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Garry Kasparov

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Garry Kimovich Kasparov is a Russian chess grandmaster, political activist and writer, who was the World Chess Champion from 1985 to 2000. His peak FIDE chess rating of 2851, achieved in 1999, was the highest recorded until being surpassed by Magnus Carlsen in 2013. From 1984 until his retirement from regular competitive chess in 2005, Kasparov was ranked the world's No. 1 player for a record 255 months overall. Kasparov also holds records for the most consecutive professional tournament victories (15) and Chess Oscars (11).

Across 1 conversation, Garry Kasparov ranges across Russian interference, AI limitations, chess. Kasparov argues that machines will always outperform humans in closed systems like chess, as demonstrated by Deep Blue. Kasparov believes that AI will amplify existing societal biases rather than eliminate them, highlighting a critical limitation of technology.

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Kasparov notes that chess players burn thousands of calories during games, emphasizing the physical demands of the sport.
Garry Kasparov: Chess, Deep Blue, AI, and Putin
Kasparov highlights that modern chess apps on mobile phones are stronger than Deep Blue, showing the rapid advancement of AI in chess.
Garry Kasparov: Chess, Deep Blue, AI, and Putin
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How Life Imitates Chess
by Garry Kasparov
Winter is Coming
by Garry Kasparov
Deep Thinking
by Garry Kasparov

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The Ribbentrop Pact
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