tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14539885.post8487698680167168839..comments2023-09-30T18:56:06.919+09:00Comments on The Closet Grandmaster: Taking Kasparov SeriouslyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14539885.post-76044751602697316472007-04-10T09:58:00.000+09:002007-04-10T09:58:00.000+09:00Kasparov...the King of Ka-ching? lolKasparov...the King of Ka-ching? lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14539885.post-3855705899078203542007-04-06T19:36:00.000+09:002007-04-06T19:36:00.000+09:00It's fair enough. He is trying to use his celebri...It's fair enough. He is trying to use his celebrity in order to leverage some influence and publicity for his political causes.<BR/><BR/>For that reason, it seems perfectly reasonable to continue to cultivate his chess celebrity when necessary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14539885.post-70826567425321779502007-04-06T00:22:00.000+09:002007-04-06T00:22:00.000+09:00Here's an excerpt from a Christian Science Monitor...Here's an excerpt from a Christian Science Monitor news <A HREF="http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20070402/wl_csm/okasparov_1" REL="nofollow">item</A>: <BR/><BR/>'In St. Petersburg, in early March, an estimated 5,000 demonstrators chanting "freedom!" and "Russia without Putin!" broke through a cordon of riot police and surged toward Palace Square, where the Russian Revolution was staged 90 years ago. Dozens were arrested, but Kasparov insists it was Russia's biggest protest rally in years and "our first great victory." At a smaller gathering in the Volga city of Nizhni Novgorod in late March, thousands of police backed by helicopters and water-cannons blocked protesters from reaching the city's central square. The next protest is slated for Moscow on April 14.'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14539885.post-68259020779563231162007-04-05T17:49:00.000+09:002007-04-05T17:49:00.000+09:00Sitting in New York won't grow him movement in Rus...Sitting in New York won't grow him movement in RussiaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14539885.post-44684986673998309262007-04-05T12:48:00.000+09:002007-04-05T12:48:00.000+09:00I would venture to guess that some of the money he...I would venture to guess that some of the money he makes from all these appearances and chess promotions go to the funding of his political activism and of his political organization in Russia? <BR/><BR/>You have to realize that he is trying to grow a movement and awareness in Russia -- despite all the odds against him. Obviously, it takes resources to do that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14539885.post-53182243791970849772007-04-05T04:57:00.000+09:002007-04-05T04:57:00.000+09:00Good question Amiel. I have answered in comments f...Good question Amiel. I have answered in comments few weeks ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14539885.post-3038298420837770102007-04-04T23:44:00.000+09:002007-04-04T23:44:00.000+09:00I think he's very serious. I don't really see the ...I think he's very serious. I don't really see the contradiction in having chess-related activities as both a passionate hobby and a nice-little-earner, and being political.<BR/><BR/>He was on the radio yesterday afternoon here, and spoke with conviction and also I think he is at peace with himself now. I think he genuinely believes his life is under threat, too. He was saying how he never flies aeroflot long distance, for instance, and during short hops refuses to eat any of their food. In case it's poisoned.Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.com