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Grand Chess Tour Romania 2025 - Bucharest

Grand Chess Tour Romania 2025 - Bucharest

Former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov of Russia attends the official opening ceremony of the Grand Chess Tour 2025 tournament in Bucharest, Romania, May 6, 2025. Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Grand Chess Tour Romania 2025 - Bucharest

Grand Chess Tour Romania 2025 - Bucharest

Former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov of Russia makes a move during a demonstrative simultaneous chess game with Romanian children and teenager players at the official opening ceremony of the Grand Chess Tour 2025 tournament in Bucharest, Romania, May 6, 2025. Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Grand Chess Tour Romania 2025 - Bucharest

Grand Chess Tour Romania 2025 - Bucharest

Former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov (L) of Russia makes a move of an opening symbolic match against Constantin Bracon, a Romanian disabled person, during the official opening ceremony of the Grand Chess Tour 2025 tournament in Bucharest, Romania, May 6, 2025. Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Grand Chess Tour Romania 2025 - Bucharest

Grand Chess Tour Romania 2025 - Bucharest

Former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov of Russia makes a move during a demonstrative simultaneous chess game with Romanian children and teenager players at the official opening ceremony of the Grand Chess Tour 2025 tournament in Bucharest, Romania, May 6, 2025. Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Grand Chess Tour Romania 2025 - Bucharest

Grand Chess Tour Romania 2025 - Bucharest

Former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov of Russia attends the official opening ceremony of the Grand Chess Tour 2025 tournament in Bucharest, Romania, May 6, 2025. Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(SP)ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-CHESS-GRAND TOUR

(SP)ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-CHESS-GRAND TOUR

(230507) -- BUCHAREST, May 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Former World Chess Champion, Garry Kasparov (L) of Russia, makes the first symbolic move for the round 1 match between Ding Liren of China and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France at Grand Chess Tour 2023 in downtown Bucharest, capital of Romania, May 6, 2023. (Photos by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

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(SP)ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-CHESS-GRAND TOUR

(SP)ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-CHESS-GRAND TOUR

(230507) -- BUCHAREST, May 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Former World Chess Champion, Garry Kasparov (L) of Russia, poses with World Chess Champion, China's Ding Liren, during the round 1 match between Ding Liren of China and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France at Grand Chess Tour 2023 in downtown Bucharest, capital of Romania, May 6, 2023. (Photos by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

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(SP)ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-CHESS-GRAND TOUR

(SP)ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-CHESS-GRAND TOUR

(230506) -- BUCHAREST, May 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov (R) makes the first symbolic move during the official opening ceremony of Grand Chess Tour 2023 in Bucharest, Romania, May 5, 2023. (Photos by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

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(SP)ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-CHESS-GRAND TOUR

(SP)ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-CHESS-GRAND TOUR

(230506) -- BUCHAREST, May 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov speaks at the official opening ceremony of Grand Chess Tour 2023 in Bucharest, Romania, May 5, 2023. (Photos by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

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Free Russia Forum

Free Russia Forum

2.10.2023, Tallinn. Tallinn hosted the 5th Anti-War Conference organized by the Free Russia Forum, whose founders are well-known Russian oppositionists Garry Kasparov and Ivan Tyutrin. On the photo Russian opposition figure Ilya Ponomarev. Photo: Konstantin Sednev / Postimees

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Free Russia Forum

Free Russia Forum

2.10.2023, Tallinn. Tallinn hosted the 5th Anti-War Conference organized by the Free Russia Forum, whose founders are well-known Russian oppositionists Garry Kasparov and Ivan Tyutrin. On the photo Russian opposition figure Ilya Ponomarev. Photo: Konstantin Sednev / Postimees

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Free Russia Forum

Free Russia Forum

2.10.2023, Tallinn. Tallinn hosted the 5th Anti-War Conference organized by the Free Russia Forum, whose founders are well-known Russian oppositionists Garry Kasparov and Ivan Tyutrin. On the photo Russian opposition figure Ilya Ponomarev. Photo: Konstantin Sednev / Postimees

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Free Russia Forum

Free Russia Forum

2.10.2023, Tallinn. Tallinn hosted the 5th Anti-War Conference organized by the Free Russia Forum, whose founders are well-known Russian oppositionists Garry Kasparov and Ivan Tyutrin. On the photo activist and former chess champion Garry Kasparov. Photo: Konstantin Sednev / Postimees

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Free Russia Forum

Free Russia Forum

2.10.2023, Tallinn. Tallinn hosted the 5th Anti-War Conference organized by the Free Russia Forum, whose founders are well-known Russian oppositionists Garry Kasparov and Ivan Tyutrin. On the photo Russian opposition figure Ilya Ponomarev. Photo: Konstantin Sednev / Postimees

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Free Russia Forum

Free Russia Forum

2.10.2023, Tallinn. Tallinn hosted the 5th Anti-War Conference organized by the Free Russia Forum, whose founders are well-known Russian oppositionists Garry Kasparov and Ivan Tyutrin. On the photo activist and former chess champion Garry Kasparov. Photo: Konstantin Sednev / Postimees

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Free Russia Forum

Free Russia Forum

2.10.2023, Tallinn. Tallinn hosted the 5th Anti-War Conference organized by the Free Russia Forum, whose founders are well-known Russian oppositionists Garry Kasparov and Ivan Tyutrin. On the photo activist and former chess champion Garry Kasparov. Photo: Konstantin Sednev / Postimees

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Free Russia Forum

Free Russia Forum

2.10.2023, Tallinn. Tallinn hosted the 5th Anti-War Conference organized by the Free Russia Forum, whose founders are well-known Russian oppositionists Garry Kasparov and Ivan Tyutrin. On the photo activist and former chess champion Garry Kasparov. Photo: Konstantin Sednev / Postimees

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Free Russia Forum

Free Russia Forum

2.10.2023, Tallinn. Tallinn hosted the 5th Anti-War Conference organized by the Free Russia Forum, whose founders are well-known Russian oppositionists Garry Kasparov and Ivan Tyutrin. On the photo activist and former chess champion Garry Kasparov. Photo: Konstantin Sednev / Postimees

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Free Russia Forum

Free Russia Forum

2.10.2023, Tallinn. Tallinn hosted the 5th Anti-War Conference organized by the Free Russia Forum, whose founders are well-known Russian oppositionists Garry Kasparov and Ivan Tyutrin. On the photo activist and former chess champion Garry Kasparov. Photo: Konstantin Sednev / Postimees

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Free Russia Forum

Free Russia Forum

2.10.2023, Tallinn. Tallinn hosted the 5th Anti-War Conference organized by the Free Russia Forum, whose founders are well-known Russian oppositionists Garry Kasparov and Ivan Tyutrin. On the photo Russian opposition figure Ilya Ponomarev. Photo: Konstantin Sednev / Postimees

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Free Russia Forum

Free Russia Forum

2.10.2023, Tallinn. Tallinn hosted the 5th Anti-War Conference organized by the Free Russia Forum, whose founders are well-known Russian oppositionists Garry Kasparov and Ivan Tyutrin. On the photo Russian opposition figure Ilya Ponomarev. Photo: Konstantin Sednev / Postimees

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Free Russia Forum

Free Russia Forum

2.10.2023, Tallinn. Tallinn hosted the 5th Anti-War Conference organized by the Free Russia Forum, whose founders are well-known Russian oppositionists Garry Kasparov and Ivan Tyutrin. On the photo Russian opposition figure Ilya Ponomarev. Photo: Konstantin Sednev / Postimees

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Free Russia Forum

Free Russia Forum

2.10.2023, Tallinn. Tallinn hosted the 5th Anti-War Conference organized by the Free Russia Forum, whose founders are well-known Russian oppositionists Garry Kasparov and Ivan Tyutrin. On the photo activist and former chess champion Garry Kasparov. Photo: Konstantin Sednev / Postimees

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Free Russia Forum

Free Russia Forum

2.10.2023, Tallinn. Tallinn hosted the 5th Anti-War Conference organized by the Free Russia Forum, whose founders are well-known Russian oppositionists Garry Kasparov and Ivan Tyutrin. On the photo activist and former chess champion Garry Kasparov. Photo: Konstantin Sednev / Postimees

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Free Russia Forum

Free Russia Forum

2.10.2023, Tallinn. Tallinn hosted the 5th Anti-War Conference organized by the Free Russia Forum, whose founders are well-known Russian oppositionists Garry Kasparov and Ivan Tyutrin. On the photo activist and former chess champion Garry Kasparov. Photo: Konstantin Sednev / Postimees

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Free Russia Forum

Free Russia Forum

2.10.2023, Tallinn. Tallinn hosted the 5th Anti-War Conference organized by the Free Russia Forum, whose founders are well-known Russian oppositionists Garry Kasparov and Ivan Tyutrin. On the photo activist and former chess champion Garry Kasparov. Photo: Konstantin Sednev / Postimees

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(SP)ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-CHESS-GRAND TOUR

(SP)ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-CHESS-GRAND TOUR

(230507) -- BUCHAREST, May 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Former World Chess Champion, Garry Kasparov (L) of Russia, poses with World Chess Champion, China's Ding Liren, during the round 1 match between Ding Liren of China and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France at Grand Chess Tour 2023 in downtown Bucharest, capital of Romania, May 6, 2023. (Photos by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

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(SP)ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-CHESS-GRAND TOUR

(SP)ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-CHESS-GRAND TOUR

(230507) -- BUCHAREST, May 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Former World Chess Champion, Garry Kasparov (L) of Russia, makes the first symbolic move for the round 1 match between Ding Liren of China and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France at Grand Chess Tour 2023 in downtown Bucharest, capital of Romania, May 6, 2023. (Photos by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

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(SP)ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-CHESS-GRAND TOUR

(SP)ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-CHESS-GRAND TOUR

(230506) -- BUCHAREST, May 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov speaks at the official opening ceremony of Grand Chess Tour 2023 in Bucharest, Romania, May 5, 2023. (Photos by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

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(SP)ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-CHESS-GRAND TOUR

(SP)ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-CHESS-GRAND TOUR

(230506) -- BUCHAREST, May 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov (R) makes the first symbolic move during the official opening ceremony of Grand Chess Tour 2023 in Bucharest, Romania, May 5, 2023. (Photos by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

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Japan's shogi champ beaten by ex-chess king

Japan's shogi champ beaten by ex-chess king

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshiharu Habu (L), champion of shogi or Japanese chess, faces off against former world chess champion Garry Kasparov from Russia during a special chess event in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2014. Habu, also known as an outstanding chess player in Japan, succumbed to Kasparov 0-2.

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Nordic Business Forum 2022 -tapahtuma

Nordic Business Forum 2022 -tapahtuma

Russian chess guru Garry Kasparov held a speech at the Nordic Business Forum in Helsinki, Finland Wednesday Sep. 21, 2022. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Nordic Business Forum 2022 -tapahtuma

Nordic Business Forum 2022 -tapahtuma

Russian chess guru Garry Kasparov held a speech at the Nordic Business Forum in Helsinki, Finland Wednesday Sep. 21, 2022. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Nordic Business Forum 2022 -tapahtuma

Nordic Business Forum 2022 -tapahtuma

Russian chess guru Garry Kasparov held a speech at the Nordic Business Forum in Helsinki, Finland Wednesday Sep. 21, 2022. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Nordic Business Forum 2022 -tapahtuma

Nordic Business Forum 2022 -tapahtuma

Russian chess guru Garry Kasparov held a speech at the Nordic Business Forum in Helsinki, Finland Wednesday Sep. 21, 2022. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Nordic Business Forum 2022 -tapahtuma

Nordic Business Forum 2022 -tapahtuma

Russian chess guru Garry Kasparov held a speech at the Nordic Business Forum in Helsinki, Finland Wednesday Sep. 21, 2022. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Nordic Business Forum 2022 -tapahtuma

Nordic Business Forum 2022 -tapahtuma

Russian chess guru Garry Kasparov held a speech at the Nordic Business Forum in Helsinki, Finland Wednesday Sep. 21, 2022. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Nordic Business Forum 2022 -tapahtuma

Nordic Business Forum 2022 -tapahtuma

Russian chess guru Garry Kasparov held a speech at the Nordic Business Forum in Helsinki, Finland Wednesday Sep. 21, 2022. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Nordic Business Forum 2022 -tapahtuma

Nordic Business Forum 2022 -tapahtuma

Russian chess guru Garry Kasparov held a speech at the Nordic Business Forum in Helsinki, Finland Wednesday Sep. 21, 2022. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Nordic Business Forum 2022 -tapahtuma

Nordic Business Forum 2022 -tapahtuma

Russian chess guru Garry Kasparov held a speech at the Nordic Business Forum in Helsinki, Finland Wednesday Sep. 21, 2022. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Japan's Shogi Champ Beaten By Ex-Chess King

TOKYO, JAPAN - NOV. 28: Yoshiharu Habu, champion of shogi, or Japanese chess, took on former chess king Garry Kasparov from Russia during a special event in Tokyo on November 28. Habu, also known as a leading chess player in Japan, succumbed to Kasparov 0-2, and said, "It was a precious lesson for me."

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Promotional picture from Game Over: Kasparaov and the Machin

Promotional picture from Game Over: Kasparaov and the Machin

Promotional picture from Game Over: Kasparaov and the Machine.<br> Released by Momentum Pictures.<br> For editorial use only. GAME OVER: KASPAROV AND THE MACHINE GARY KASPAROV Promotional picture from Game Over: Kasparaov and the Machine.<br> Released by Momentum Pictures.<br> For editorial use only. Date: 2003

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Japan's shogi champ beaten by ex-chess king

Japan's shogi champ beaten by ex-chess king

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshiharu Habu (L), champion of shogi or Japanese chess, faces off against former world chess champion Garry Kasparov from Russia during a special chess event in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2014. Habu, also known as an outstanding chess player in Japan, succumbed to Kasparov 0-2. (Kyodo)

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Japan shogi master Habu

Japan shogi master Habu

File photo shows Yoshiharu Habu, a master of the Japanese board game shogi and the nation's top chess player, taking on former world chess champion Garry Kasparov of Russia in a special match in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2014. The Japanese government said Jan. 5, 2018, it will confer the People's Honor Award on Habu. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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