Chess Champion/Politician Kasparov at Colgate
World chess champion-turned-politician Garry Kasparov will appear at Colgate Friday, April 9.
Kasparov is scheduled to give a public talk at 4:30 p.m. in Memorial Chapel. No ticket is required. During his lecture, "Russia in the Putin Era: Challenges for Freedom and Democracy," Kasparov will assess democratic movements in Russia.
Having won the World Chess Championship in 1985 and held that title for 15 years, Kasparov is considered to be one of the greatest chess players of all time. When he retired in 2005, he was the number one ranked chess player in the world for more than 20 years.
Since that time, he has devoted his time to politics. Kasparov is chairman of the United Civil Front and the political leader of The Other Russia, a coalition of opposition parties. He was a candidate for the 2008 Russian presidential race, but later withdrew. Kasparov has authored many books and is a regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal.
Now in its fifth year, the Global Leaders series, sponsored by Colgate's Parents' and Grandparents' Fund, allows the university to invite high-profile guests to campus.
Tony Blair, former prime minister of Great Britain, delivered the most recent lecture in the series. During his October 2009 visit, Blair met with more than 50 students in a private session before addressing a Family Weekend crowd in Sanford Field House.
Other lecture series speakers have included Colin Powell, former U.S. secretary of state; the Dalai Lama, spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism; and Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner, award-winning authors of Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything.
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