Garry Kasparov

Garry Kasparov, who was born in 1963 in Baku, Azerbaijan, in the Soviet Union, rose to become the USSR's under-18 chess champion and, at the age of 17, the global under-20 champion. In 1985, at the age of 22, he became the youngest world chess champion in history, bringing him widespread recognition. Five times he successfully defended his title, including... read full bio