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...Playing Politics Garry Kasparov, one of the greatest chess masters, continues to attract world attention with whatever moves he makes, and his challenging of Russian President Vladimir Putin is no different [April 9]. But real-life politics is not as simple as predicting your opponent's moves. In trying to wade through muddy and turbulent waters, Kasparov may get quite wet if not submerge completely. After all, he will be dealing with the darkest impulses of human beings, which don't yield easily predicted moves. It may be more meaningful for Kasparov to keep igniting the interest of young chess...
...Kasparov has said a 1985 world championship chess match that was ended unjustly and prematurely "was the beginning of my political career." Kasparov was an underdog in chess politics. Now he's an underdog again, this time in Russian politics. Let's hope he is not playing Russian roulette. Poch Peralta, Manila...
...Playing Politics Garry Kasparov, one of the greatest chess masters, continues to attract world attention with whatever moves he makes, and his challenging of Russian President Vladimir Putin is no different [April 9]. But real-life politics is not as simple as predicting your opponent's moves. In trying to wade through muddy and turbulent waters, Kasparov may get quite wet if not submerge completely. After all, he will be dealing with the darkest impulses of human beings, which don't yield easily predicted moves. It may be more meaningful for Kasparov to keep igniting the interest of young chess...
...that seems unlikely to be Kasparov. He says he is merely a "moderator" between left and right. But he isn't taking chances. In a Russia where crusading journalists like Anna Politkovskaya have been shot, he travels with bodyguards. Russians must take responsibility for change, he says. All he wants from the West is an unequivocal message to the Russian ruling élite that "there will be consequences if they don't play by the rules...
...grayer, with less of that shock of black hair that once marked him, but as intense as ever, the onetime child prodigy won't be returning to chess. "I don't want to look back," says Kasparov. "I have a new life...