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Garry Kasparov returns to chess
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- 14 August, 2017
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Baku. 14 August. REPORT.AZ/ Former world chess champion Garry Kasparov is coming out of retirement to play.
Report informs citing France Presse, the 54-year old grand master will compete for Sinquefield Cup in St Louis, USA.
Kasparov was given a wild-card entry in the tournament dubbed Rapid and Blitz, and will be the oldest among the field of 10 players.
He will face Russian Sergey Karjakin first.
Notably, Garry Kasparov, born in Baku in 1963, is 8-times winner of the World Chess Olympiads, holder of 11 Chess Oscars. In 2005, he ended his career to be engaged in political activity and joined a number of opposition movements.
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