Garry Kasparov
Garry Kimovich Kasparov was born in Baku in 1963 and who lives in Moscow is a World Chess Champion, writer, and political activist, whom many consider the greatest chess player of all time.
Today this master of strategy applies the insights and unique perspective from his extraordinary chess career to the issues of leadership, logical thinking, strategic thinking, and success on the speakers' circuit and to Russian politics. His engagements are worldwide and year-round and the average duration is 45 minutes. Unlike some speakers, he derives enjoyment from the Q&A session which can last up to half an hour. Most of his speeches are booked by large multi-national corporations and financial institutions and he is very often the only speaker. Known as an extremely intuitive chess player, Kasparov emphasizes intuition's role in reaching one's full potential as an individual and achieving superior performance as the leader of a group or organization. His contests with the super-computer "Deep Blue" (score one win each) were worldwide headline news and he was at the forefront of innovation in chess for over twenty years. He was at the cutting-edge of research and the battles between humans and computers as far back as 1989. Kasparov announced his retirement from professional chess on 10 March 2005, to devote his time to politics and writing. He formed the United Civil Front movement, and joined as a member of The Other Russia, a coalition opposing the administration of Vladimir Putin. He was a candidate for the 2008 Russian presidential race, but later withdrew. As he explains, We are not fighting to win elections - we are fighting for having elections. The goal is to bring all opposition groups into a broad coalition to return Russia to the path of democracy. In 2007, he was ranked 25th in The Daily Telegraph's list of 100 greatest living geniuses. Forceful, compelling and knowledgeable are words used to describe a speech by Garry Kasparov. Speaking in English he is the new experience on the speaker's circuit. The subject matter is at your selection and ranges from Strategy, Tactics and Logical Thinking to Politics. These are some of his previous speech titles:
Strategy and tactics
Achieving your potential
Strategy and competition
Logical thinking
Strategy - the big picture
Limit of endurance
Leaders vs. Managers
Success is in the mind
How the computer changed the game of chess forever
From man to machine
Making use of strategic thinking in business and politics
Strategy for decoding the complexity of life
Kasparov's speeches embrace:
Strategy - Leadership - Tactics - Analysis - Calculation - Innovation
Intuition - Instinct - Anticipation - Talent - & Preparation