Garry Kasparov retires from professional chess

11 March 2005: Garry Kasparov retires from professional chess to spend time on battles off the board.

Dramatic news today as the world's greatest ever chess player Garry Kasparov announced that he is to give up competitive chess and devote his time to writing and to Russian politics, in particular, his opposition to President Vladimir Putin...

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