Showing posts with label putin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label putin. Show all posts

Thursday, December 27, 2007

Garry Kasparov interview on Chessvibes.com

Chessvibes.com has published a two part interview with Garry Kasparov, arguably the greatest chess player of all time.

In the first part, he talks about politics and his views on Vladimir Putin. In the second part, he discusses his chess career and how chess is a small issue compared to the situations he faces taking on Putin.

For more details, check www.chessvibes.com

Sunday, December 23, 2007

Kasparov invites Putin to a Russian Challenge !



Garry Kasparov, the retired chess genius turned politician, gave his views on Putin winning Time Magazine's Person of the year on the official "The other Russia" website.

He also invited the Russian leader to a duel in speaking or writing in Russian. Putin had earlier criticized Kasparov for speaking in English to reporters after being arrested. Kasparov claims that Putin blocks all the Russian that he speaks or writes.

More on this on the official site : http://www.theotherrussia.org/2007/12/19/kasparov-on-the-time-person-of-the-year-award-for-vladimir-putin/

Announcement of Person of the Year by Time Magazine : http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/personoftheyear/