As a player, he was nicknamed the Beast of Baku, because of his dynamic style at the chessboard. Garry Kasparov's father died when he was seven and it was his mother who guided him on his chess career. ![]() As a five year old he was fascinated by the mysterious little pieces and the board with its 64 squares. He learned chess by watching his parents play as they worked out chess problems in the newspaper. He grew up in the Soviet Union, the only child of engineer parents. He is also a writer and a political activist. ![]() Garry Kasparov is a Russian chess grandmaster, who became the youngest ever world champion at the age of 22.
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