Garry Kasparov

Known for

Acting

Gender

Male

Born

April 13, 1963

Age

63

From

Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR [now Azerbaijan]

Garry Kimovich Kasparov is a Russian chess grandmaster, former World Chess Champion, writer, and political activist. From 1984 until his retirement in 2005, Kasparov was ranked world No. 1 for 255 months overall for his career.