Garry Kasparov: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Many books have been written about Kasparov. Garry Kasparov, Jon Speelman, and Bob Wade, Garry Kasparov’s Fighting Chess (1995), is one of the most comprehensive looks at his career. Garry Kasparov, Garry Kasparov on My Great Predecessors (2003–06) is a five-part series that examines the history of chess and its champions since the late 19th century. Details of Garry Kasparov’s formative chess experiences are also explored in Fred Waitzkin, Mortal Games: The Turbulent Genius of Garry Kasparov (2017).

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: CBC News - Garry Kasparov Interview. Sep 26, 2026
Add new Web site: NPR - Soviet dissident and chess player Garry Kasparov launches 'The Next Move'. Jun 06, 2026
Anniversary information added. Apr 09, 2026
Add new Web site: Al Jazeera - Garry Kasparov: ‘A game designed for me’. Apr 02, 2026
Add new Web site: PBS - Amanpour and Company - Watch What is Putin’s End Game? Garry Kasparov on Russia’s Attack. Feb 14, 2026
Add new Web site: Harvard Business Review - Life’s Work: An Interview with Garry Kasparov. Jan 02, 2026
Add new Web site: Fresh Air Archive - G. K Kasparov. Nov 26, 2025
Add new Web site: CBS News - Garry Kasparov: The Match Of His Life. Jun 28, 2025
Questions and answers added. Feb 19, 2025
Add new Web site: BBC - Desert Island Discs - Garry Kasparov. Feb 04, 2025
Add new Web site: Executive Speakers Bureau - Garry Kasparov. Jul 23, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Mar 18, 2024
Add new Web site: All American Speakers - Garry Kasparov. Jun 30, 2023
Link added. Feb 23, 2023
Media added. Mar 30, 2022
Add new Web site: Sandra Day O'Connor Institute - Biography of Garry Kasparov. Feb 25, 2019
Bibliography revised and updated. Feb 01, 2018
Added photograph of Garry Kasparov playing Deep Blue. Feb 01, 2018
Noted Kasparov's ongoing role at the Wall Street Journal and described his post-retirement chess activities. Feb 01, 2018
Add new Web site: Russia Information Centre - Biography of Garry Kasparov. Oct 24, 2017
Added the book Deep Thinking: Where Machine Intelligence Ends and Human Creativity Begins. May 03, 2017
Replaced photographs. Feb 27, 2017
Add new Web site: RT Russiapedia - Biography of Garry Kasparov. May 26, 2014
Add new Web site: World Chess Hall of Fame - Biography of Garry Kasparov. May 26, 2014
Add new Web site: Official Site of Garry Kasparov. Jul 27, 2010
Add new Web site: Jewish Virtual Library - Biography of Garry Kasparov. Jul 27, 2010
Article revised and updated. Mar 25, 2008
Article revised and updated. Dec 27, 2007
Media added. Nov 21, 2006
Article revised. Nov 02, 2001
Article revised. Feb 08, 1999
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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