Garry Kasparov
by sachin on July 17, 2007
The man you see above had been an inspiration for me. As a boy of 12 years old i have been fascinated by his name and the game he played. Throughout my years of playing chess he has been my idol. So much so that i used to imitate even his openings as a 16 year old.There was only one other player who had captured my imagination as much as he had. It was Paul Morphy’s.
The only player to play Sicilian successfully in history of chess,Garry Kasparov, made it my favourite too. Infact i had even made for myself a small reputation of playing the Sicilian well during one of our local tournaments.If you do not know what iam talking about, then these represent particular variations in the opening moves of the game chess.A game, invented originally in India, modified by other world bodies and loved the world over.
He won the world championship at 22, a feat not achieved by anyone after him yet! But the game should never be lower than the player, Kasparov’s retirement marks the end of his reign since 1985. He undoubtedly has been one of the game’s best players the world has ever produced. But it’s time for us, the chess community to move on. The seat is open for a new champion, a person who would, hopefully, be a worthy successor.
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