Garry Kasparov
Russian chess grandmaster
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| 2024 | In an interview with HuffPost, Kasparov expressed concerns about Elon Musk potentially running the Department of Government Efficiency, warning about the potential rise of an oligarch. |
| April 24 2024 | A court in Russia's Komi region issued an arrest warrant charging Kasparov with creating and leading a 'terrorist' group. |
| March 2024 | Russia placed Kasparov on its list of 'terrorists and extremists'. |
| 2023 | Spoke to Forbes about artificial intelligence and human agency, specifically commenting on ChatGPT. |
| 2023 | Called on the Biden administration to destroy Hamas and Hezbollah, and to pursue regime change in Russia and Iran during the Israel-Hamas war. |
| August 4 2023 | Participated in the radio show Open to Debate, arguing for Ukrainian NATO admission and against appeasement of Putin. |
| May 2023 | Kasparov participated in drafting Mikhail Khodorkovsky's 'Declaration of Russia's Democratic Forces' alongside other exiles. |
| 2022 | Delivered Ted Talk 'Stand with Ukraine in the fight against evil' |
| May 20 2022 | Designated as 'foreign agent' by the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation. |
| May 20 2022 | Kasparov was designated as a 'foreign agent' by the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation. |
| February 2022 | Appeared in BBC Series Rise of the Nazis, providing views on Josef Stalin and his relationship with Hitler. |
| 2021 | Launched Kasparovchess, a subscription-based online chess community featuring documentaries, lessons, puzzles, podcasts, articles, interviews, and playing zones. |
| 2021 | Published an essay titled 'What We Believe About Reality' in The New York Times, which was later included in the compendium 'Question Everything: A Stone Reader'. |
| 2021 | Participated in 9LX 2 tournament, finishing fifth out of ten players with a score of 5/9. |
| 2021 | Promotes a series of 32 NFTs detailing important moments in his career, with the top four selling for more than $11,000. |
| 2021 | Participated in the blitz section of the Grand Chess Tour event in Zagreb, Croatia, performing poorly by scoring 0.5/9 on the first day and 2/9 on the second day. His only win was against Jorden Van Foreest. |
| 2020 | Served as a consultant for the Netflix miniseries 'The Queen's Gambit' and gave an interview to Slate about his contributions. |
| 2020 | In an interview, Kasparov spoke out in support of the Republic of Artsakh's right to independence, arguing that Azerbaijan has no sovereign right over the region based on Soviet-era self-determination laws. |
| 2020 | Kasparov participated in the 9LX Chess 960 tournament, finishing eighth out of ten players. His game against Magnus Carlsen, who tied for first place, ended in a draw. |
| 2020 | Collaborated with Matt Calkins on 'Hyperautomation', a book about low-code development, writing the foreword discussing human-machine relationships. |
| 2018 | Kasparov commented on Google's AlphaZero chess system, comparing its dynamic playing style to his own and discussing chess as a model for reasoning. |
| 2018 | Kasparov publicly welcomed the Velvet Revolution in Armenia, showing his support for political changes in the country. |
| October 2018 | Wrote about President Erdoğan's regime in Turkey, criticizing the imprisonment of journalists. |
| 2017 | Founds the Renew Democracy Initiative (RDI), serving as its chairman. |
| 2017 | Created chess instructional course 'Garry Kasparov Teaches Chess' on Masterclass.com |
| August 14 2017 | Kasparov came out of retirement to participate in the inaugural St. Louis Rapid and Blitz tournament, representing Croatia. He finished eighth out of ten players, scoring 3.5/9 in rapid and 9/18 in blitz. He pledged to donate any tournament winnings to charities promoting chess in Africa. |
| 2016 | During the United States presidential election, Kasparov publicly criticized Donald Trump as a 'celebrity showman with racist leanings and authoritarian tendencies' and spoke out against Trump's proposed closer ties with Putin. |
| December 2016 | Kasparov reflected on the Deep Blue match in a podcast, acknowledging increased respect for the Deep Blue team and noting the evolution of chess engines. |
| June 2 2016 | Kasparov played a simultaneous exhibition in Mönchengladbach, Germany, winning all games against fifteen chess players. |
| April 28 2016 | Kasparov participated in the Ultimate Blitz Challenge tournament, finishing third with 9.5/18 points, playing alongside Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, and Hikaru Nakamura. |
| 2015 | Reflected on the centennial of the Armenian genocide and his previous stance on Turkey's EU admission. |
| 2015 | Son Nickolas born during his marriage to Daria (Dasha). |
| 2015 | A note about Kasparov was removed from a Russian language encyclopaedia of greatest Soviet players after intervention from senior leadership. |
| October 2015 | Kasparov published the book 'Winter Is Coming: Why Vladimir Putin and the Enemies of the Free World Must Be Stopped', drawing parallels between Putin and Adolf Hitler. |
| August 19 2015 | Kasparov played and won all nineteen games in a simultaneous exhibition in Pula, Croatia. |
| April 25 2015 | Kasparov played a mini-match against Nigel Short, winning decisively with a score of 8½–1½ over two days of rapid and blitz games. |
| 2014 | Kasparov completed the publication of his three-volume autobiographical chess game series, comprehensively covering his professional chess career until his retirement in 2005. |
| February 2014 | Kasparov applied for citizenship by naturalisation in Croatia, citing increasing difficulties living in Russia. |
| February 27 2014 | Kasparov met with Croatian prime minister Zoran Milanović after being approved for Croatian citizenship. |
| 2013 | Received the Morris B. Abram Human Rights Award from UN Watch. |
| 2013 | Stands unsuccessfully for FIDE president. |
| 2013 | Relocated and established residence in New York City. |
| October 7 2013 | Kasparov announced his candidacy for World Chess Federation (FIDE) president during a reception in Tallinn, Estonia. |
| September 2013 | Kasparov responded critically to Putin's New York Times op-ed through Twitter, using satirical tweets to highlight political hypocrisy. |
| September 2013 | Wrote in Time magazine criticizing Putin and Assad's actions in Syria, and declared Russia a dictatorship. |
| June 6 2013 | Kasparov announced he had left Russia due to fear of persecution for his political views, stating that democracy no longer existed in what he called Russia's 'dictatorship'. |
| May 12 2013 | Kasparov wrote an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal critically analyzing the FSB's cooperation with the FBI regarding the Boston bombers, questioning the transparency and effectiveness of Russian security services. |
| April 2013 | Condemned Kanye West for performing for the leader of Kazakhstan for $3 million, criticizing the payment as coming from 'stolen treasury funds'. |
| March 2013 | Planned release of 'The Blueprint', a book on world innovation co-authored with Max Levchin and Peter Thiel, which was ultimately cancelled due to disagreements. |
| February 2013 | Kasparov wrote that 'fascism has come to Russia', comparing Putin's project to Hitler's and criticizing the ruling elite. |
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