Considered by many to be the greatest chess player of all time, Garry Kasparov was for two decades ranked world No. 1, and smashed multiple records. Since retiring from competitive chess, Kasparov has become a dedicated Russian pro-democracy activist, and is today the Chairman of the Human Rights Foundation and the founder of the Renew Democracy Initiative.
Born in the former Soviet Socialist Republic of Azerbaijan, Kasparov was a chess prodigy i...