
diagram of Veselin Topalov vs. Garry Kasparov chess puzzle

Veselin Topalov vs. Garry Kasparov

A chess puzzle form a game in Moscow, 1994 between Veselin Topalov and Garry Kasparov. Topalov moves and wins in 4.
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Mastering Chess – Lines and Focal Points: The Heart and Soul of a Combination

Alexander Alekhine is universally regarded as a great attacking genius, and one of the most creative players of all time. White offers a pawn in order to open up attacking lines around Black’s king. Black accepts the sacrifice less than half the time at high level play, because White gets very dangerous play in return for the pawn. More 🡢
diagram of Kasparov Mates in 3 chess puzzle

Kasparov Mates in 3

This position is from Garry Kasparov vs Elmar Magerramov, USSR, 1982. Kasparov checkmated Elmar in 3 moves. Can you do that?