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Garry Kasparov
13th World Chess Champion
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Kasparov, Garry   [Garry Kimovich Kasparov (Weinstein)]

Born:
1963-Apr-13; Baku, Azerbaijan, USSR

Career Highlights:

1980
World Junior Champion
1981,1988
USSR Champion (2 times)
1985-1993
World Champion (FIDE)
1984
Candidates final match vs. Smyslov (+4-0=9); Vilnius
1984-85
Title match vs. Karpov (+3-5=40); Moscow (KK-I, annulled)
1985
Title match vs. Karpov (+5-3=16); Moscow (KK-II)
1986
Title match vs. Karpov (+5-4=15); London/Leningrad (KK-III)
1987
Title match vs. Karpov (+4-4=16); Seville (KK-IV)
1990
Title match vs. Karpov (+4-3=17); New York/Lyon (KK-V)
1993-2000
World Champion (PCA)
1993
Title match vs. Short (+6-1=13); London (PCA)
1995
Title match vs. Anand (+4-1=13); New York (PCA)
2000
Title match vs. Kramnik (+0-2=13); London (Braingames)
1996,1997
Matches vs. Deep Blue

Non-title Tournaments:

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Famous Chess Tournaments
1982
Bugojno (1st)
1983
Niksic (1st)
1986
Brussels (1st)
1987
Brussels (1st-2nd)
1988
Belfort (1st)
1988
Reykjavik (1st)
1989
Barcelona (1st-2nd)
1989
Skelleftea (1st-2nd)
1989
Tilburg (1st)
1990
Linares (1st)
1991
Tilburg (1st)
1992
Linares (1st)
1992
Dortmund (1st-2nd)
1993
Linares (1st)
1994
Amsterdam (1st)
1994
Novgorod (1st-2nd)
1995
Novgorod (1st)
1995
Riga (1st)
1996
Las Palmas (1st)
1996
Amsterdam (1st-2nd)
1997
Tilburg (1st-3rd)
1997
Linares (1st)
1997
Novgorod (1st)
1999
Linares (1st)
1999
Sarajevo (1st)
1999
Wijk aan Zee (1st)
2000
Wijk aan Zee (1st)
2000
Linares (1st-2nd)
2000
Sarajevo (1st)
2001
Wijk aan Zee NED (1st)
2001
Linares ESP (1st)
2001
Astana KAZ (1st)
2002
Linares ESP (1st)

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