Garry Kasparov

The world of chess witnessed an unprecedented event in May 1997: Garry Kasparov, the finest chess player of his era, faced a monumental challenge against IBM's advanced supercomputer, Deep Blue. This highly publicised match captivated global audiences, marking a pivotal moment in technological history. For the first time, machine intelligence triumphed over human intellect, heralding a new era of AI...

Garry Kasparov has been a vocal critic of Putin for over a decade, even leading the pro-democracy opposition in the 2008 Presidential election. Yet years of seeing his Cassandra-like prophecies about Putin's intentions fulfilled have left Kasparov with the realization of a darker truth: Putin's Russia, like ISIS or Al Qaeda, defines itself in opposition to the free countries of...

The most successful chess player of all time shares his insights into life as a game of strategy, drawing on his own story as well as the worlds of business and politics. The Strategies Behind a Successful Life from the Legendary Grandmaster, Now with a New Foreword 'In this book, chess is a teacher, and I aim to show it...