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Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov are unquestionably the
protagonists who featured in the greatest ever chess rivalry.
Between 1984 and 1990 they contested five long matches for the
World Championship. This 3rd volume of the, 'Garry Kasparov on
Modern Chess' series concentrates on the third and fourth matches
in this sequence: London/Leningrad 1986 and Seville 1987. Both
matches were tremendously exciting and hard fought and both
produced chess of an extremely high level. The 1986 clash was
groundbreaking in that it was the first World Championship match
between two Soviets to take place outside Moscow. It was split
between London and Leningrad with twelve games being played at both
venues. The defending champion was now Kasparov (having won the
1985 match) and he leapt into an apparently decisive three point
lead. However, this sensationally dissolved when a crisis broke out
in the Kasparov camp. Karpov exploited this and pulled off the
remarkable feat of winning three games in a row. Kasparov finally
regained his composure and eventually clinched the match with a
late victory. The 1987 match was notable for it's sensational
finale. Kasparov approached the final game with a one point
deficit, knowing that only a win would enable him to retain the
title. When the game was adjourned overnight in a position where
Kasparov had to win to stay champion, Spanish TV cleared its entire
schedule so that the nail-biting conclusion could be watched live.
A pre-internet global audience of millions was glued to their TV
screens as Kasparov ground out his historic victory. In this volume
Garry Kasparov (world champion between 1985 and 2000 and generally
regarded as the greatest player ever) analyses in depth the clashes
from 1986 and 1987, giving his opinion on the background to the
matches as well as the games themselves
The history of sport has seen many great gladiatorial clashes: Ali
v Frazier in boxing, McEnroe v Borg in tennis, Prost v Senna in
motor racing. None however can quite compare to the intensity of
the rivalry between those two great world chess champions: Garry
Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov. Between 1984 and 1990 they contested
an astonishing five World Championship matches consisting of 144
individual encounters. This volume concentrates on the first two of
those matches. The epic 1984/85 contest which was lasted six months
before being controversially halted "without result" by the then
President of FIDE Florencio Campomanes.The 1985 match when Kasparov
brilliantly won the final game to take the title and become - at
the age of 22 - the youngest ever world champion. Great chess
contests have often had resonances extending beyond the 64 squares.
The Fischer v Spassky match was played during the Cold War with
both champions being perceived as the finest products of their
respective ideologies. The Karpov v Korchnoi battles (three matches
between 1974 and 1981) were lent an edge with Karpov being a
Russian hero of the pre-Glasnost era whilst Korchnoi was the
disaffected dissident. The Kasparov v Karpov encounters mirrored a
battle between the new Russia and old Russia with Kasparov seen as
a symbol of the new ideology emerging under Gorbachev whereas
Karpov was seen to represent the old regime of die-hard Communists
such as Brezhnev. In this volume Garry Kasparov (world champion
between 1985 and 2000 and generally regarded as the greatest player
ever) analyses in depth the clashes from 1984 and 1985, giving his
opinions both on the political machinations surrounding the matches
as well as the games themselves.
____ *THE STRATEGIES BEHIND A SUCCESSFUL LIFE FROM THE LEGENDARY
GRANDMASTER AND ADVISOR TO NETFLIX'S THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT, NOW WITH A
NEW FOREWORD* 'In this book, chess is a teacher, and I aim to show
it is a great one.' For over twenty years, Garry Kasparov dominated
the world of chess. As the youngest ever undisputed World Champion,
known for confounding his opponents at every move and breaking
record after record, Kasparov was asked the same question time and
time again: what makes a champion? Drawing on a wealth of revealing
and instructive stories, from the most intense moments of his
greatest games to the world-changing decisions of history's
greatest strategists such as Winston Churchill and Steve Jobs,
Kasparov reveals the strategic ways of thinking that always give a
player - in the game of life as well as chess - the edge. PRAISE
FOR GARRY KASPAROV 'I've never seen someone with such a feel for
dynamics in complex positions' - Magnus Carlsen, World Chess
Champion 'There is nothing in chess he has been unable to deal
with' - Vladimir Kramnik, Chess Grandmaster 'Mr. Kasparov is not
only one of the world's smartest men, he is also among its
bravest.' - Hillel Neuer, executive director of UN Watch
In this stimulating book for players of all ages, Garry Kasparov
selects the best chess combination from recent grandmaster play and
presents them in a test-yourself format that everyone will enjoy.
Whether you are a beginner discovering chess tactics for the first
time or a master seeking to brush up on your skills, this book is
sure to be a useful addition to your chess armoury. The cream of
recent chess combinations . Dozens of fascinating chess positions .
Suitable for novice and master alike. Written by the world's finest
attacking player Since defeatingAnatoly Karpov for the world
championship in 1985 Garry Kasparov has successfully defended his
title on no less than five occasions, thereby establishing himself
as the greatest player of all his generation, if not of all time.
In May 1997, the world watched as Garry Kasparov, the greatest
chess player in the world, was defeated for the first time by the
IBM supercomputer Deep Blue. It was a watershed moment in the
history of technology: machine intelligence had arrived at the
point where it could best human intellect. It wasn't a coincidence
that Kasparov became the symbol of man's fight against the
machines. Chess has long been the fulcrum in development of machine
intelligence; the hoax automaton 'The Turk' in the 18th century and
Alan Turing's first chess program in 1952 were two early examples
of the quest for machines to think like humans -- a talent we
measured by their ability to beat their creators at chess. As the
pre-eminent chessmaster of the 80s and 90s, it was Kasparov's
blessing and his curse to play against each generation's strongest
computer champions, contributing to their development and advancing
the field. Like all passionate competitors, Kasparov has taken his
defeat and learned from it. He has devoted much energy to devising
ways in which humans can partner with machines in order to produce
results better than either can achieve alone. During the twenty
years since playing Deep Blue, he's played both with and against
machines, learning a great deal about our vital relationship with
our most remarkable creations. Ultimately, he's become convinced
that by embracing the competition between human and machine
intelligence, we can spend less time worrying about being replaced
and more thinking of new challenges to conquer. In this
breakthrough book, Kasparov tells his side of the story of Deep
Blue for the first time -- what it was like to strategize against
an implacable, untiring opponent -- the mistakes he made and the
reasons the odds were against him. But more than that, he tells his
story of AI more generally, and how he's evolved to embrace it,
taking part in an urgent debate with philosophers worried about
human values, programmers creating self-learning neural networks,
and engineers of cutting edge robotics.
The stunning story of Russia's slide back into a dictatorship,and
how the West is now paying the price for allowing it to happen.The
ascension of Vladimir Putin,a former lieutenant colonel of the
KGB,to the presidency of Russia in 1999 was a strong signal that
the country was headed away from democracy. Yet in the intervening
years,as America and the world's other leading powers have
continued to appease him,Putin has grown not only into a dictator
but an internationalthreat. With his vast resources and nuclear
arsenal, Putin is at the centre of a worldwide assault on political
liberty and the modern world order.For Garry Kasparov, none of this
is news. He has been a vocal critic of Putin for over a decade,
even leading the pro-democracy opposition to him in the farcical
2008 presidential election. Yet years of seeing his Cassandra-like
prophecies about Putin's intentions fulfilled have left Kasparov
with a darker truth: Putin's Russia, like ISIS or Al Qaeda, defines
itself in opposition to the free countries of the world.As Putin
has grown ever more powerful, the threat he poses has grown from
local to regional and finally to global. In this urgent book,
Kasparov shows that the collapse of the Soviet Union was not an
endpoint,only a change of seasons, as the Cold War melted into a
new spring. But now, after years of complacency and poor judgment,
winter is once again upon us.Argued with the force of Kasparov's
world-class intelligence, conviction, and hopes for his home
country, Winter Is Coming reveals Putin for what he is: an
existential danger hiding in plain sight.
Garry Kasparov on Garry Kasparov: Part III is the final volume in a
major three-volume series made unique by the fact that it records
the greatest chess battles played by the greatest chessplayer of
all-time. Kasparov's series of historical volumes have received
great critical and public acclaim for their rigorous analysis and
comprehensive detail regarding the developments in chess that
occurred both on and off the board. The first two volumes in this
series saw Kasparov emerging as a huge talent, toppling his great
rival Anatoly Karpov and then defending the World Championship
title on three occasions. This third volume focuses on the final 12
years of Kasparov's career up until his retirement from full-time
chess in 2005. This period witnessed three further World
Championship matches: wins against Short (London 1993) and Anand
(New York 1995) before the loss against Kramnik (London 2000) which
finally ended Kasparov's 15-year tenure as world champion. This
period also saw Kasparov achieve a colossal 2851 rating (1999), a
record which stood until 2013. Despite loss of the World
Championship, Kasparov continued to be ranked as the world number
one and dominated the elite tournament circuit. He won the Linares
super-tournament for four consecutive years (1999-2002) with the
fourth of these victories in 2002 concluding an unprecedented run
of ten straight wins in the world's elite events (Linares 4, Wijk
aan Zee 3, Sarajevo 2 and Astana 1). The games in this volume
feature many masterpieces of controlled aggression played against
the world's absolute best.
Former world champion Jose Capablanca's introduction to chess,
available for the first time in English in algebraic notation, is
an ideal first chess book for players of all ages. In systematic
fashion, Capablanca lucidly explains the rules and basic principles
of this fascinating game, and illustrates these with a wide range
of practical examples. Topics covered include: . The game, the
pieces, their moves and object . Improving your game . Elementary
opening principles...and much more After capturing the world
championship in in 1921, Capablanca was for a time regarded as
practically invincible. Although he surprisingly lost his title to
Alexander Alekhine in 1927, Capablanca remained a leading player
until his death in New York in 1942.
The battle for the World Chess Championship has witnessed numerous
titanic struggles which have engaged the interest not only of chess
enthusiasts but also of the public at large. The chessboard is the
ultimate mental battleground and the world champions themselves are
supreme intellectual gladiators. This magnificent compilation of
chess form the basis of the first part of Garry Kasparov's
definitive history of the World Chess Championship. Garry Kasparov,
who is universally acclaimed as the greatest chessplayer ever,
subjects the play of his predecessors to a rigorous analysis. Part
one features the play of champions Wilhelm Steinitz (1886-1894),
Emanuel Lasker (1894-1921), Jose Capablanca (1921-1927) and
Alexander Alekhine (1927-1935 and 1937-1946).
A illustrated introduction to the fundamental principles of chess,
which explains the important concepts of the game, with details of
ninety exercises to test key chess skills.
Garry Kasparov on Garry Kasparov: Part II is the second volume in a
major three-volume series made unique by the fact that it records
the greatest chess battles played by the greatest chessplayer of
all-time. Kasparov's series of historical volumes have received
great critical and public acclaim for their rigorous analysis and
comprehensive detail regarding the developments in chess that
occurred both on and off the board. Part I of this series saw
Kasparov emerging as a huge talent and eventually toppling his
great rival Anatoly Karpov to gain the world title. This volume
focuses on the period from 1985-1993 which witnessed three title
defences against Karpov as well as a number of shorter matches
against elite players including Hubner, Anderssen, Timman and
Miles. This period also saw Kasparov achieve spectacular results in
both individual and team events. Kasparov won the board gold medal
in three Olympiads (Dubai 1986, Thessaloniki 1988 and Manila 1992).
The late 1980s also saw the emergence of the World Cup series which
Kasparov utterly dominated, finishing either clear first or equal
first at Belfort 1988 (111/2/15), Reykjavik 1988 (11/17), Barcelona
1989 (11/16) and Skelleftea 1989 (91/2/15). Other major tournament
victories include Brussels 1987 (81/2/11), Amsterdam 1988 (9/12),
Tilburg 1989 (12/14), Belgrade 1989 (91/211) and Linares 1990
(8/11). During the late 1980s and early 1990s Kasparov emphasized
his huge superiority over his rivals. Despite generally adopting an
uncompromising, double-edged attacking style he almost never lost.
The games in this volume feature many masterpieces of controlled
aggression played against the world's absolute best.
This book brings together the two greatest names in the history of
chess. The author, Garry Kasparov, is the world number one and, by
common consent, the greatest player ever. The subject of the book,
Bobby Fischer, is the only American to have become world champion
and is probably the greatest natural talent the world has ever
seen.In the period between 1955 and 1972 Fischer, more or less
single-handedly, took on the might of the Soviet Chess Empire, and
won. During this time Fischer scored astonishing successes the like
of which had not been seen before. These included 11/11 in the
1963/64 US Championship and match victories (en route to the World
Championship) by the score of 6-0 against two of the strongest
players in the world, Mark Taimanov and Bent Larsen. The climax of
Fischer's campaign was his unforgettable match win in Reykjavik in
1972 against Boris Spassky. Fischer is almost equally well-known
for his temperamental behaviour away from the board, as his play on
it. He made extreme demands of all those around him including
tournament organisers. When these demands were not met he often
refused to play. The 1972 match against Spassky required the
intervention of no less than Henry Kissinger to smooth things over.
In 1975 when he was due to defend his title against Anatoly Karpov,
Fischer was completely unable to agree terms with FIDE (the World
Chess Federation) and was defaulted. After this he more or less
gave up chess, playing only once, a 'return' match against Spassky
in 1992. In this book, a must for all serious chessplayers,
Kasparov analyses deeply Fischer's greatest games and assesses the
legacy of this great American genius.
This book is the first in a brand new series that follows on from
My Great Predecessors and sees chess legend Garry Kasparov
reflecting on a pivotal time in chess history. Bobby Fischer's
spurt towards the chess summit (1970-1972) marked the approach of a
new era affecting all aspects of the game and opening theory in
particular. Fischer demonstrated the need for deep preparation with
both colours, expanded the range of openings knowledge, and laid
the foundations for present-day professional chess. The leader of
the new generation, Anatoly Karpov, fully reaped the benefits of
the Fischer revolution by mastering the lessons of his great
predecessor. Of the players of the older generation, only Victor
Korchnoi was able to achieve such a high level of professionalism.
Alas, Fischer then left the chess stage. However, the tectonic
shifts he had brought about led to the beginning of a genuine
revolution in opening theory and a revolution that overturned
traditional impressions about many typical positions. Between 1972
and 1975 alone, progress in the field of opening theory was more
significant than in the entire preceding decade! Under Fischer's
influence chess was radically regenerated, a process which then
continued to accelerate. As a result, from the 1972 Fischer-Spassky
world championship match to 1984 and the Kasparov-Karpov matches,
the overall picture of chess openings changed almost beyond
recognition. This fascinating book tells the story of this opening
revolution. This story is told not only with the insight of Garry
Kasparov, but also as seen through the eyes of the leading players
who were at the forefront of the development of chess theory during
those key years. The reader will witness at first hand how rapidly
and inexorably chess development approached the coming computer
era.
Garry Kasparov on Garry Kasparov, Part 1 is the first book in a
major new three-volume series. This series will be unique by the
fact that it will record the greatest chess battles played by the
greatest chessplayer of all-time. The series in itself is a
continuation of Kasparov's mammoth history of chess, comprising My
Great Predecessors and Modern Chess. Kasparov's historical volumes
have received great critical and public acclaim for their rigorous
analysis and comprehensive detail regarding the developments in
chess that occurred both on and off the board.. This new volume and
series continues in this vein with Kasparov scrutinising his most
fascinating encounters from the period 1973-1985 whilst also
charting his development away from the board. This period opens
with the emergence of a major new chess star from Baku and ends
with Kasparov's first clash with reigning world champion Anatoly
Karpov - a mammoth encounter that stretched out over six months. It
had been known in Russia for some time that Kasparov had an
extraordinary talent but the first time that this talent was
unleashed on the western world was in 1979. The Russian Chess
Federation had received an invitation for a player to participate
in a tournament at Banja Luka and, under the impression that this
was a junior event, sent along the fifteen year old Kasparov (as
yet without even an international rating!). Far from being a junior
tournament, Banja Luka was actually a major international event
featuring numerous world class grandmasters. Undeterred Kasparov
stormed to first place, scoring 111/2/15 and finishing two points
clear of the field. Over the next decade this 'broad daylight'
between Kasparov and the rest of the field was to become a familiar
sight in the world's leading tournaments.
This book, the fifth in Garry Kasparov's magnificent history of the
World Chess Championship, catalogues the post-Fischer period in the
1970's and early 1980's This period was dominated by Anatoly Karpov
(world champion from 1975-1985) and his three-time challenger,
Viktor Korchnoi. Anatoly Karpov gained the right to challenge Bobby
Fischer for the world title by winning through the Candidates
series in 1974. As is well known, Fischer refused to defend the
title and in 1975 Karpov became champion by default. Although he
did not have to contest a Championship match to gain the title,
Karpov proved that he was a worthy champion by winning virtually
every major tournament over the next decade. In this book, a must
for all serious chessplayers, Kasparov analyses deeply Karpov's
greatest games and assesses the legacy of this great Russian
genius. Also under the microscope are the games of Viktor Korchnoi,
who was at his peak during this period and twice challenged Karpov
for his world title.
It took AlphaZero only a few hours of self-learning to become the
chess player that shocked the world. The artificial intelligence
system AlphaZero had been fed nothing but the rules of the Royal
Game when it beat the worlds strongest chess engine in a prolonged
match. The selection of ten games published in December 2017
created a worldwide sensation: how was it possible to play in such
a brilliant and risky style and not lose a single game against an
opponent of superhuman strength? For Game Changer, Matthew Sadler
and Natasha Regan investigated more than two thousand previously
unpublished games by AlphaZero. They also had unparalleled access
to its team of developers at DeepMind and were offered a unique
look under the bonnet to grasp the depth and breadth of AlphaZeros
search. Sadler and Regan reveal its thinking process and tell the
story of the human motivation and the techniques that created
AlphaZero. Game Changer also presents a collection of lucidly
explained chess games of astonishing quality. Both professionals
and club players will improve their game by studying AlphaZeros
stunning discoveries in every field that matters: opening
preparation, piece mobility, initiative, attacking techniques,
long-term sacrifices and much more. The story of AlphaZero has a
wider impact. Game Changer offers intriguing insights into the
opportunities and horizons of Artificial Intelligence. Not just in
solving games, but in providing solutions for a wide variety of
challenges in society. With a Foreword by former World Chess
Champion Garry Kasparov and an Introduction by DeepMind CEO Demis
Hassabis.
Part two features the play of champions Max Euwe (1935-1937)
Mikhail Botvinnik (1946-1957, 1958-1961 and 1961-1963), Vassily
Smyslov (1957-1958) and Mikhail Tal (1960-1961). These books are
more than just a compilation of the games of these champions.
Kasparov's biographies place them in a fascinating historical,
political and cultural context. Kasparov explains how each champion
brought his own distinctive style to the chessboard and enriched
the theory of the game with new ideas. All these games have been
thoroughly reassessed with the aid of modern software technology
and the new light this sheds on these classic masterpieces is
fascinating.
The battle for the World Chess Championship has witnessed numerous
titanic struggles which have engaged the interest not only of the
chess enthusiasts but of the public at large. The chessboard is the
ultimate mental battleground and the world champions themselves are
supreme intellectual gladiators. This magnificent compilation of
play from the 1960s through to the 1970s forms the basis of the
third part of Garry Kasparov's long-awaited definitive history of
the World Chess Championship. Garry Kasparov, who is universally
acclaimed as the greatest chessplayer ever, subjects the play from
this era to a rigorous analysis the examination being enhanced by
the use of the latest chess software. This volume features the play
of champions Tigran Petrosian (1963-1969) and Boris Spassky
(1969-1972). However, this book is more than just a compilation of
play from the greats of this era. Kasparos biographies of these
champions place them in a fascinating historical, political and
cultural context. Kasparov explains how each champion brought his
own distinctive style to the chessboard and enriched the theory of
the game with new ideas.
Learn to play the great game of chess with none other than Garry
Kasparov, the World number one and the most famous figure in chess
history, as your teacher. Discover all the various pieces - the
king, the queen, the knights, the bishops and the pawns. Find out
how the pieces move, the values of the chessmen, how to attack and
how to defend, how to capture, how to employ special moves such as
castling, how to write the moves down and, crucially, how to give
check and deliver checkmate. Learn the numerous tricks and traps
that you can set your unwary opponents and, just as importantly,
how to avoid falling into them yourself. Make a journey through
this book and, with the help of the world's best player, you will
be ready for your first chess battle, be it against your mom or
dad, your friends, your computer, on the Internet or in a
competition.
An ideal chess guide for beginners
Covers all the crucial rules and aims
Introduces all aspects of the game
Written by a legend of the chess world
Test your chess skills with the world champion! In this stimulating
book Garry Kasparov selects the best chess combinations from recent
grandmaster play and presents them in a test-yourself format that
everyone will enjoy. Each chapter demonstrates the tactical
properties of a particular piece, with a series of puzzles of
varying difficulty. . The cream of recent chess combinations . More
than 90 chess positions . Ideal for the improving player . Written
by the world's finest attacking player Since defeating Anatoly
Karpov for the world championship in 1985, Garry Kasparov has
successfully defended his title on no less than five occasions,
thereby establishing himself as the greatest player of his
generation, if not of all time. Test your chess skills with the
world champion! In this stimulating book Garry Kasparov selects the
best chess combinations from recent grandmaster play and presents
them in a test-yourself format that everyone will enjoy. Each
chapter demonstrates the tactical properties of a particular piece,
with a series of puzzles of varying difficulty. . The cream of
recent chess combinations . More than 90 chess positions . Ideal
for the improving player . Written by the world's finest attacking
player Since defeating Anatoly Karpov for the world championship in
1985, Garry Kasparov has successfully defended his title on no less
than five occasions, thereby establishing himself as the greatest
player of his generation, if not of all time. Test your chess
skills with the world champion! In this stimulating book Garry
Kasparov selects the best chess combinations from recent
grandmaster play and presents them in a test-yourself format that
everyone will enjoy. Each chapter demonstrates the tactical
properties of a particular piece, with a series of puzzles of
varying difficulty. . The cream of recent chess combinations . More
than 90 chess positions . Ideal for the improving player . Written
by the world's finest attacking player Since defeating Anatoly
Karpov for the world championship in 1985, Garry Kasparov has
successfully defended his title on no less than five occasions,
thereby establishing himself as the greatest player of his
generation, if not of all time. itle on no less than five
occasions, thereby establishing himself as the greatest player of
his generation, if not of all time.
Chess: An Historical Perspective Chess - the "Royal Game" - is an
ancient board game, perhaps fifteen hundred years old. There are
many legends about how chess came to be. Most of them are folk
tales and are far from reality. Arguably more books have been
written about chess than all the other games combined, but
relatively little has been written about the history of chess. The
topic is difficult; it requires thorough knowledge, and there are
still many unknown historical pitfalls. It is therefore no surprise
that there exist a variety of hypotheses concerning the origin of
chess. In this book, the author, legendary Russian grandmaster Yuri
Averbakh, presents a well-researched and documented theory about
the origins, development and spread of this immensely popular game.
In addition, over three dozen splendid color plates - presented on
coated stock making the images suitable for framing - supplement
his historical analysis.
For readers of Putin's People by Catherine Belton comes the
stunning story of Russia's slide back into a dictatorship led by
Vladimir Putin - and how the world is now paying the price. 'Brave,
trenchant and convincing' Sunday Times 'Ferocious and unforgiving'
Financial Times The ascension of Vladimir Putin - a former
lieutenant colonel of the KGB - to the presidency of Russia in 1999
was a strong signal that the country was headed away from
democracy. Yet in the intervening years - as America and the
world's other leading powers have continued to appease him - Putin
has grown not only into a dictator but an international threat.
With his vast resources and nuclear arsenal, Putin is at the centre
of a worldwide assault on political liberty and the modern world
order. For Garry Kasparov, none of this is news. He has been a
vocal critic of Putin for over a decade, even leading the
pro-democracy opposition to him in the farcical 2008 presidential
election. Yet years of seeing his Cassandra-like prophecies about
Putin's intentions fulfilled have left Kasparov with a darker
truth: Putin's Russia, like ISIS or Al Qaeda, defines itself in
opposition to the free countries of the world. As Putin has grown
ever more powerful, the threat he poses has grown from local to
regional and finally to global. In this urgent book, Kasparov shows
that the collapse of the Soviet Union was not an endpoint - only a
change of seasons, as the Cold War melted into a new spring. But
now, after years of complacency and poor judgement, winter is once
again upon us. Argued with the force of Kasparov's world-class
intelligence, conviction and hopes for his home country, Winter Is
Coming reveals Putin for what he is: an existential danger hiding
in plain sight.
The ascension of Vladimir Putin--a former lieutenant colonel of the
KGB--to thepresidency of Russia in 1999 should have been a signal
that the country was headedaway from democracy. Yet in the
intervening years--as America and the world's otherleading powers
have continued to appease him--Putin has grown not only into a
dictatorbut a global threat. With his vast resources and nuclear
weapons, Putin is at the centre ofa worldwide assault on political
liberty.For Garry Kasparov, none of this is news. He has been a
vocal critic of Putin for over adecade, even leading the
pro-democracy opposition to him in the farcical 2008Presidential
election. Yet years of seeing his Cassandra-like prophecies about
Putin'sintentions fulfilled have left Kasparov with the realization
of a darker truth: Putin'sRussia, like ISIS or Al Qaeda, defines
itself in opposition to the free countries of theworld. He is still
fighting the Cold War, even as Americans have first moved beyond
it,and over time, forgotten its lessons.Lest we be drawn into
another prolonged conflict, Kasparov now urges a forceful
stand--diplomatic and economic--against him.For as long as the
world's powerful democraciescontinue to recognize and negotiate
with Putin, he can maintain credibility in his homecountry. He
faces few strong enemies within his country, so meaningful
opposition mustcome from abroad.Argued with the force of Kasparov's
world-class intelligence, conviction, and hopes for hishome
country, Winter is Coming is an unmistakable call to action against
a threat we'veignored for too long.
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