Widely believed to be the strongest player ever, in 1985 at age 22 Kasparov became the youngest-ever World Chess Champion. However, like Bobby Fischer, controversy seems to follow him. He broke away from the long-standing "official" chess organization body, FIDE, to create several of his own organizations to run his own world championships. Beyond his interests in chess, Kasparov is an ... [MORE] 1. Wired News - Kasparov Goes Bigger than Blue - "Chess players the world over will have a chance to play Garry Kasparov in a networked chess game that will allow players to band together and combat the champion chess master." 2. 1996 Biography NEW! - Official biography of Kasparov from IBM Deep Blue site: history, and interview. 3. 2000 World Chess (Braingames) Championship: Kasparov v. Kramnik - Includes move-by-move commentary, reports, and photos. 4. Controversy of lost move in Kasparov v. World - Features commentary and article links: Lead coach for World team Irina Krush recommended a move to prevent Kasparov from winning. This move was not shown in time, a different move was played, and Kasparov won. 5. Games from 1973-1998 - Click to download zip file (.PGN format). 6. Kasparov vs. Deep Blue: The Rematch NEW! - Features official commentary, video, and essays: The match Kasparov lost against IBM's Deep Blue. 7. Kasparov vs. Rest Of The World - Barnet chess club provided much original analysis for the epic battle between Kasparov and the rest of the world. 8. Kasparov-Karpov World Championship Games - Click to download zip file. (.PGN format) 9. Kasparov-Karpov World Championships - Gives commentary, games, and links for the five world championship matches between Karpov and Kasparov. 10. NPR : Chess Great Kasparov May Move into Politics - Gary Kasparov won the world chess championship at 22. Now 41, he announced his retirement earlier this month after winning a tournament in Spain for the ninth time. He tells Robert Siegel he's interested in playing a role in pushing Russia toward democracy. [4:18 streaming audio broadcast] 11. Unlimited Challenge: Autobiography of Kasparov - Provides buying information and review of book (originally named "Child of Change").

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