Chess champ making move on Island
By Jose Lambiet
Palm Beach Post Columnist
Friday, December 15, 2006
The cash to fuel Russian President Vladimir Putin’s political demise could come by way of Palm Beach.
The diminutive ex-KGB agent’s arch enemy, former chess superstar Garry Kasparov, has set up his world headquarters on the tony island. He’s getting ready to start fund-raising stateside for his oust-Putin cause and possible run for the presidency.
From a hole-in-the-wall office on the second floor of a Peruvian Avenue commercial building, Kasparov’s longtime agent, Owen Williams, tells Page Two he has set up a nonprofit, Freedom for a Democratic Russia, and is launching an English-language Web site to disseminate stories about how crooked the current Russian regime is.
Kasparov’s 1984 world championship match against Anatoly Karpov became legendary, but he quit chess nearly two years ago for politics. Now Kasparov, 43, who has been in Palm Beach four times in recent years, has gotten so deep under Putin’s skin that he expects to be arrested at an anti-Putin demonstration Saturday in Moscow, Williams said.
Police looking for “subversive literature” raided Kasparov’s Moscow office Wednesday.
“I’m transitioning from running Garry’s businesses to helping with his campaign,” said Williams, 74. “He’s made a modest fortune ($10 million) from chess, but politics are expensive.”
The full article can be read here. 
Seems like a long shot bid to me.
Tell Kasparov not to have any tea it may be live and deadly
A nice chess forum topic would be better than this
be carefull Susan don’t put yourself in danger with this
Jack Le Moine said…
Seems like a long shot bid to me
yea with a radiation gun hehe
Nothing but danger for Kasparov Putin will put him away
Dear Suszan,
I appreciate your work in keeping updated this blog, but I am very sorry that you did not comment or even mentioned the recent scandal of the scheduled but cancelled interview of Garry Kasparov in the german media.
It seems, this way you are indirectly supporting political regims, threatening people and organizastions whose existenz and activity are legitim in every democracy.
Shouldn’t we remember the arguments for “Operation Iraqi Freedom” especially if based in the US?
Please comment.
cheers
I am not very interested in world politics or politics in Russia. This is the blog about things that interest me as well as for chess news, tips and information. In addition, it is impossible for me to update ALL the news.
My goal now is to get rid of the destructive politics in the USCF and US Chess, not about Russia or Garry’s political career. I wish him the best in what he does.
Best wishes,
Susan Polgar
http://www.PolgarChess.com
And I also said many times that issues will be discussed in due time. If you would like to discuss it earlier, please do so on the USCF or other forums, not here.
Best wishes,
Susan Polgar
http://www.PolgarChess.com
Due time works for me thanks I can wait till then
but when the cats away us mise will play
Susan said MEOW MEOW (in your dreams)
If Susan was not fully awake a little while ago she is now haha
It’s so nice that Susan put up that Karpov-Kasparov picture especially one after both of their chess careers are over.
Many years ago I wouldn’t believe it if Kasparov said he’d face Karpov willingly–in a book by Fred Waitzkin covering one of his matches with Karpov, Garry confided that he loathed Karpov so much that…
Are they cool now?
Susan,
While I do not think there is a problem with covering world chess news in general, you will just need to use “your positional judgement” in world politics in relation to Gary Kasparov. Honestly, I do not think that I am in a position to fully evaluate what is going on politically in Russia. If there is a true power struggle in Russia, and the Putin adminstration becomes predatory, THEN I might be careful about backing Gary on the fund raising.
Political intrigue tracker…
1 identified poster
2 Susan’s
11 anonymouse posters, several with curiouse non sequeter comments….
just like some Chess puzzles, I don’t think I understand the position 🙂
Churchill,
I absolutely DO NOT back Garry on his political campaign. I am not for or against it. I just do not care about. I care about my sport and how to make it better.
Garry is one of the greatest ever. I just bring the news. That is all.
Best wishes,
Susan Polgar
http://www.PolgarChess.com
Anonymous said…
Political intrigue tracker…
1 identified poster
2 Susan’s
11 anonymous posters, several with curious non sequester comments….
just like some Chess puzzles, I don’t think I understand the position 🙂
The puzzle is unfolding you got…. Karsparov Karpov Gorachev Polgalov…. to run mother Russia in team one.
Polgar Bauer Korenman Truong in team two to run the USCF in team two
Putin Kramnik Kirsan Yasser….in team thee digging in will try to hold
Chessbase Susans Blog USCF…..as out posts
With Budapest as the main Head Quarters
were does fisher fit in??
Anonymous said…
were does fisher fit in??
Hes the Icing on the Cake
concrads you have solved the puzzle..you win
Wow, great picture. THey both look very intense. DId you take this pic, Susan?
Anonymous said…
A nice chess forum topic would be better than this
be carefull Susan don’t put yourself in danger with this
Thank you for the warning, Mr. Putin.
Anonymous said…
Dear Suszan,
I appreciate your work in keeping updated this blog, but I am very sorry that you did not comment or even mentioned the recent scandal of the scheduled but cancelled interview of Garry Kasparov in the german media.
It seems, this way you are indirectly supporting political regims, threatening people and organizastions whose existenz and activity are legitim in every democracy.
Shouldn’t we remember the arguments for “Operation Iraqi Freedom” especially if based in the US?
Please comment.
cheers
1. How was that a “scandal”?
2. Who is Suszan threatening?
3. OIF has something to do with any of this?
4. Isn’t it early in the day for a bottle of vodka?
Ioannis said…
Who can give me a ‘modest $10 million”? 😛
I’m disappointed Garry has only $10 million for all his years in chess–many of them as the world champion. He couldn’t retire to New York City on that paltry amount.
Henry said…
Wow, great picture. THey both look very intense. DId you take this pic, Susan?
It’s just another standard photo. What happened to all those great photoshopped photos that used to be here?
4. Isn’t it early in the day for a bottle of vodka?
Di-me the Vodka Boris we go work nearly 6am
I’m disappointed Garry has only $10 million for all his years in chess–many of them as the world champion. He couldn’t retire to New York City on that paltry amount.
that’s what you get hand milking one cow
Susan smarter has milking mashine that milks thousands of cows
hey you
1. How was that a “scandal”?
2. Who is Suszan threatening?
3. OIF has something to do with any of this?
4. Isn’t it early in the day for a bottle of vodka?
he ask Susan not you she tell him —so mind your buisness and have some vodka
“The diminutive ex-KGB agent’s arch enemy, former chess superstar Garry Kasparov”
Sigh. Laughable. Kasparov?!? Putin has about a million enemies more dangerous than Kasparov. If he was told Kasparov was his “arch enemy” he’d laugh his head off. It’s like saying Kramnik’s closest rival in the chess world is Emory Tate.
good posting acirce
There is a a bookmaker Peter Lawson NY giving 6/1 odds against the Polgar team of winning (he must know something or he would not give those sort of odds)
BBC says a huge police presence at the march. I hope Garry brought his polonium detecter with him.
“To judge from the reports by news agencies, the number of police officers and OMON [riot police] is for the moment much greater than the number of the participants in the event who are already there,” the radio said. The presenter, Oksana Pashina, went on to ask the correspondent: “Is this so?””Yes, this is indeed so. As we know, as was reported yesterday, police personnel number more than 8,000, with I would say around 1,000 of those that have come here to take part in the event,” correspondent Tikhon Zyatko reported live from the scene. “The event in effect is yet to begin,” he remarked.
“So far, I have not noticed any incidents. Police officers have been quite amicable towards those who are here. Nevertheless, the atmosphere here is quite tense.”There is a huge number of law-enforcement personnel here. There is a police helicopter up above us. So far, however, there have been no incidents,” he summed up, with people reasonably free to join the event, albeit following checks including passing through the gates of metal detectors.In a second report on the subject, Roman Plyusov went around Moscow’s city centre. “Central Moscow at the moment resembles a theatre of war or, if you like, preparations for some kind of decisive battle,” Plyusov said with reference to the police presence there. “There is water-cannon equipment in all central squares,” with truckloads of riot police. “There are few people in the streets,” but “those that are here in the city centre are very unhappy at the fact that there are police everywhere”. “No is the answer to everything. Without any comment, the only answer from the police is no, you can’t go there,” Plyusov said.And in a third linked report, a regional correspondent told the radio about problems regional delegations had had with their arrival at the protest in Moscow.