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'''Garry Kimovich Kasparov''' ([[Russian language|Russian]]: Гарри Кимович Каспаров) (half-Jewish; real name Garik Weinstein) (born in 1963) was the youngest person to ever become a World [[Chess]] [[Champion]].  He held the highest chess rating ever with 2851 in the Elo system, the record for the most consecutive tournament victories, and a number one world rating almost continuously from 1986 to 2005, when he retired.  He became the  World Champion in 1985.

'''Garry Kimovich Kasparov''' ([[Russian language|Russian]]: Гарри Кимович Каспаров) (half-Jewish; real name Garik Weinstein) (born in 1963) was the youngest person to ever become a World [[Chess]] [[Champion]].  He held the highest chess rating ever with 2851 in the Elo system, the record for the most consecutive tournament victories, and a number one world rating almost continuously from 1986 to 2005, when he retired.  He became the  World Champion in 1985.

== Stance on Cheating Scandal ==

== Stance on Chess Cheating Scandal ==

In the [[chess cheating scandal]] of 2022, Kasparov disappointed some by initially siding against [[Magnus Carlsen]] for withdrawing from a tournament that failed to protect against cheating.  The tournament, the 2022 Sinquefield Cup, changed its rules after Carlsen withdrew in protest of cheating, but Kasparov criticized Carlsen for not make a specific accusation of cheating which could have subjected Carlsen to a lawsuit.

In the [[chess cheating scandal]] of 2022, Kasparov disappointed some by initially siding against [[Magnus Carlsen]] for withdrawing from a tournament that failed to protect against cheating.  The tournament, the 2022 Sinquefield Cup, changed its rules after Carlsen withdrew in protest of cheating, but Kasparov criticized Carlsen for not make a specific accusation of cheating which could have subjected Carlsen to a lawsuit.