![]() ![]() ![]() In 2017, Kasparov founded the Renew Democracy Initiative, dedicated to promoting the principles of the free world. Facing imminent arrest during Vladimir Putin’s crackdown, Kasparov moved from Moscow to New York City in 2013, after having previously escaped violence in his native Azerbaijan in 1990. ![]() In 2012, he was named chairman of the New York-based Human Rights Foundation, succeeding Václav Havel. Kasparov was one of the first prominent Soviets to call for democratic and market reforms. Previously, he earned the titles of under-18 chess champion of the USSR at the age of 12 and world under-20 champion at 17. The event is free and open to the public and will be livestreamed simultaneously on Purdue’s YouTube channel.īefore joining the vanguard of the Russian pro-democracy movement in 2005, Soviet-born Kasparov spent 20 years as the world’s top-rated chess player, finding international fame at the age of 22 when he became the youngest world chess champion in history in 1985. 14) in Stewart Center's Loeb Playhouse for an hourlong discussion on democracy in the 21st century. Kasparov will join Purdue President Mitch Daniels at 6:30 p.m. “Does Freedom Have a Future? A Conversation with Soviet-born Chess Grandmaster and Democracy Champion Garry Kasparov” Koonin will headline Purdue’s Presidential Lecture Series events this fall. Garry Kasparov, former chess world champion and founder of the Renew Democracy Initiative, and climate scientist Steven E. ![]()
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