Garry Kasparov is the most exciting and charismatic personality in chess since Bobby Fischer. His dramatic rise to become the youngest world champion in history has taken him through a minefield of controversy and dispute. Some commentators have seen in his career a parallel with moves towards 'glasnost' (openness) under Gorbachov, whose reforms he strongly supports. The only things undisputed about Kasparov are his forceful character and his position as one of the strongest players of all time.

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