Garry Kasparov
Garry Kasparov is a Russian chess grandmaster, widely regarded as one of the greatest players in history.
He became world champion in 1985 at age 22 and held the title until 2000.
Kasparov is perhaps best known for his 1997 matches against IBM's Deep Blue computer—a watershed moment in artificial intelligence.
After retiring from competitive chess in 2005, he became a political activist and outspoken critic of Vladimir Putin's government.
Supreme competitive title
- checkmateInescapable capture position
- endgameConcluding phase of competition
- openingsAvailable positions or gaps
- middlegameCentral chess phase
tactics · chessboard · gambit · Fischer · championship · blitz · rapid · analysis
Rule by the people
- dissidentOpposer of established systems
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
- reformImprove by correcting faults
- freedomAbsence of constraint
civil-liberties · protest · advocacy · campaigner · exile · anti-authoritarian
Multinational technology corporation
- rematchRepeated contest between opponents
- computationalRelating to digital calculation
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- technologyApplied scientific methods
Remarkably talented youngster
- BakuAzerbaijan's seat of government
- childhoodLife's earliest phase
- precocityPremature mental development
- giftedGiven as present
phenomenon · exceptional · talent · protégé · sensation
Written personal recollection
- columnistRecurring newspaper feature writer
- commentaryExplanatory remarks on events
- op-edSigned newspaper commentary
- nonfictionLiterature about real events
Of the USSR
- AzerbaijanSouth Caucasus country
- BakuAzerbaijan's seat of government
- MoscowRussia's capital city
- USSRFormer communist superpower
emigration · Soviet-era · Gorbachev · perestroika · post-Soviet
Mathematical problem-solving process
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
- planningArranging for future events
- decision-makingProcess of choosing actions
- preparationArranging things in advance
psychology · maneuvering · adaptation · problem-solving · intuition · analysis · visualization · aggression
grandmaster
Supreme competitive title
- checkmateInescapable capture position
- endgameConcluding phase of competition
- openingsAvailable positions or gaps
middlegame · tactics · chessboard · gambit · Fischer · championship · blitz · rapid · analysis · preparation
democracy
Rule by the people
- dissidentOpposer of established systems
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
- reformImprove by correcting faults
freedom · civil-liberties · protest · advocacy · campaigner · exile · anti-authoritarian
IBM
Multinational technology corporation
- rematchRepeated contest between opponents
- computationalRelating to digital calculation
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
wunderkind
Remarkably talented youngster
- BakuAzerbaijan's seat of government
- childhoodLife's earliest phase
- precocityPremature mental development
gifted · phenomenon · exceptional · talent · protégé · sensation
memoir
Written personal recollection
- columnistRecurring newspaper feature writer
- commentaryExplanatory remarks on events
- op-edSigned newspaper commentary
nonfiction · essayist · publication · writing
Soviet
Of the USSR
- AzerbaijanSouth Caucasus country
- BakuAzerbaijan's seat of government
- MoscowRussia's capital city
USSR · emigration · Soviet-era · Gorbachev · perestroika · post-Soviet
calculation
Mathematical problem-solving process
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
- planningArranging for future events
- decision-makingProcess of choosing actions
preparation · psychology · maneuvering · adaptation · problem-solving · intuition · analysis · visualization · aggression · initiative
- chesscheck, pawns, knights, rooks, pawn
- child prodigiesMozart, Einstein, Picasso, Pablo Picasso, Bobby Fischer
- Chess Playersgrandmaster, chess master, chess champion, world champion, master
- dissidentsdissident, dissidents, dissenter, rebel, Sakharov
- Russian AthletesMaria Sharapova, Anna Kournikova
- Armenian Athletes