Garry Kasparov (13.04.1963) - Russian sportsman.
1)Family and early years
He was born on April 13th, 1963 in
Azerbaijan, in a noble family. Both his parents were successful
engineers and his grandfather was a composer. At the age of four he
learned to read. He soon developed interest in history and geography.
)Early successes
When he was seven, he dreamt of becoming a doctor to cure his
seriously ill father. Before his death his father gave him a present – a
chess clock. From now on his mother took all the responsibility for
his education. She fully dedicated her life to Garry’s career and
well-being. At the age of sixteen the boy already had the title of a
world champion.
)Later years
When he was 22, he began playing with the world
champion Anatoly Karpov. Their match lasted for almost half a year and
was registered as the longest match in the history of chess.
When he was a teenager, he won three gold medals for excellent
graduation, victories in chess among juniors and participation at the
World Chess Olympiad within the USSR team. Later on, he had three
convincing victories at international tournaments in Yugoslavia. From
October 1984 Garry Kasparov started a long-lasting unprecedented
confrontation with Anatoly Karpov, which lasted over 10 years. Their
first unlimited match involved 48 games. The match was interrupted by
the President of FIDE, as the players were exhausted. The winner was
Anatoly Karpov.
However, six months later the rematch was won by Kasparov. All in
all, these two have played 144 games, most of which ended in draw.
Continuing the best traditions of world champions, Garry Kasparov
currently pays lots of attention to social and literary activities in
the field of chess. Apart from that, he organizes and supports
children’s chess schools in Russia, Israel and several other countries.
Garry was one of the co-founders of Professional Chess Association. He
is well-known and respected in the world for his education,
intelligence and brilliant image. Many experts say he is the best chess
player of all times.
4)greatest achivments
Garry Kasparov is one of the best
chess Grandmasters, former World Chess Champion, Honored Master of
Sport, writer and political activist. He won eight World Chess
Olympiads and eleven chess “Oscars”.