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Russia Issues Arrest Warrant For Kasparov On Terrorist Charges (www.chess.com)
submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/14880179

For anyone unaware of who Kasparov is, he's a very famous chess World Champion from Russia who held the title for 15 years.

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 9 months ago

For those who didn't already know, he's always been a vocal critic of Putin, so this comes as no surprise. For more info, read his book "Winter is Coming"

[–] [email protected] 19 points 9 months ago (1 children)

i saw 'kasparov' in the headline before seeing the community, and said aloud "gary kasparov? the chess champion?" and sure enough. fuckin wild.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Yes, Gary Chess. The inventor of Chess.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I hope garry chess is alright

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

I'm sure he is. Well, apart from living in New York, that is.