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"I'm here to represent my state and bring back some information, some experience," he adds.īut Michael Hushfeldt, a 70-year-old who has been a member of the Chess Club of St Louis since it was created, says he doesn't understand why it's such a big deal. "I watched all of his games, I studied him," says Raymond Paul, a 60-year-old chess teacher from the neighboring state of Kansas. The area is also teeming with chess fanatics. The affluent neighborhood where the tournament is taking place has been thronged by Indian, Chinese and American tourists over the past three days, clutching Kasparov masks and film cameras - which are back in fashion thanks to the organizers' ban on electronic devices. Kasparov does that and it's something I value," she adds. "Chess players have to go beyond the chessboard. "I admire him not only for his beautiful tactical games but also for his important personality for human rights," she says, referring to Kasparov's political activism and his long opposition to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Louis was paid for by the restaurant where she works. The 26-year-old, whose dyed blonde streaks peek out from under a black hat, says she's traveled all the way from Ecuador "because as a chess player, it's an amazing opportunity to see Kasparov."Ī grandmaster herself, Heredia's ticket and stay in St. So, with the players rated fairly close on the official FIDE list, the chess world thought both players chances were about even. On the opposite sidewalk, Carla Heredia is jumping on the squares of a giant chessboard painted on the ground. Kasparov had never won a game against Karpov before, but theyd only played four times with three draws and the decisive game happening in 1975 when Kasparov was 12 and Karpov was world champion. Hopefully I can learn from it, and get better myself," he continues, adding that, win or lose, "he's definitely still the best." "I hope to see some legendary game, something amazing. "It's a once in a lifetime chance to see him in person," says Pirogovsky. Hundreds of fans from all over the world, young and old, have flocked this weekend to the city, considered America's chess capital, to see the man who took on IBM's Deep Blue and ruthlessly crushed all human adversaries during the 1980s and 1990s.įor many it was their first time seeing the 54-year-old, renowned for his death stare and aggressive style of play, in the flesh. Garry Kimovich Kasparov ( Russian:, Russian pronunciation: ar kimvt ksparf, born Garik Kimovich Weinstein, 13 April 1963) is a Russian chess grandmaster, former World Chess Champion, writer, political activist and commentator. Louis, Missouri, where Kasparov has been competing since Monday with a new generation of stars, some half his age, at the Rapid and Blitz tournament. When he learned that "the Beast of Baku" was making a comeback, he asked his mother Evelin to take him to St.