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[[Image:Kasparov,1.jpg|right|thumb|Garry Kasparov]]
 
[[Image:Kasparov,1.jpg|right|thumb|Garry Kasparov]]
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'''Garry Kimovich Kasparov''' ([[Russian language|Russian]]: Гарри Кимович Каспаров) (half-Jewish, half-[[Armenian]]; 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.
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'''Garry Kimovich Kasparov''' ([[Russian language|Russian]]: Гарри Кимович Каспаров) (half-Jewish, half-[[Armenian]]; 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 Kasparov was ranked the world's #1 player for a record 255 months overall so his record of longevity is very impressive.
    
== Stance on Chess Cheating Scandal ==
 
== Stance on Chess Cheating Scandal ==
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