Garry Kasparov
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Birth Date: 13 Apr 1963
Place of Birth: Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR [now Azerbaijan]
Personal Name: Garry Kasparov
Garry Kimovich Kasparov is a Russian chess grandmaster, former World Chess Champion, writer, and political activist. From 1984 until his retirement in 2005, Kasparov was ranked world No. 1 for 255 months overall for his career.