Garry Kasparov. Personal life of Garry Kasparov Maria Arapova. Competition with a child

Garry Kasparov is a chess player who is called the greatest player in the chess world. Eight-time winner of the Chess Olympiad, 13th world chess champion, 11-time chess Oscar winner. In 2005, he left professional sports for politics and headed the opposition coalition “The Other Russia”.

Childhood and youth

Garry Kimovich Kasparov was born on April 13, 1963 in the capital of Azerbaijan into a family of intellectuals. The nationality of the chess player has repeatedly caused controversy in Soviet society and sports circles. It is known that Kasparov is of Jewish origin on his father’s side and Armenian on his mother’s side. Kim Moiseevich and Klara Shagenovna, the grandmaster's parents, were considered the elite of Baku society.

The parents of the future chess king worked as engineers and also seriously played chess. Therefore, the chess genius’s passion for this sport began from birth - already at the age of 5, young Harry began to learn the game from a professional coach.

In 2008, Kasparov created the opposition democratic movement “Solidarity” and began working to organize protest rallies for Putin’s resignation. But the politician’s ideas did not receive support or coverage in the media.

In 2013, Harry stated that he did not intend to return to Russia, continuing to fight “Kremlin crimes” at the international level. In March 2014, Kasparov’s website, which openly published calls for illegal work and mass events, was blocked by Roskomnadzor.

The politician expressed his vision of the problems that have matured between Russia and Ukraine on the air of the program “Visiting Dmitry Gordon.” Its show took place in 2014.

Personal life

Garry Kasparov's personal life is no less eventful than his sports career and social and political activities. The attractive chess player (height 174 cm, weight 80 kg) has always remained the object of close attention from women. The man was married three times, he has children - four recognized heirs.

Kasparov’s first wife in 1989 was Intourist guide-translator Maria Arapova. In 1992, a daughter, Polina, was born into the Kasparov family, but soon the family union cracked, and the couple had to divorce on the initiative of Garry Kimovich. Later, Maria and Polina received American citizenship and left for the United States.

The chess player married 18-year-old student Yulia Vovk for the second time. In 1996, Kasparov’s second wife gave birth to his son, Vadim. After 9 years, the second marriage of the world chess champion also broke up.

Immediately after the divorce, Harry Kimovich again plunged into a love relationship. This time his chosen one was socialite Daria Tarasova, who is 20 years younger than Kasparov. In 2005, Harry Kimovich married Daria, who gave him a daughter, Aida. In July 2015, the Kasparov family was replenished with an heir - the wife gave birth to her husband’s son Nikolai.

In addition to official relations, Garry Kasparov also had close ties with theater and film actress Marina Neyolova, who gave birth to the chess player’s daughter Nika. But at the mother’s request, the man refused to recognize her, despite the fact that Nika Neyolova resembles her father like “two peas in a pod.”

To communicate with colleagues and friends, Harry uses an account in

Before St. Petersburg had time to discuss the juicy details of the wedding of the famous figure skater Evgeni Plushenko, new gossip from Hymen was approaching. According to rumors, chess king Garry Kasparov registered his marriage in one of the registry offices of Northern Venice. His chosen one is the famous socialite Daria Tarasova in St. Petersburg.

When it comes to Kasparov’s personal life, the first thing that comes to mind is his affair with Marina Neyolova. Harry was 16 years younger than the actress, but managed to win her heart. Their relationship in the mid-80s lasted about two years, but the question of marriage did not arise. Klara Shagenovna, Kasparov's mother, convinced him that for the sake of his career he had to break up with his beloved. When their meetings stopped, it turned out that Neelova was pregnant. Having learned that childbirth could not be avoided, the champion and his mother said a lot of things about Marina. ["Klara Shagenovna made an official statement in the press:“This is not our child” [... ] and convinced her son: “If you want to marry an actress, it’s better to marry the whole factory dormitory right away.” [...] Valentin Gaft publicly stated that Kasparov is not worthy to be received in a decent home." - K.Ru insert]

But the actress herself did not say a word, but simply gave birth to a charming girl, Nika...

With his first wife Maria

In 1986, Kasparov met Maria Arapova, a graduate of the Faculty of Philology of Moscow State University. Three years later they got married, and Maria gave birth to Harry's daughter, Polina. However, after five years of family happiness, “the love boat crashed into everyday life.” When the time came to buy a new home in the center of Moscow, Masha made an unforgivable mistake, allegedly offering her husband to buy an apartment for Klara Shagenovna in the building next door. Soon Kasparov sent his ex-wife and daughter to America...

In 1996, Kasparov married the beautiful economics student Yulia Vovk. At the end of the year, she gave her husband a son, Vadim. It seemed that after his new marriage, the champion’s life stabilized and family harmony began...

But at the end of 2004, Harry began to be increasingly spotted in the company of students at the University of Trade Unions of St. Petersburg and superstar Dasha Tarasova. Kasparov visited different countries with her, including America, and bought an apartment in the Northern capital - Dasha used to live outside the city, but now she has moved to the center. It is known that she practiced in Washington under a program supported by the American government. The money earned was enough to open his own store in the city on the Neva. The girl is well known in St. Petersburg. Her face and extensive interview adorned almost a full-length thick glossy magazine published in St. Petersburg.

And just now, according to rumors, Harry bought housing for his last wife, Julia (do not throw her out onto the street). After which he sent his son on vacation to Turkey, and he himself flew to St. Petersburg, where he registered his marriage with Dasha. This spectacular brunette is 20 years younger than the chess king. They met during Kasparov’s speech at the aforementioned University of St. Petersburg. By the way, at the beginning of 2005, at one of Kasparov’s press conferences, where he was accompanied by Dasha, she was asked an immodest question: “Who are you related to Harry?” “I’m his wife,” the girl answered with dignity. She was a little hasty then, but now it seems that this answer is just right.

Family:

Born on April 13, 1963 in Baku in the family of an engineer. Mother Klara Shagenovna- Armenian (native of Nagorno-Karabakh), father Kim Moiseevich Weinstein– Jew, died in 1970 from sarcoma.

Until the age of 8, he bore his father’s last name, Weinstein. In 1981, Klara Shagenovna left her job (she was an automation specialist, scientific secretary at a research institute) to devote herself entirely to her son’s career. She even received a salary from the sports committee on the same basis as professional coaches. And soon she became her son’s main confidant, accompanying him everywhere. Coaches have finally turned into hired personnel.

Three marriages. First wife Maria Arapova– graduate of the Faculty of Philology of Moscow State University. Maria gave birth to Harry's daughter Polina in 1992. The second wife is a student of the Faculty of Economics Yulia Vovk. This marriage of Kasparov lasted nine years and a son, Vadim, was born (1996), and after the divorce, the chess player married for the third time - to a socialite Daria Tarasova, who in 2006 gave birth to his daughter Aida, and in 2015 his son Nikolos.

Biography before politics:

At the age of 4, Harry learned to read and loved geography and history. At the age of 7, he dreamed of becoming a doctor to save his terminally ill father. He began playing chess at the age of six in the chess club of the Baku Pioneer House. At the age of 9 he fulfilled the norm of the 1st category, at the age of 10 he became a candidate for master of sports. Since 1973 he studied at a chess school Mikhail Botvinnik.

In 1975 he won the Baku Cup among adults. Winner of the USSR championships among youths in 1976 and 1977. Since 1978 - master of sports, since 1979 - international master. Played for the team "Spartacus".

In 1980 Garry Kasparov received three gold medals - for excellent completion of school, winning the world championship among juniors, and also for participating in the USSR national team at the World Chess Olympiad. After three convincing victories at international tournaments in Yugoslavia(Banja Luka, 1979, Bugojno, 1982, Niksic, 1983) Yugoslav newspapers, noting the rich imagination and speed of calculating options, called it “a computer with a soul.”

As part of the USSR national team he became the winner Olympics 1980, 1982 and 1986, and as a member of the Russian national team - 1992. Since 1980 - international grandmaster. During the preliminary matches for the world champion title he won against Alexander Belyavsky and Viktor Korchnoi (1983), and in the final candidates match against Vasily Smyslov (1984).

On October 19, 1984, his confrontation with Anatoly Karpov, which kept the chess world on edge for more than 10 years. Their first match in Moscow lasted 159 days (up to 6 victories), which after 48 games remained unfinished for the first time in chess history. Losing with a score of 0:5, Kasparov seemed doomed to lose the match, but managed to hold on and brought the score to 3:5 with 40 draws.

Six months later, in September 1985, their new match took place in Moscow, in which Kasparov won with a score of 13:11 and at the age of 22 became the 13th world champion - the youngest in the history of chess. In 1986, he won a rematch 12.5:11.5 in Leningrad. In 1987 in Seville, their match ended in a draw, which allowed him to retain his world title; in 1990 (New York - Lyon) he won the world championship match against Karpov with a score of 12.5:11.5.

In total, Kasparov played 144 games with Karpov in five matches (won 21, lost 19, 104 ended in a draw).

In 1986, Kasparov graduated from the Azerbaijan Pedagogical Institute of Foreign Languages.

Harry was one of the initiators of the founding PCA (Professional Chess Association), under whose auspices the next World Championship matches were held in 1993 in London with Nigel Short (12.5:7.5) and 1995 in New York with Viswanathan Anand (10.5:7.5). In 2000 in London, Kasparov lost Vladimir Borisovich Kramnik (6,5:8,5).

In 1987, Kasparov initiated the creation of a counterweight FIDE International Grandmasters Association (IGA) and was elected its first president. In 1988-1990, he tried to deprive FIDE of the right to host matches for the men's world championship and limit its rights in general. In this campaign he was not supported by the GMA and left its governing bodies.

Elected president in 1989 USSR Chess Union, which in 1991 was transformed into the International Chess Union.

In 1993, Kasparov and the winner of the candidates' match, Nigel Short, announced their intention to hold a match for the world title outside FIDE. In response to this, FIDE appointed an alternative match for the world title between Jan Timman and Anatoly Karpov.

Kasparov’s fights with the “electronic chess player” - a powerful computer program - also aroused great interest in the world. "Deep blue". Kasparov was one of the first athletes to compete under the Russian flag (1990).

In 1999, he played a unique game against the rest of the world that lasted 124 days on the Internet. Over 3 million chess fans from 75 countries played against Kasparov, which became an absolute Internet record. The game ended with the victory of the world champion in a deep queen endgame.

Was awarded the chess "Oscar" - a prize awarded International Chess Press Association in 1982, 1983, 1985-1989. Awarded Order of the Red Banner of Labor. He managed to turn chess into an exciting show, making this game no less emotional than hockey or football.

Garry Kasparov achieved great success in the business sphere, proof of this is "Order of the Eagle", founded by Russian entrepreneurs and won the competition “Business Person - Formula for Success”.

In 1990 he became one of the co-founders of the radio station "Echo of Moscow", for a long time owned a large block of its shares, which he ceded in the mid-1990s Vladimir Gusinsky.

Continuing the best traditions of world champions, Garry Kasparov pays a lot of attention to social and literary activities in the field of chess; organizes and supports children's chess schools in Russia, Spain, France, England, Germany, USA, Israel; promotes the maximum use of modern computer technology and television in the interests of popularizing chess in the world; defends the idea of ​​professionalizing chess in the interests of its progress as a sport, science and art.

Promoter of Fomenko’s historical theories (a complete revision of the entire chronology of human history; professional historians and linguists recognize this theory as the fruit of ignorance and megalomania of its creators).

Political biography:

In 1984, Kasparov joined the CPSU, was elected a member of the Komsomol Central Committee and a member of the Komsomol Central Committee of Azerbaijan.

In 1990 he left the CPSU. During the consideration by the Constitutional Court of the issue of the constitutionality of decrees Yeltsin on the ban on the activities of the CPSU, demanded recognition of the CPSU as a criminal organization and stated that he joined it for career reasons.

In the spring of 1990, he took an active part in the creation of the Democratic Party of Russia (DPR). He became a member of the Free Democratic faction of the DPR (after the First Congress of the DPR in December 1990, this faction was transformed into the Liberal faction).

In January 1991, he was elected chairman of the Moscow organization of the Democratic Party of Russia (replacing Valentin Poluektov).

Obtained consent from DPR leader Travkin for the party to join the Movement on January 13, 1991 "Democratic Russia"(DR), was delegated from the DPR to the Council of Representatives of the DR and, on an individual basis, elected to the Coordination Council of the DR.

He was one of the co-owners and president of the joint-stock company "Information and Publishing Association "Democratic Russia", which published the newspaper "Democratic Russia". At the II Congress of the Democratic Party of Russia in April 1991, having failed to achieve the adoption of his draft Party Program, he left it and announced the creation of " Liberal Union" (LS).

In June 1993, he took part in the creation of the pre-election Bloc of reformist forces “Choice of Russia”.

In September 1993, he fully supported the Decree Boris Yeltsin about the dissolution of parliament and new elections, saying that this is how one can open the way to the establishment of true democracy in the country.

In December 1993, he supported the Russia's Choice bloc in the parliamentary elections and took part in the election campaign.

At the presidential elections in the Russian Federation in 1996, he was a confidant of the candidate for President of the Russian Federation Yeltsin.

In the spring of 1997, he supported the initiative of the general Alexandra Lebed on the creation of the alliance "Third Force" and the Russian People's Republican Party, became his financial advisor.

On January 19, 2004, the “2008: Free Choice” Committee was created, the main goal of which was to counter the regime of personal power of the president. In September 2004, shortly after the hostage taking in Beslan, he published The Wall Street Journal article "Putin must leave."

In December 2004, he was one of the organizers of the All-Russian Civil Congress (VGK), on December 12, 2004 he became a member of its founders and the “Action Committee”, and was elected one of the four co-chairs of the VGK (along with, Georgy Satarov And Alexandrov Auzan).

On March 10, 2005, immediately after winning the chess tournament in Linares, he announced his retirement from his sports career:

"In chess, I did everything I could, even more. Now I intend to use my intelligence and strategic thinking in Russian politics. This is not a departure, but a transition. I am moving to an area where I can positively apply my potential. I believe that now the country is moving in the wrong direction, so we need to help Russia, help Russian citizens make the country comfortable, fair and free... I will do everything possible to resist Putin's dictatorship. It is very difficult to play for a country whose government is anti-democratic. I will decide together with those who care about Russia".

On April 6, 2005, Kasparov took the initiative to create a special public Fund for Assistance to Victims of Terrorist Attacks in Putin's Russia and made a down payment of $25 thousand.

On May 16, 2005, he took part in a rally in front of the Meshchansky Court building among supporters during the announcement of the verdict in the case. The police, pushing the protesters away from the courthouse, tried to detain him, but Kasparov’s security did not allow this.

On May 18, 2005, at a public meeting in Novosibirsk, he announced the creation of a United Civil Front capable of “dismantling the Putin regime.” According to Kasparov, the main task of the front will be “to create a free political platform on which normal elections can be held in 2008.”

May 30, 2005 at "Novaya Gazeta" The “Manifesto of the United Civil Front” was published, which was signed by several politicians, including Kasparov. It said, in particular:

“Our country is ruled by a regime that is contrary to the interests of both Russia as a whole and almost all of its citizens... Today it is already clear to many that the further rule of Vladimir Putin will ultimately inevitably lead to the complete degradation of our state and to its imminent collapse... It is no coincidence that we called the new organization a “front.” We are not just in opposition to the regime of Vladimir Putin, we, in principle, do not recognize the current regime as legitimate.".

"The verdict draws a bold line under an entire phase of Putin's rule. Kremlin officials have demonstrated that they are ready to do anything to remain at the helm, and that there will be no legal transfer of power in Russia as a result of democratic elections and within the framework of the constitution. Now the Putin regime has only take the last step on the path to a bright Turkmen-Belarusian future - use armed force against popular uprisings...".

On November 15, 2005, the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation registered United Civil Front(OGF) as an interregional public association.

In January 2006, he proposed to support a member of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation in the by-elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation in the Medvedkovsky electoral district in Moscow Elena Lukyanova, as a single opposition candidate.

On February 25, 2006, at the first conference, the UGF invited all opposition forces to adopt a “single candidate program” in which he identified two directions: the return by the state of internal debt, first of all, various deposits of the population, as well as “the issue of responsibility of today’s leaders for the fact that happening in the country."

“We must include such a word as “lustration” in our vocabulary. And when there is a change of power, some category of senior officials who are at the forefront of the fight against the law - this category should be legally deprived of the right to hold public office for a certain time.” .

In March 2006, he signed with and Georgy Satarov an appeal by the Action Committee of the All-Russian Civil Congress to the parliaments of the G7 countries, which stated that "The disastrous and threatening state of affairs in Russia has developed with the tacit consent and obvious connivance of the governments of the leading world powers, which, while paying due attention to threats to democracy and the violation of the rights and freedoms of citizens in different parts of the globe, show amazing indifference to what is happening today in Russia, in which it is bad and scary to live."

On July 11-12, 2006, a conference was held in Moscow "The Other Russia", prepared by the leadership of the Supreme High Command headed by Kasparov, And Satarov. The conference delegates signed a joint declaration in which they stated the need to restore democratic institutions and create a “permanent meeting operating in a regime of regular consultations,” and also supported the proposal to develop a program of national harmony.

In the fall of 2006 "The Other Russia" from a consultation “round table” on the basis of the All-Russian Civil Congress, it was actually transformed into a radical opposition right-left political coalition; in November 2006, a permanent Political Conference was created "Other Russia", which included Kasparov (from the OGF), (RNDS), (NBP), (RPR) and Victor Anpilov(Party "Labor Russia").

In organized by "The Other Russia" "dissent marches" Regional organizations (in particular, Moscow and St. Petersburg) of the radical democratic “Defense” and the Stalinist “Vanguard of Red Youth” (AKM) also participate.

Continues to advocate the creation of a broad, non-ideological opposition coalition. However, attempts to attract people to the “Other Russia” were not crowned with success; in March 2007, he left the “Political Conference of the Other Russia” V.Anpilov, in the summer of 2007 he left “The Other Russia”.

On September 30, 2007, a campaign began to nominate Kasparov as a candidate for the post of President of Russia in the March 2008 elections "Another Russia": The coalition congress elected Kasparov as a single candidate. In November, he was sentenced to five days of arrest for participating in an unauthorized march. Kasparov's arrest was condemned by a non-governmental organization organization Amnesty International, which recognized Kasparov as a prisoner of conscience and called for his release. On December 13, Kasparov announced that he was withdrawing his candidacy because he had failed to hold the meeting of voters required to nominate an independent candidate.

On January 17, 2008, two co-chairs of the Supreme State Committee - head Moscow Helsinki Group Lyudmila Alekseeva and the president fund "Indem" Georgy Satarov- resigned, explaining their resignation due to disagreements with the third co-chairman, Garry Kasparov.

On April 5, 2008, he participated in the conference “A New Agenda for the Democratic Movement” in St. Petersburg. At the conference, it was decided to create a coordination group of 12 people to prepare for the Congress of Democratic Forces of Russia, scheduled for the fall of 2008 ( G. Kasparov, , , Vladimir Bukovsky, Maxim Reznik, co-chairman of the youth group, executive director of the UCF Denis Bilunov, member of the UCF bureau Alexander Ryklin, director of the museum. Sakharov Yuri Samodurov, economist Vladimir Milov, leader of the movement "For Human Rights", head of the Samara Igor Ermolenko; On July 29, 2008 he joined the group Andrey Illarionov).

On June 28-29, 2008, at the Extraordinary V Congress of the All-Russian Civil Congress, he was elected its co-chairman.

In 2008, he became one of the founders and a member of the Federal Bureau of the United Democratic Movement, and became a member of the Bureau of the movement’s Federal Political Council.

On March 10, 2010, Kasparov signed an appeal from the Russian opposition "Putin must go". In the process of preparing the appeal, Kasparov was part of the author’s group and coordinated the text with other signatories. In the spring and summer of 2010, there was an active collection of signatures for the appeal, and meetings between the organizers and signatories took place. In the fall and winter, rallies were held in Moscow for Putin’s resignation, at which Kasparov also spoke.

In the fall of 2011, he advocated a boycott of the State Duma elections, and spoke at mass rallies in Moscow in December 2011 and 2012.

On August 17, 2012, Kasparov was detained at the Khamovnichesky Court on the day of the verdict in the case Pussy Riot. According to law enforcement agencies, during his arrest, Kasparov bit a police warrant officer. According to Kasparov himself, this statement is false, and the police, on the contrary, beat him during his arrest. On August 24, the magistrate's court acquitted Kasparov of charges of insubordination to police officers.

On October 22, 2012, in the elections of the Coordination Council of the Opposition on the general civil list, he took third place, gaining 33 thousand votes, losing to and.

On April 7, 2013, at the fourth congress, it was announced that Kasparov would not run for its political council, although he would remain a member of the movement. He himself explained the decision by disagreement with becoming an “appendage of the party” and participating in “actions that work to legitimize the existing government,” such as elections.

In June 2013, Kasparov said that he had no plans to return to Russia from abroad and would continue to fight “Kremlin criminals” on the international stage. A number of politicians criticized Kasparov's decision;

and accused Kasparov of cowardice. On February 27, 2014, Kasparov received Croatian citizenship

, where he is a member of the chess club of the city of Vukovar. In March 2014 website Kasparov.ru

became one of four resources that were blocked by Roskomnadzor at the request of the Prosecutor General's Office and without a court decision. According to the position of the prosecutor's office, they contained "calls for illegal activities and participation in mass events held in violation of the established order." In an interview with Gordon, he stated that.

“a trip to Russia is a one-way ticket for me. If you’re lucky, there will be house arrest” On July 6, 2015, the ex-world chess champion had a son, Nicholas."My wife Dasha and I are pleased to announce that our son Nicholas was born on July 6th. Mom and baby are happy and healthy. Thank you for your well wishes."

, Kasparov said on his Twitter page. From Daria Tarasova

Harry's daughter Aida was born in 2006. September 5, 2015 in an interview Fox Business stated that the president Vladimir Putin

together with the leadership of Iran, seeks to create chaos in the Middle East.

"I am sure that he will focus on provoking chaos in the Middle East. We have just received reports that the Russian military is heading to Syria, that they are establishing a presence there. I am sure that the alliance between Russia and Iran is trying to seize control of region." According to him, the Russian president ostensibly in order to cope with the economic situation within Russia.

On September 18, 2015, Kasparov in an interview with the Canadian La Presse Canadienne stated that after death in Russia there was no longer any opposition as such, only some elements.

“As an opposition, we missed our chance in December 2011. On December 24, 120 thousand people gathered on Sakharov Avenue, the government was in panic. Medvedev was still president, and we should have taken the chance to stay there! – Kasparov states with regret. – We had to create an analogue "Maidana" in Ukraine. But we held several demonstrations and returned home."

Scandals, gossip:

When it comes to Kasparov’s personal life, the first thing that is mentioned is his affair with Marina Neelova. Harry was 16 years younger than the actress, but managed to win her heart. Their relationship in the mid-80s lasted about two years, but the question of marriage did not arise. Klara Shagenovna, Kasparov's mother, convinced him that for the sake of his career he had to break up with his beloved. When their meetings stopped, it turned out that Neelova was pregnant. Harry's mother Klara Shagenovna made an official statement in the press: “This is not our child” and convinced her son: “If you want to marry an actress, it’s better to marry the whole factory dormitory right away.” Valentin Gaft publicly stated that “Kasparov is not worthy to be received in a decent home.” The actress herself did not say a word, but simply gave birth to a charming girl, Nika.

Kasparov's first wife was Maria Arapova- a graduate of the Faculty of Philology of Moscow State University, whom Garry Kimovich courted for three whole years. Maria worked as a translator and her pleasant manners and excellent education impressed Kasparov’s mother, Klara Shagenovna, whose opinion always meant a lot to her son. Three years after their marriage, Maria gave birth to a daughter, Polina. The birth took place in a hospital in Finland, where Kasparov’s wife’s parents worked. But a year after the birth of their daughter, the family broke up. As they say, the grandmaster’s mother played a significant role in this. When the question of improving living conditions arose, Maria expressed a desire to leave her mother-in-law, which she could not forgive.

This led to the fact that Garry Kasparov’s personal life was overshadowed for a long time by difficult divorce proceedings related to the financial claims of his ex-wife, who demanded an increase in payments for the maintenance of her daughter and her share in the acquired property.

"I am neither a supporter nor an instigator of divorce, - told Maria Arapova in one of the interviews. - I'm sad and offended. On the contrary, I tried to talk to him, but he does not want to return to us... They are putting pressure on me. In particular, if I do not agree to its terms, I will be deprived of my credit card. And, by the way, they were already in a hurry to carry out the threat. I feel that he is fighting us as if he were his chess players or political opponents. But we are just talking about a woman with your own child. I'm disappointed in Harry. God will be his judge."

In the end, they were divorced, and the ex-wife and daughter were sent to America, where Kasparov bought them an expensive apartment. A few years after the divorce, a new love came knocking on Garry Kasparov’s personal life - for an eighteen-year-old economics student. Yulia Vovk. The chess player met this beautiful girl in Riga at a banquet held as part of the memorial to Mikhail Tal. They soon got married, and after some time Garry Kasparov became a father again. This marriage of Kasparov lasted nine years, the wife gave her husband a son, Vadim.

It seemed that after his new marriage, the champion’s life had stabilized, family harmony had arrived... But at the end of 2004, Harry began to be increasingly noticed in society by students of the University of Trade Unions of St. Petersburg and superstars Dasha Tarasova. The girl is twenty years younger than Kasparov. Harry visited different countries with her, including America, and bought an apartment in the Northern capital - Dasha used to live outside the city, but now she has moved to the center. It is known that she practiced in Washington under a program supported by the American government. The money earned was enough to open his own store in the city on the Neva. The girl is well known in St. Petersburg. Her face and extensive interview adorned almost a full-length thick glossy magazine published in St. Petersburg.

According to rumors, Harry also bought housing for his second wife Julia (do not throw her out onto the street). After which he sent his son on vacation to Turkey, and he himself flew to St. Petersburg, where he registered his marriage with Dasha. By the way, at the beginning of 2005, at one of Kasparov’s press conferences, where he was accompanied by Dasha, she was asked an immodest question: “Who are you related to Harry?” “I’m his wife,” the girl answered with dignity. She was a little hasty then, but now it seems that this answer is just right. The couple had a daughter, Aida.

Scandals accompanied other aspects of the champion’s life. Thus, in 2003, the Israel Bank "First International Bank of Israel" accused former world chess champion Garry Kasparov of violating the terms of a $1.6 million loan provided to Kasparov Chess Online Inc. in September 2000. The Tel Aviv-based bank accused Kasparov of shutting down the company's website and ceasing to do business when one of the terms of the loan was to keep the site operational. Thus, according to the bank, Garry Kasparov is impeding the company's profitability.

The bank announced it was remanding the case to Delaware County Court. Now the financiers are asking for an injunction to block the closure of the website, to prohibit Garry Kasparov from opening a site that could become a competitor to the existing one, and are also demanding the return of unintentional damages and legal costs, ABC reports.

Another scandal broke out at the chess super tournament in Linares, which ended with the victory of the Hungarian chess player Peter Leko. During the festive closing ceremony, the results of the journalistic vote for the best game of the tournament were announced. The journalistic fraternity, led by the famous Spanish chess columnist Leontho Garcia, awarded the “beauty prize” to 15-year-old Teimur Radjabov for his victory over Kasparov. Harry Kimovich could not bear such insult. Losing the power of speech for only a second, he jumped to the microphone and attacked the journalists who made such an “amateurish decision,” as well as the organizers who “contributed to this disgrace.” Having accused everyone present of malicious intrigues, Kasparov announced that he was leaving and would not return, after which he actually left the hall where the ceremony took place.

In October 2014, Kasparov published an article on his website of the same name entitled “Khodorkovsky and Navalny ignore the primary task of the opposition.” Earlier, an opposition blogger and the ex-head of Yukos expressed the opinion that Crimea has de facto finally come under Russian jurisdiction, and this must be recognized as an objective reality.

In his article, oppositionist Kasparov accused former comrades in the fight against the current President of Russia Vladimir Putin in a “verbal balancing act” around the issue of annexing Crimea to Russia.

September 8, 2015 committee FIDE on ethics found world champion Garry Kasparov guilty of violating the moral code of the federation.

Chess players from South Africa, Romania, the Dominican Republic, Belgium and Nepal who make up the ethics commission concluded that he offered or attempted to offer a bribe to influence the outcome of the presidential election FIDE, thereby violating paragraph 2.1 of the organization’s moral code.

Last year, the 13th world champion tried to unseat the permanent Kirsana Ilyumzhinova from the post of FIDE President, but in the midst of the election campaign The New York Times published a murderous article for Kasparov. The newspaper noted that the FIDE Secretary General, a Singaporean Ignatius Leong unexpectedly defected to Kasparov’s camp, and found a sensational explanation for this. The publication published a contract under which Leong pledged to provide Garry Kasparov with more than 10 votes in the elections and received half a million dollars from his foundation. Kasparov lost the election then and became president again Kirsan Ilyumzhinov.

Royal bounty

In 1989 in Paris, in a rapid chess tournament using the knockout system, Kasparov and Korchnoi met in one of the semi-finals. Both main games ended peacefully, and according to the position, the third blitz game was played, and in it White needed a victory, and Black was satisfied with a draw. Black went to Korchnoi, he achieved the desired result and reached the final. But then Judge Giessen, interested in Kasparov ending up in the final, in violation of the rules, forced his partners to sit down at the board again, and actually put Harry on trial. This time Kasparov won and made it to the final, where he prevailed over Short. Of course, the judge was to blame for the fact that Korchnoi suffered financially, but Harry felt awkward and found a way out of the conflict situation. When the prizes were awarded at the closing of the tournament, he without further ado gave Korchnoi 16 thousand dollars in cash - that much Viktor Lvovich would have been guaranteed in the final...

All world champions love money, but only Kasparov parted with it so generously...

Magic Sweater

In 1981, the world youth team championship was held in Austria. After the victory of the Soviet team, Kasparov, its leader, purchased a dozen red and white sweaters with large numbers “85” on the chest - as gifts to everyone who intends to help him in the fight for the champion title. “What is this strange number? - asked his coach Alexander Nikitin, putting on a sweater. “If you expect to play a fight for the crown, then the next one will take place only three years later, in 1984, and the next one three years later, and it is unlikely that FIDE President Campomanes will break the calendar for you.” “We’ll wait and see,” Harry smiled mysteriously. “For now, let’s assume that I took these sweaters because of the sum of the numbers, 8+5=13.” Indeed, the devil's dozen is a lucky number for Kasparov, who was born on April 13 and was subsequently proclaimed the 13th world champion. But, apparently, Harry was cunning - even then he had the gift of providence... And in fact, Kasparov became the chess king in the second, extraordinary match with Karpov in 1985!

Women's duel

In 1984, even before the marathon with Karpov, Kasparov began an affair with the popular actress of the Sovremennik Theater Marina Neyolova. They met while visiting a famous married couple - pianist Vladimir Krainev and figure skating coach Tatyana Tarasova. Although Harry was sixteen years younger, he managed to win Marina’s heart and fell seriously in love. Their relationship lasted for about two years, but the question of marriage, apparently, did not arise. Harry lived in Baku with his mother, and whenever he was in Moscow, he would certainly visit Marina. She was assigned the role of a second, Moscow mother: her chess talent needed female tutelage. Neyolova was a homebody, and Kasparov loved to sparkle in society, especially with such a beautiful lady, and the famous artist, in order to please him, went to meet him halfway.

It is not known how long this relationship would have lasted, but Klara Shagenova, Harry’s mother, was tired of sharing her son with another woman, and she convinced him that for the sake of his career he had to break up with Neyolova. Of the two mature and experienced competitors, the mother won...

Second try

In 1986, Kasparov met a graduate of the Romano-Germanic department of the Faculty of Philology of Moscow State University, Maria Arapova, who worked as a guide-translator at Intourist. A pretty blonde with pleasant manners, a good education and a prestigious job - all with a plus sign. They dated for three years and finally got married. In 1992, Harry’s wife gave birth to a daughter, Polina, and the birth took place in Finland, where Maria’s parents were on a business trip at the time. Alas, after five years of cloudless happiness, “the family boat crashed into everyday life.” There is a version that the spouses were ruined by the “housing problem.” When the time came to buy a new home in the center of Moscow, Masha made an unforgivable mistake by suggesting that her husband buy a separate apartment for Klara Shagenovna in the building next door. The loving mother, who always lived with her son under the same roof and could not imagine anything else, could not tolerate such deceit. The divorce process was long and difficult. Maria was not satisfied with the generous allowance that Kasparov assigned to her and Polina. The wife said that she was disappointed in the chess player who was fighting with her for square meters, as with Karpov for the fields of a 64-square board. Having hired experienced lawyers, she presented claims to Harry for each item of income, demanding the division of all property “accumulated during their life together.” It seems that the main reason for the divorce was the wife’s desire to go abroad, while maintaining a high material level at Harry’s expense. In the end, Maria went with her daughter and parents to America, where Harry bought them a very comfortable house in New Jersey. The daughter is already more than twenty years old, she is a student at Columbia University, but Kasparov still supports Polina and her mother.

Latvian trace

For several years, Kasparov was a bachelor and was one of the most eligible bachelors. Lucky was the beautiful Yulia Vovk, a tall, long-legged girl whom Harry met in 1995 in Riga at the Tal Memorial: she was nineteen, he was thirty-two. A year later, the wedding took place (although there was no official registration of the marriage). Soon the young wife gave her husband a son, Vadim. “Are you going to quit chess?” - Harry was asked every now and then. “Not before my son sees my victory on stage! - came the answer, - he must realize who his father is.

In 2000, Kasparov lost to Kramnik, for several years all his attempts to play a rematch were in vain, and in 2005, disappointed with the situation, Harry made a sensational statement that he was leaving big chess, abandoning the fight for the return of the crown and switching to politics . However, parting with his beloved chess, Harry managed to please his son - at the end of 2004 he won the “missing” title of Russian champion. Vadim was present in the hall and, as Kasparov had planned, he saw with his own eyes what an outstanding father he had. Moreover, it was the son who received the gold medal - a valuable toy! But time flies quickly, Vadim is already eighteen, he is a tall guy, a giant, almost two meters tall.

It is important to note here that Julia is a native of Riga, has Latvian citizenship, and thanks to this, Vadim has a residence permit, and he often visits Riga. In 2013, these circumstances played an important role in the fact that Kasparov himself asked to be granted Latvian citizenship (of course, retaining Russian citizenship)! Thus, if the Latvian Seimas had made a positive decision, then a chess king would again appear in Riga (the first was Mikhail Tal). However, in 2014, Kasparov received Croatian citizenship, became a full-fledged European, and the question of Riga registration disappeared by itself...

(to be continued)

Ironically, none of his children play chess. Viva! recalls well-known and not so well-known facts from the biography of the 13th world chess champion, writer, the most influential Russian oppositionist in the West, personal enemy of the Kremlin and recognized playboy Garry Kasparov.

1. The main coach and advisor is mom.“I can be frank with her like with no one else. In critical moments, you hear a voice that you have been accustomed to believing for many years. Each of us needs someone whom you can trust, to express everything without hiding, calling things by their proper names. And then most often you yourself understand what to do. My mom jokes that she absorbs my stress.”

2. The first serious romance was with a famous actress.“Our close communication with Marina Neelova lasted more than two years. She was 16 years older than me, like all my friends at that time. Partly because I matured very quickly. But rather more due to the fact that women of the same age, as a rule, wanted to get married quickly. Of course, I couldn’t even think about this, as I was preparing for my first world championship match. Everything - my health, my training, my aspirations - was subordinated to this goal. On the other hand, I was a normal young man with normal needs and desires. Not a monk at all. It is quite possible that our union was also based on a sense of our exclusivity.”

3. Garry Kasparov did not recognize his daughter from Marina Neyolova.“We had a relationship. They were not fixed, moreover, they were in no way limited to the two of us. They probably didn’t end very well, but, nevertheless, I had no reason to believe that I abandoned her with the child. In any case, I believe that if I had something to do with the child, life would have turned out differently.”

4. In 2005, Garry Kasparov exchanged chess for politics.“In Russian politics there are too many generals and colonels and not enough intelligence. I hope that my ability to think strategically will help my homeland.”

5. Garry Kasparov considers chess players to be ordinary people.“Luzhin's Defense”, Zweig's chess novels - great literature, unfortunately, has created clichés that cannot withstand any clash with reality. It is clear that there are people with their own quirks. But there are no more of them than in any other mental activity that requires tension.”

6. Garry Kasparov is 19 years apart from his third wife.“I met my wife in St. Petersburg, at a lecture on alternative history. I was married, I had a son, but I decided to divorce. I realized that Dasha and I are on the same wavelength and I practically don’t feel the 19-year age difference. Now I lead an extremely exemplary lifestyle and I really like myself that way. Although I am constantly on the move. I don’t have an oil well or a candle factory; I live mainly from lectures.”

7. Has a reputation as a playboy.“At the age of 22 I became the world champion, I had money, status, opportunities. All this created a lot of temptations. Therefore, life, let's say, was quite chaotic. The fans did not besiege the entrance, but there is something to remember. There was less confusion than one might expect, but still enough.”

8. Garry Kasparov plays sports every day.“In the late 90s I had ideal athletic tone, I did a hundred push-ups. Having a routine has always been important to me. It doesn’t matter which one, the main thing is that it exists. Whenever possible, you need to get enough sleep. I try to sleep during the day. In addition, it is important to eat properly and efficiently. Naturally, I have never smoked, I have no need for alcohol. For me, four weeks at sea is recovery, six weeks is recharge. Walking, swimming, proper food, plus an hour a day - sports. You can do push-ups and pump up your abs without any exercise equipment.”

9. Garry Kasparov considers Putin to be Hitler's successor.“I have the feeling that Putin instinctively tries to repeat even the rhythm of Hitler’s speeches. How he does it is another matter, but the style of his statements has long become the style of the Third Reich. Many psychological moments in his behavior with world leaders are a copy of what the Fuhrer did. And I believe the final part of the equation will be the same.”

10. Garry Kasparov’s favorite number is 13.“I must strongly support the magical belief in the power of the number 13, because I have a lot connected with it: I was born on April 13, I became the 13th world champion. Although, it must be said that most of our superstitions are made up of a set of facts that are analyzed after the fact. We create for ourselves a kind of mosaic picture that has lined up successfully, and then we begin to adjust everything to it. Accordingly, we carefully push aside what does not fit into it.”