Garry Kasparov

Garry Kimovich Kasparov is a Russian chess grandmaster, political activist and writer, who was the World Chess Champion from 1985 to 2000. 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. Kasparov also holds records for the most consecutive professional tournament victories (15) and Chess Oscars (11).

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Tournaments won by Garry Kasparov

Tournament Year Location
Linares International Chess Tournament 2005 Linares (Spain)
Russian Chess Championship (men) 2004 Moscow (Russia)
Linares International Chess Tournament 2002 Linares (Spain)
Linares International Chess Tournament 2001 Linares (Spain)
World Cup of Rapid Chess 2001 Cannes (France)
Corus tournament 2001 Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands)
Astana 2001 Astana
Linares International Chess Tournament 2000 Linares (Spain)
Corus tournament 2000 Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands)
Sarajevo 2000 Sarajevo
Linares International Chess Tournament 1999 Linares (Spain)
Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee 1999 Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands)
Sarajevo 1999 Sarajevo
Chess Classic 1999 Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
Linares International Chess Tournament 1997 Linares (Spain)
Novgorod 1997 Novgorod
Max Euwe Memorial Tournament 1996 Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Las Palmas 1996 Las Palmas
Classical World Chess Championship 1995 1995 New York City (United States)
Novgorod 1995 Novgorod
Riga 1995 Riga
Max Euwe Memorial Tournament 1994 Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Horgen 1994 Horgen
Novgorod 1994 Novgorod
World Chess Championship 1993 1993 London (United Kingdom)
Linares International Chess Tournament 1993 Linares (Spain)
Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting 1992 Dortmund (Germany)
Linares International Chess Tournament 1992 Linares (Spain)
Tilburg 1991 Tilburg (Netherlands)
World Chess Championship 1990 1990 New York City (United States) & Lyon (France)
Linares International Chess Tournament 1990 Linares (Spain)
Tilburg 1989 Tilburg (Netherlands)
Barcelona (GMA World Cup) 1989 Barcelona
Skelleftea (GMA World Cup) 1989 Skelleftea
Belgrade 1989 Belgrade
1988 USSR Chess Championship 1988 Moscow
Amsterdam (Optiebeurs) 1988 Amsterdam
Belfort (GMA World Cup) 1988 Belfort
Reykjavik (GMA World Cup) 1988 Reykjavik (Iceland)
World Chess Championship 1987 1987 Seville (Spain)
Brussels 1987 Brussels
World Chess Championship 1986 1986 London (United Kingdom) & Leningrad (Soviet Union)
Brussels (OHRA) 1986 Brussels (OHRA)
World Chess Championship 1985 1985 Moscow (Soviet Union)
Candidates Matches 1983 - 1984 1984 Vilnius
Niksic 1983 Niksic
Bugojno 1982 Bugojno
Moscow (Interzonal Tournament) 1982 Moscow
1981 USSR Chess Championship 1981 Frunze
World U-20 Championship 1980 Dortmund
Baku 1980 Baku
Banja Luka 1979 Banja Luka
Garry Kasparov

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Born: Saturday, April 13, 1963

Daily puzzles with Garry Kasparov

Garry Kasparov - Vassily Ivanchuk
55th URS-ch, Moscow URS
1988
White to checkmate
Garry Kasparov - Ilya Smirin
55th URS-ch, Moscow URS
1988
White to win
Viktor Korchnoi - Garry Kasparov
Candidats sf1, London
1983
Black to win the endgame
Vladimir Kramnik - Garry Kasparov
g/5 Match, Moscow RUS
1998.11.27
White to win

Puzzles with Garry Kasparov

Garry Kasparov - Viswanathan Anand
Clutch Chess: The Legends, Saint Louis USA
2025.10.08
Black to win
Garry Kasparov - Alireza Firouzja
Champ Showdown 9LX 2022, Saint Louis USA
2022.09.15
Black to defend
Fabiano Caruana - Garry Kasparov
Champ Showdown 9LX 2024, Saint Louis USA
2024.10.30
White to win
Garry Kasparov - Levon Aronian
Champ Showdown 9LX 2024, Saint Louis USA
2024.10.30
Black to win
Garry Kasparov - Sam Shankland
Champ Showdown 9LX 2024, Saint Louis USA
2024.10.29
White to win
Alireza Firouzja - Garry Kasparov
Champ Showdown 9LX 2020, lichess.org INT
2020.09.11
Black to defend
Wesley So - Garry Kasparov
Champ Showdown 9LX 2023, Saint Louis USA
2023.09.08
Black to win
Fabiano Caruana - Garry Kasparov
Champ Showdown 9LX Rapid, Saint Louis USA
2019.09.02
White to win
Garry Kasparov - Fabiano Caruana
Champ Showdown 9LX Rapid, Saint Louis USA
2019.09.04
Black to win
Levon Aronian - Garry Kasparov
Champ Showdown 9LX 2020, lichess.org INT
2020.09.13
White to defend
Fabiano Caruana - Garry Kasparov
Champ Showdown 9LX Blitz, Saint Louis USA
2019.09.05
Black to win
Fabiano Caruana - Garry Kasparov
Champ Showdown 9LX 2023, Saint Louis USA
2023.09.09
White to win
Fabiano Caruana - Garry Kasparov
Champ Showdown 9LX 2023, Saint Louis USA
2023.09.09
White to win
Fabiano Caruana - Garry Kasparov
Champ Showdown 9LX 2023, Saint Louis USA
2023.09.09
Black to defend
Garry Kasparov - Veselin Topalov
Champions Chess960 G5, Saint Louis USA
2018.09.14
White to win
Fabiano Caruana - Garry Kasparov
Champ Showdown 9LX 2022, Saint Louis USA
2022.09.14
White to win
Fabiano Caruana - Garry Kasparov
Champ Showdown 9LX 2022, Saint Louis USA
2022.09.14
White to win
Garry Kasparov - Hikaru Nakamura
Champ Showdown 9LX 2022, Saint Louis USA
2022.09.14
Black to win