| Name: | Garry Kasparov |
| Biography: | 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. |
| Birthday: | Apr 13, 1963 |
| Place of birth: | Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR [now Azerbaijan] |