CHESS PLAYER

Garry Kasparov

1963 - Today

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Garry Kimovich Kasparov (born Garik Kimovich Weinstein on 13 April 1963) is a Russian chess grandmaster, former World Chess Champion (1985–2000), political activist and writer. His peak FIDE chess rating of 2851, achieved in 1999, was the highest recorded until being surpassed by Magnus Carlsen in 2013. From 1984 until his retirement from regular competitive chess in 2005, Kasparov was ranked the world's No. 1 player for a record 255 months overall. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Garry Kasparov is the 12th most popular chess player, the 7th most popular biography from Azerbaijan (up from 8th in 2019) and the most popular Azerbaijani Chess Player.

Garry Kasparov is most famous for being the world chess champion from 1985 to 1993.

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Garry Kasparov ranks 12 out of 461. Before him are Alexander Alekhine, Emanuel Lasker, Mikhail Botvinnik, Anatoly Karpov, Tigran Petrosian, and Max Euwe. After him are Vasily Smyslov, François-André Danican Philidor, Howard Staunton, Frank Marshall, Paul Morphy, and Adolf Anderssen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Garry Kasparov ranks 11. Before him are Quentin Tarantino, Viktor Orbán, Jet Li, Michael Jordan, George Michael, and Mohammed VI of Morocco. After him are Letsie III of Lesotho, Eros Ramazzotti, Ronald Koeman, Sergey Bubka, Till Lindemann, and Peter Schmeichel.

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In Azerbaijan

Among people born in Azerbaijan, Garry Kasparov ranks 7 out of 232. Before him are Nizami Ganjavi (1141), Heydar Aliyev (1923), Lev Landau (1908), Ilham Aliyev (1961), Richard Sorge (1895), and Mstislav Rostropovich (1927). After him are Arghun (1250), Imadaddin Nasimi (1369), Nadezhda Alliluyeva (1901), Abulfaz Elchibey (1938), Zecharia Sitchin (1920), and Ivan Bagramyan (1897).

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Among CHESS PLAYERS In Azerbaijan

Among chess players born in Azerbaijan, Garry Kasparov ranks 1. After him are Tatiana Zatulovskaya (1935), Vladimir Bagirov (1936), Emil Sutovsky (1977), Vladimir Akopian (1971), Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (1985), Teimour Radjabov (1987), Vugar Gashimov (1986), Elina Danielian (1978), Ashot Nadanian (1972), Farid Abbasov (1979), and Rauf Mamedov (1988).

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