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Garry Kasparov: World
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With the World Champion title in hand, Kasparov began fighting against FIDE — as Bobby Fischer had done 20 years earlier but this time from within FIDE. Beginning in 1986, he created the Grandmasters' Association (GMA), an organization to represent professional chess players and give them more say in FIDE's activities. Kasparov assumed a leadership role. GMA's major achievement was in organizing a series of six World Cup tournaments for the world's top players. A somewhat uneasy relationship developed with FIDE, and a sort of truce was brokered by Bessel Kok, a Dutch businessman.
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Kasparov will make the first move on Monday, June 21, and subsequent moves every 48 hours thereafter. Once Kasparov's move is posted to MSN, the world team will have 24 hours to cast its vote for a countermove. The move receiving the most votes will be selected as the "world's" move against Kasparov. Each pair of moves will take 48 hours. The tournament is expected to last through the summer.
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In 1978, Kasparov participated in the Sokolsky Memorial tournament in Minsk. He had been invited as an exception but took first place and became a chess master. Kasparov has repeatedly said that this event was a turning point in his life, and that it convinced him to choose chess as his career. "I will remember the Sokolsky Memorial as long as I live", he wrote. He has ... said that after the victory, he thought he had a very good shot at the World Championship.[7]
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While the World Championship may be the most visible indication of Kasparov's success, it is not the only one. His reign as World Champion from 1985 to 2000 fell within his unbroken ranking (except for a brief period when he shared the honor with Kramnik) as the world's no.1 rated player, which started in 1984. In 1989 he was the first player to achieve a stratospheric 2800 FIDE rating.
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By the age of 12 Garry was the Junior Champion of the mighty USSR, the youngest ever. Kasparov's style (brash, energetic and aggressive!) ran counter to Karpov's safety-first proclivities. When Kasparov finally proved triumphant over Karpov (it wasn't easy) the world of chess was electrified.
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Kasparov's chess talent was apparent at an early age. Beginning in 1973, at age 10, he attended the Botvinnik Chess School. Two years later, he became the youngest ever player to win the USSR Junior Championship. At 16 he won the World Junior Championship, and achieved the title of grandmaster on his 17th birthday.
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