Kasparovchess

Kasparovchess

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  • S1.E6 First Contacts

    Garry returned to Leningrad in November of 1975 to participate in the Young Pioneers tournament for the second time. This is the tournament where his first encounters against the two leading Russian players, Viktor Korchnoi and Anatoly Karpov took place.

    19 min
  • S1.E5 Baku City Cup

    Garry’s first success in a major adult competition came in October of 1975 when he won the Baku City Cup. This was the first event where he appeared under the name Kasparov and his tournament victory included a notable win in the final against tournament favourite Oleg Pavlenko.

    10 min
  • S1.E4 Old Ghosts

    Garry describes his early work with Alexander Nikitin as well as a game played in Leningrad in 1975 that he considers to be his very first masterpiece. He also describes the circumstances leading up to the decision to adopt his mother’s maiden name.

    14 min
  • S1.E3 Soviet Junior Championships

    Garry returned to Vilnius in 1975 and participated for the first time in the Soviet Under 18 Championship at the age of 11. In this episode he recalls the trauma of his final round loss to future Grandmaster and two-time US Chess Champion Alexey Yermolinsky which cost him a podium finish in his first outing at the tournament.

    12 min
  • Special Issue (2/2): The Queen's Gambit
    In this second part of the special segment about the hit Netflix series, Garry talks about the key chess games that play a central part within the story. He describes the personal role he played in selecting the various games and the process he followed to create the game between Beth Harmon and Vassily Borgov which forms a central part of the storyline in the final episode.
    14 min
  • Special Issue (1/2): The Queen's Gambit
    In this first part of a special segment about the hit Netflix series, Garry describes his first meeting with Scott Frank and how he came to work on the Queen’s Gambit as a consultant. He explores the importance of chess in many other popular films and the phenomenal impact that the Queen’s Gambit has had to help popularize the game of chess amongst an entirely new audience.
    17 min
  • S1.E2 First Steps
    In this episode, Garry describes his very first steps on the international arena when he participated in the All-Union Youth Games in Vilnius in 1973. His coach and long-time mentor, Alexander Nikitin would later describe his victory against the Latvian Master Edvins Kengus with the following words… “That day I watched Garik's game almost from the very start. My attention was immediately drawn to the board at which two contestants of quite different sizes were playing. A small, punny, dark-haired boy was looking seriously at the board and endlessly fidgeting on his chair. And sitting immobile opposite him was a tall, good-looking Latvian, who when thinking would literally tower over the battlefield. Compared with Garik, Kengis looked not only a giant, but also a highly-experienced fighter, but the events which occurred on the board forced the age difference to be forgotten.”
    12 min
  • S1.E1 Welcome to My World
    In his very first podcast episode ever, Garry touches briefly on his biography and explains why he has now decided to revisit his career highlights in podcast format.
    8 min

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Garry Kasparov ruled the chess world for decades, and his influence reaches far beyond the chessboard. Get a glimpse into Garry's career, his life and his legacy through this series of podcasts…