![]() A share of first in the Soviet Championship came the next year. Under coaches such as Vladimir Makogonov and Alexander Shakarov, he developed to the point of winning the Soviet Junior Championship in 19. Kasparov was a very promising player from a very early age, as only such players made it to Botvinnik’s school. Your browser does not support the audio element. Although no longer a professional player, he remains active in the chess scene as well. Always independent-minded, Kasparov split from FIDE in 1993, and would later become known outside of chess for his political activism after his 2005 retirement. Born in Baku, Soviet Union (now Azerbaijan) in 1963, he quickly developed at Mikhail Botvinnik ’s school, on his way to becoming the youngest champion in chess history in 1985. Garry Kasparov is arguably the greatest chess player of all time.
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