Putinism Is the Only Religion That Matters 20 August 2012By Garry Kasparov There was shock, if no real surprise, at the verdict against Pussy Riot on Friday. Despite whispers of leniency, I never doubted that a conviction and prison...
5-year-jail term likely
5-year-jail term likely for ex-Russian chess champ Kasparov for biting cop during Pussy Riot protestMoscow, Sun, 19 Aug 2012 ANI Moscow, Aug. 19 (ANI): Russian chess grandmaster-turned-political activist Garry Kasparov could be sentenced for five years in prison after...
Political chess savvy
Newsmaker: Dvorkovich Will Bring Chess Savvy to New Role 21 May 2012By Howard AmosThe Moscow Times Diminutive economist Arkady Dvorkovich was one of the few officials to publicly criticize Vladimir Putin‘s decision to return to the presidency last September,...
Chess players rally for one of their own
Chess geeks rally for Bob FergusonPosted by Bob YoungMarch 29, 2012 at 11:50 AM As contributors to Bob Ferguson’s campaign for state attorney general, August Piper and Dave Kelly will be identified in public campaign records as a doctor...
Kasparov Loses Political Chess Match
Kasparov Loses Political Chess MatchFriday, 16 Mar 2012 06:40 PM By Lev Navrozov Garry Kasparov is a Russian chess grandmaster, widely regarded as the greatest chess player of our time. In 1985, at age 22, Kasparov became the youngest-ever...
Rachel Reeves: the chess expert who may end up as queen of Labour
Rachel Reeves: the chess expert who may end up as queen of LabourBy James Kirkup, and Mary Riddell10:00PM GMT 13 Jan 2012 The rise of Rachel Reeves has been swift, say Mary Riddell and James Kirkup, and party leadership...
Politics or chess?
December 16, 2011 10:02 pmWho’s king of the castle?By Charles Clover Garry Kasparov, a vocal critic of Vladimir Putin, admits that chess can be much simpler than politics At first, playing chess against Garry Kasparov is much like playing...
Kasparov shut out
Putin party sweeps Russian regional voteBY AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE03-03-2009 6:39:53 AMUpdate 3 hours and 6 minutes agoCapital FM MOSCOW, March 2 – The United Russia party led by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has emerged as the clear winner of...
The Florida and Michigan Fiasco
What is the solution? What should be done? How would you handle this mess? Michigan Primary Trouble: The Final Snag?18 Mar 2008 04:04 pm The politics of this are crystal clear. The Obama campaign did not want a Michigan...