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The daughter of the chess king and Marina Neyolova charmed the director of the London gallery
The 13th world chess champion Garry KASPAROV recently gave birth to a son. It is probably no coincidence that the boy was named in the American manner - Nicholas. Three years ago, Harry Kimovich, having finally chosen the profession of a political prostitute, left Russia and settled in the United States.
Kasparov bought a three-bedroom apartment with an area of 160 square meters in Manhattan in New York. m. For this family nest, where his young wife Daria Tarasova, their 9-year-old daughter Aida and the chess player himself live, the fugitive paid $3.4 million. Now he will have to make room a little - there are four of them.
The 52-year-old former world champion knows a lot about female beauty. Daria is 20 years younger than him, and some Americans, seeing them together, mistakenly think that she is his daughter. When the romance between Kasparov and Tarasova, a student at the St. Petersburg Humanitarian University of Trade Unions, was in full swing, Dasha was once asked how she related to the great chess player. The spectacular brunette, without blinking an eye, answered: “I am his wife.” Although Kasparov at that moment was married to a completely different young lady - Yulia Vovk! But Tarasova achieved her goal. In 2006, she actually married chess genius.
As a student, Daria practiced in Washington under a program supported by the US government. She opened her own store in St. Petersburg, and Valery Leontyev even dedicated one of his songs to her. In general, this lady also knew her worth.
The liberal KASPAROV and Daria TARASOVA live in New York in an apartment worth $3.4 million. Photo by Mikhail FROLOV/Komsomolskaya Pravda
Harry Kimovich and Daria have been together for over 10 years, and, I must say, this is a great achievement for the wife. After all, the winner of all kinds of chess tournaments has always had a weakness for the fair sex.
The whole theater of Moscow was gossiping about the romance of young Kasparov with the wonderful actress Marina Neyolova. When they met, Marina was 37 years old, and Garik was 21. He then lived in Baku and visited Moscow only on short visits. Neelova received her young lover in her apartment on Chistye Prudy. But they appeared together more than once in the world. When Kasparov first met Anatoly Karpov in a match for the world title in 1984, Neelova was sitting in the hall next to the chess player’s mother. But it was Klara Shagenovna who separated them. First she told her son:
- You need to concentrate on chess. And if you want to marry an actress, it’s better to marry the whole factory dormitory right away. She will infect you with a bad disease!
When Neyolova became pregnant, Klara Shagenovna inspired her son that an illegitimate child could negatively affect his sports career. The ambitious Harry, who had already won the world title, did not object. His mother stated in the press: “This is not our child.” As if hinting that Neelova was simultaneously dating another man. The proud actress did not utter a word then. But the daughter Nika, whom she gave birth to, turned out to be exactly like Kasparov. Neelova’s colleagues at the Sovremennik Theater were outraged by the grandmaster’s action, and Valentin Gaft publicly stated:
-Kasparov does not deserve to be received in a decent home.
Now Nika is 28 years old. She went to first grade in Paris. When she grew up, she became a sculptor, graduating from the Royal Academy of Arts in the Netherlands. Later, Nika continued her studies in England, and in 2010 she became the winner of the “New Sensations” competition, which was held by the London Saatchi Gallery. Her father was replaced by Neelova's current husband, Russian diplomat Kirill Gevorgyan. It was thanks to Nick's stepfather school age visited different countries oh and learned a few foreign languages. Neelova's daughter, a sultry brunette, looks very attractive, although she says that she never considered herself a beauty. 
Maria ARAPOVA gave birth to the chess player's daughter Polina. After the divorce, his ex-wife did not allow Harry to see his daughter. Photo: eternaltown.com.ua
“I have a boyfriend, we live together in London,” Nika admitted several years ago. - He is Italian, he also works here. Not an artist or a sculptor. Maybe this is for the better - the two of us are not bored.
However, Nika never decided to introduce that same Italian to the public. Later he went to his homeland, and the couple broke up. Meanwhile, Neelova Jr. literally charmed the director of the London gallery “Charlie Smith” Zavier Ellis. First, using his extensive connections, he helped Nika show her works in the capital of England, then in Berlin, Amsterdam and other European cities. Outwardly, everything looked quite ordinary: a patron of art was helping a young talent pave the way to success. But when at an exhibition in London's Somerset House, where works by leading British artists and sculptors were shown, suddenly the creations of Nika Neelova, the only foreigner, appeared, many wondered: why would this be? She undoubtedly has talent, but without high patronage you won’t get into the cohort of the chosen so quickly. This vernissage, by the way, was supervised by Zavier.
Garry KASPAROV to his master, US Vice President Joe BIDEN: “I’m glad to try, your honor!” Photo: © Reuters 
Ellis's former favorite, Tessa Farmer, understood everything. The woman created a scandal for her ex-boyfriend:
- What is it about this Russian? Her work is completely ordinary. You are driven by personal sympathy.
Tessa persistently asked Zavier, for the sake of the cause, to forget about the Russian sculptor. But he did not listen and began to lose his head more and more from his new favorite. Now Nika is seen with the gallery director not only at exhibitions and museums. Ellis takes her on trips, they have dinner together in restaurants, walk around the city.
According to our information, Nika Neelova was once offered a job in Moscow, but she did not want it. Mom called her daughter to Paris, where she lives in last years, and received a polite refusal. And when Nick asks Ellis for something (or vice versa), there is no refusal.
Nika prefers not to talk about Kasparov. She, like her mother, crossed him out of her life.
Stole a girl from Short
In 1986, friends introduced Harry to the pretty blonde Maria Arapova. A graduate of the Faculty of Philology of Moscow State University worked as a translator at Intourist. It is curious that her dad was well acquainted with Karpov, the 12th world champion and Kasparov’s sworn rival, but Klara Shagenovna found out about this too late. Otherwise, perhaps she would not have given her blessing for the marriage. Three years after the wedding, Maria gave her husband a daughter, who was named Polina. Arapova decided to give birth in Finland, where her parents lived at that time. And Kasparov remained in Moscow, with his mother. They say that Klara Shagenovna was seriously offended by her daughter-in-law. When Harry was planning to buy a new home for his family in the center of Moscow, Masha cautiously suggested moving out her mother-in-law and buying her an apartment in the building next door. The imperious Klara Shagenovna, accustomed to living with her son under the same roof, could not tolerate such treachery.
Everyone knows that Garry Kimovich Kasparov(52) always appreciated the fair sex. There were legends about his love affairs. Now genius chess player settled down, bought an apartment in Manhattan, where he lives with his young wife Daria Tarasova, 9 year old daughter Aida and a very young son Nicholas, who was born on July 6 this year.
The champion always knew a lot about female beauty. There are rumors that he could not resist Daria, who is 20 years younger than him, while still legally married to Yulia Vovk(37), who bore him a son Vadim (19).
The most scandalous can be considered the affair between Harry Kimovich and the actress. Marina Neelova(68). When they met, the artist was 37, and the grandmaster was 21. The 16-year difference did not bother the couple. But she separated them Klara Shagenovna, Kasparov's mother, believing that Garry Kimovich needs to focus on chess, and not on a woman. When Neyolova became pregnant, Clara convinced her son that an illegitimate child would negatively affect his career and stated in the press: “This is not our child.” Marina Neelova did not get involved in these scandals in the media and did not comment on anything. However, the daughter Nika, which she gave birth to, was very similar to Kasparov. Now Nika is already 28 years old. Her father was replaced by Neelova’s husband, a Russian diplomat Kirill Gevorgyan. They prefer not to talk about the chess player.
17 December 2015, 17:59About the romance of young Kasparov with a wonderful actress Marina Neelova the whole theatrical Moscow was gossiping. When they met, Marina was 37 years old, and Garik was 21.
In 1984, Kasparov met actress Marina Neelova. He was 21 years old and was the youngest contender for the title of world champion in the history of chess.
“Our close communication with Marina Neelova lasted more than two years. She was 16 years older than me, like all my friends at that time. Partly because I matured very quickly. But much more due to the fact that women of the same age, as a rule, wanted to get married as soon as possible. Of course, I couldn’t even think about this, as I was preparing for my first world championship match. Everything - my health, my training, my aspirations - was subordinated to this goal. On the other hand, I was a normal young man with normal needs and desires. Not a monk at all.
She and I had many mutual friends among writers and artists. She is a very extraordinary woman. It is quite possible that our union was also based on a sense of our exclusivity.” (From the book “Child of Change” by Garry Kasparov)
He then lived in Baku and visited Moscow only on short visits. Neelova received her young lover in her apartment on Chistye Prudy. But they appeared together more than once in the world. When in 1984 Kasparov first met in a match for the world title with Anatoly Karpov, Neelova was sitting in the hall next to the chess player’s mother.
The actress supported Kasparov during a difficult time for him. In the match for the world title with Anatoly Karpov, he initially lost. And with a score of 0:5! Harry was even nicknamed the long-playing player. At the matches, Neelova sat next to Klara Shagenovna. “Two mothers,” they said about them. 
“At the end of January 1985, with the score 5:2, Karpov and I were even driven out of the Hall of Columns of the House of Unions. Because Karpov, despite his assurances that he was about to crush me, could not win, and then, one after another, members of the Politburo were dying, and for the farewell ceremonies it was necessary to clear the territory. Then Karpov gave up the third game, and the question is not even that he was physically exhausted and could not continue playing... He became psychologically uncomfortable - he was simply scared, and most importantly, those who were behind him got cold feet.”
But it was Klara Shagenovna who separated them.
First she told her son:
- You need to concentrate on chess. And if you want to marry an actress, it’s better to marry the whole factory dormitory right away. She will infect you with a bad disease!
When Neyolova became pregnant, Klara Shagenovna inspired her son that an illegitimate child could negatively affect his sports career. The ambitious Harry, who had already won the world title, did not object. His mother stated in the press: “This is not our child.” As if hinting that Neelova was simultaneously dating another man. The proud actress did not utter a word then. But the daughter Nika, whom she gave birth to, turned out to be exactly like Kasparov. Neelova’s colleagues at the Sovremennik Theater were outraged by the grandmaster’s action, and Valentin Gaft publicly stated:
- Kasparov is not worthy to be received in a decent house.
“I almost stopped seeing Marina. Parting became inevitable. Therefore, I was completely sure that the child she was carrying could not be mine. Each of us already had a separate personal life. I tried to put it all out of my mind and focused on chess."(From the book “Child of Change” by Garry Kasparov)
In 1987, Marina Neelova gave birth to a daughter, Nika, who is like two peas in a pod like Garry Kasparov.
Now Nika is 28 years old. She went to first grade in Paris. Her father was replaced by Neelova’s current husband, a Russian diplomat Kirill Gevorgyan. It was thanks to her stepfather that Nika visited different countries at school age and learned several foreign languages. Neelova's daughter, a sultry brunette, looks very attractive, although she says that she never considered herself a beauty.
Nika studied at the courses of the chief artist of the Moscow Lenkom Theater Oleg Sheintsis. In 2008 she graduated from the Royal Academy of Arts in The Hague. She studied abroad, or rather in the Netherlands, where her father, Kirill Gevorkyan, was appointed ambassador of the Russian Federation several years ago.
It is known that she is not a fan of public life and has incredible abilities in learning foreign languages. In the Netherlands she graduated from the academy, and received her second education, art, in London, at the school of design.
In 2010 she graduated from art school at University College London. She participated in several collective exhibitions, mainly in the Netherlands. In 2010, Nika with the installation “Principles of Obedience” became the winner of the “New Sensations” competition held by the London Saatchi Gallery. According to the conditions of this prestigious competition, all graduates of art universities in the country are allowed to participate. But from the numerous applicants, at the first stage, the 20 best are selected, whose works are exhibited at the art fair in London. And only four winners are given a grant to create new projects. After her victory, she received many interesting offers; she had a personal exhibition in London.
Her works have also been shown at exhibitions in Basel in Switzerland, Paris, Lithuania and Germany. "Principles of Obedience" and another work were acquired for the Saatchi Gallery. And the rest went to private collections.
In the chess world, Garry Kasparov was never called anything other than “The Great and Terrible”. The famous champion left the sport at the peak of his fame. Some are convinced that it is in vain, while others say that it is on time. Nevertheless, the great grandmaster has something to tell about himself, because Garry Kasparov’s biography, personal life and children are of interest to many of his admirers. And today’s activities of the champion cause a lot of talk in society.
Today former chess player He devoted himself almost entirely to politics and is an outspoken positionist, blaming the Russian government for the outbreak of the armed conflict in Donbass and the annexation of the Crimean Peninsula. But first things first.
So, below is the biography of Garry Kasparov: personal life, children, sporting achievements and others interesting points from the life of a great grandmaster.
Childhood
Was born future champion in Baku on April 13, 1963. The boy's parents were intelligent people and kept themselves apart from the lower, so to speak, working class. As for the nationality of Garry Kasparov, this point caused a lot of controversy in sports circles.
The fact is that the chess player’s father (Kim Moiseevich) is Jewish, and his mother (Klara Shagenovna) is Armenian. Both he and the other were purebred almost to the fifth generation. Therefore, in the sports community, both Jews and Armenians, as they say, each pulled the blanket over themselves, disputing the nationality of Garry Kasparov in their favor. However, in the Soviet Union he was considered an Armenian and simply a Soviet citizen.
The parents of the future grandmaster worked as engineers and staged chess battles almost every evening. It was thanks to them that Garry Kasparov became so passionate about this sport. Starting at the age of five, he began to master the basics chess art. And this absorbed him so much that he did not need any toys, or the street, or other yard delights. Only chess, books and newspapers.
Youth
At the age of twelve, a turning point occurred in the biography of Garry Kasparov: the young prodigy became a champion Soviet Union in chess among youths. Since then, this sport has become the meaning of his whole life for him.
By the age of seventeen, Garry Kasparov (photos presented in the article) received the title of Master of Sports. At the same time, the chess player graduated from school, with a gold medal, and then entered the local pedagogical university in the department of foreign languages. Harry was accepted into the institute after passing one single exam, which, by the way, he passed with a solid five points.
In 1980, Garry Kasparov, already known throughout the Union, was awarded the title of grandmaster.
After his father's death in 1970, the talented chess player's mother became more than a parent to him. She was his coach, mentor and devoted herself entirely to her son and his career. Klara Shagenovna was with him almost everywhere. Championships were held not only in the Union, but also abroad, and Garry Kasparov’s mother followed her son everywhere and solved all his problems, from domestic ones to some kind of professional friction.
It was then that she decided to radically change the grandmaster’s image, changing not only Harry’s nationality, but also his last name. So after 1980, he ceased to be the Jewish chess player Weinstein, but turned into the Armenian Kasparov.
Career
The career of Kasparov Garry Kimovich is replete with victories and all sorts of awards. The venerable grandmaster took first places in various championships and chess competitions for 13 years. At that time, Harry’s Elo rating reached 2800 points, and this is an exceptionally highly professional level.
After unpleasant events in 1990, when brutal reprisals against Armenians began in his homeland, he was forced to leave Azerbaijan and moved to the capital of the USSR. A little later, in 1993, Harry left the International Chess Federation, while creating its analogue - the Professional Chess Association.
Later, in 1996, the grandmaster organized a virtual sports organization - the Kasparov Club. The resource gained popularity year by year, and already in 1999, the famous chess player beat all users on the Internet in a match organized by Microsoft. At that time, this game with all non-professional chess players, which lasted almost four months, was watched by more than 3 million users of the World Wide Web. This indicator still cannot be beaten by any virtual chess resource.
Kasparov vs Deep Blue
In 1996, the then leading corporation IBM challenged Kasparov, inviting him to oppose them. modern computer- Deep Blue. The designers assured users that the machine was capable of processing up to 200 million moves per second and making decisions with proper competence.
Kasparov won the competition with a good score - 4:2, but lost to a computer opponent in the first game.
The next time Deep Blue and the great grandmaster met was a year later - in 1997. The game was difficult and tense for Kasparov. And on move 46, the famous chess player admitted defeat and surrendered to the computer. After the game, Harry asked for detailed logs of the game, suspecting human interference in the process, but the company refused him, citing trade secrets.
Champion
In 1985, the chess player officially became the thirteenth world champion. Sports experts called the game of Karpov and Kasparov enchanting. But the previous champion was unable to retain his title and lost it to the newcomer. Kasparov managed to cleverly play the little-used Nemtsovich Defense and win the first game. Neither one nor the other gave in and held on until the end, reducing the pieces to a draw. But by the end of the 16th game, Harry won a spectacular victory and won the World Championship.
Kasparov became the youngest grandmaster. During the game with Karpov he was 22 years old. Only the athlete from Norway Magnus Carlsen, who also turned 22 when he took the champion title, was able to win such a “youth” record.
End of career
In 2005, the grandmaster decided for himself that he had achieved everything he wanted in chess and told his fans that he was leaving this sport. As an alternative to the board and pieces, Harry preferred politics, declaring that in Russia there are a dime a dozen colonels and generals, but too little intelligence.
It was precisely the latter that he decided to compensate with his presence, deciding, with the help of his talent for comprehensive and including strategic thinking, change the Motherland for the better and contribute to its development. Some perceived such impulses very enthusiastically, but a good half of the grandmaster’s fans, as well as politicians, were quite skeptical about this.
Over the next years, the chess player devoted himself almost day and night to the opposition movement “United Civil Front” that he created. The main policy of the party was aimed at counteracting the current leadership of the Russian Federation. The serious political life of the famous chess player began with this movement.
Together with his comrades in the movement, Karpov opposed the actions of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his team. Garry Kimovich organized marches of dissent under his banners wherever possible, for which he was detained by law enforcement more than once.
A little later, in 2008, Kasparov created a new democratic movement and called it Solidarity. The latter, again, was aimed at fighting the current government, where the main priority was the resignation of the president.
Not everyone liked the chess player’s radical plans and ideas, so he did not receive support from the media. He also did not become a member of the Opposition Coordination Council. Alexey Navalny was ahead of Garry Kimovich by a fairly large margin.
After all these ups and downs, the chess player moved with his family to America and settled in New York. In 2013, he stated that he was not going to return to the Russian Federation and would fight the Russian authorities where he lived. Garry Kasparov continues to fight “Kremlin crimes” from abroad at the international level. It is also worth noting that in 2014, the chess player’s main website was blocked by Roskomnadzor for calls for extremist actions.
After the events in Ukraine in 2014, Kasparov openly supported the leadership in Kyiv and, using all available means, accused Russia of seizing the Crimean Peninsula and supporting the military militia in the Donbass.
Kasparov strongly calls on Europe and the United States to increase pressure on the Russian President with the help of sanctions and other political instruments. Then, in 2014, Harry Kimovich repeatedly visited the capital of Ukraine and gave a simultaneous game show to everyone in support of the authorities.
A year later, Kasparov wrote a book where he presents to readers his vision of the world situation and problems modern Russia in particular. In his publication, the chess player speaks extremely negatively about the current government in the Russian Federation and specifically about Vladimir Putin. One of the key roles in modern history Kasparov gave credit to Ronald Reagan, who in the 1980s did a lot to put an end to the “Evil Empire.”
Personal life of Garry Kasparov
The children of the great chess player are much more willing to talk about their father, while he himself tries to avoid uncomfortable questions about his personal life. As such, the grandmaster's personal life began when he turned 21.
The already famous chess player met a popular actress, Marina Neelova, at one of the social events. For many, she remained the capricious little princess from the “Old, Old Fairy Tale.” The actress differed from other stage personalities with her diminutive size, plump lips and delicate taste.
Marina Neelova
The young chess player was not at a loss and invited the “princess” to take a walk. This is how the romance between Garry Kasparov and Marina Neyolova began. Literally the entire inner circle of both the chess player and the actress took such a relationship with hostility. The fact is that Kasparov was 21 years old, and Neelova was 37 years old.
The mother of the future grandmaster was obsessed with her son and his victories and, naturally, she did not even want to see any actress, much less 16 years older than him. Nevertheless, Garry Kasparov still carved out several hours and even days from his busy schedule for his personal life and devoted them entirely to Marina.
The actress introduced the future grandmaster into the highest circles of Soviet bohemian youth. At social events he was introduced to the most talented people. Thanks to great games and similar acquaintances, the chess player’s name began to appear not only in specialized media.
But as mentioned above, Kasparov’s mother was categorically against such a relationship, and soon the romance between the actress and the chess player came to naught. Marina Neelova gave birth to a daughter some time later and named her Nika. But the strict mother forbade her son to recognize the child, even though Nika was like two peas in a pod like a chess player.
Maria Arapova
In 1989, Garry Kimovich officially signed with Maria Arapova. She worked as a guide-translator at the Intourist hotel complex. A little later, in 1992, they had a daughter, Polina. A year later, Kasparov's marriage began to fall apart, and the couple decided to separate. The divorce proceedings lasted a full year and a half. The chess player’s ex-wife and her daughter decided to leave Russia and settled for permanent residence in America.
Yulia Vovk
Kasparov’s next chosen one was 18-year-old student Yulia Vovk. From her, the chess player has a son, Vadim, born in 1996. The couple lived together for 9 years, after which the marriage began to crack and subsequently broke up.
Daria Tarasova
But the grandmaster, after a relatively quick divorce, again became entangled in Cupid’s net. And this time Kasparov again got a bride noticeably younger than himself. The age difference with socialite Daria Tarasova was almost 20 years. They got married in 2005, and a year later the couple had a daughter, Aida. In the summer of 2015, there was a replenishment; Tarasova made her husband happy with her son Nikolai.
The children of Garry Kasparov have no connection with the world of chess and do not even consider this sport as a hobby. But the great grandmaster himself does not insist on this, believing that everyone should choose their calling independently and without the guardianship of parents.
These days
The former world champion is still actively involved in politics. The chess player’s position, thoughts, some conclusions and other information can be found on Twitter. There he shares latest news with his subscribers and comments on what is happening in the world and in Russia.
Kasparov invariably follows the previously chosen political course and believes that “the Russian Federation must return to the European family of nations.” A good half of his compatriots criticize the chess player’s ideas, plans and position regarding Russia.
Kasparov, in addition to housing in New York, also has real estate in St. Petersburg, Moscow and Croatia. He visits the latter very often and lives for months in the town of Makarska with his wife and children. Main sources of income former champion- these are chess master classes and thematic lectures. This also includes literary activity. Political prose is not so in demand among readers, but they are ready to buy professional works related to chess, and in decent quantities.
Since 2002 and to this day, Garry Kasparov has been making his own, and considerable, contribution to the development of the chess field throughout the world. Ex-champion tries to introduce chess as sports discipline into the educational systems of different countries, along with the same physical education. Over the past ten years, Harry Kimovich has organized an impressive network of cooperation with hundreds of schools in Europe, Asia and the United States.
The heroine of “Saturday” became the reason for the thirteenth world chess champion to request Latvian citizenship
Whoever is not with Kasparov is... with the Kremlin?
Last week famous Russian chess player and opposition politician Garry Kasparov sent letters in Latvian to almost all factions of the Sejm (except for the Harmony Center) with a request to grant him Latvian citizenship for special merits.
“As a citizen of Latvia, I will have the opportunity, without restrictions, to engage in political activity in the name of democracy, peace and justice both in Russia and in other countries of the world where human rights are violated and democratic norms are violated,” Kasparov explained his desire.
Garry Kimovich indicated that his life in his youth was closely connected with Latvia. Here in the 1970s he won an important victory in chess. The mother of his son Vadim is a citizen of Latvia. And my son has a residence permit in Latvia, and he regularly visits Riga.
Kasparov suggested that as a citizen of Latvia he could contribute to the education of schoolchildren and students through the programs of the Kasparov Chess Foundation. And in the future he could also run from Latvia for the post of new president of the International Chess Federation (FIDE). The current head of Russia is now vying for him, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, with whom Kasparov decided to compete for this post.
In conclusion, Kasparov threatened that denying him citizenship “will prove that in Latvia many more politicians are looking towards Russia.” The chess player promised to personally come from the USA (where he has settled since June of this year) to Riga in December to once again discuss all the details.
It is curious that in 2010, the 12th world chess champion Anatoly Karpov unsuccessfully fought with Ilyumzhinov for the post of head of FIDE. And in August of this year, Kirsan already came to Riga to personally open the largest international chess festival in the Baltic countries - RTU Open. But for some reason he didn’t mention citizenship for such service to Latvia.
An ideal husband and an imperfect husband
Kasparov’s Riga wife Yulia Vovk was one of the heroines of Saturday’s publications. Her mother Nadezhda won our “Ideal Husband” competition.
Our readers sent the editor stories about their husbands, in which they argued why they considered them the best.
Nadezhda Vovk told the most touching story about her husband Vladimir and two daughters.
Without any doubt, we gave the Vovk family the main prize - a tourist trip to Cyprus. And the youngest daughter Katya was given her childhood dream - a huge elegant house for Barbie. At that time, the eldest daughter Yulia was only 17 years old - she had just entered the university, and a few months later, in front of the Saturday correspondents, she met Harry - during the closure chess tournament Mikhail Tal Memorial, in which Kasparov won. Julia came to the tournament with a classmate, and left the event with Harry.
It is curious that at that time Kasparov held slightly different views on democracy. In 1993 he split chess world- founding in contrast to the tolerant better times FIDE has its own Professional Chess Association (PCA), where it has attracted about five million dollars in investment investments. At that time, many of the world's leading grandmasters accused Kasparov of dictatorial habits. Instead of answering, Harry Kimovich developed the organization's code of ethics, which provides for monetary fines for freethinkers.
Soon the Riga woman married chess king. Their son was born that same year. Harry’s mother, Clara Shagenovna, was personally present at the birth, and the father himself saw the baby only after her. The name Vadim was given to the child only a few days after the birth as a result of complex numerological calculations: the sum of the serial numbers of the letters in the alphabet gave the number 13 - Harry’s lucky number (he is the thirteenth world champion). Riga's grandparents gave their grandson a stroller with a car seat. Then they shared with “Saturday” their dream - about a granddaughter. Julia really wanted a girl.
Garry Kimovich did not make an ideal husband. Nine years later the marriage broke up. Another wife, Daria Tarasova, gave birth to a daughter, 20 years younger than him.
There is strength!
The fate of Kasparov’s only son, Vadim, from Riga, whose sporting hobby is very different from his father’s, was a curious one: he is a weightlifter.
16-year-old Vadim Kasparov (weight - 120.65 kg) trains in Riga and participates in the “Riga without Drugs” program. This summer he won the Open category deadlift championship, which took place in Kekava. Russian-Latvian project of the movement “For a sports society!” posted a video on YouTube featuring Kasparov Jr. under the motto “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight with you, then you win!”
Vadim indicated three barbell weights that he intends to lift next year - 200, 250, 300 kg... By the way, unlike his mother, Kasparov Jr. is not a citizen of our country. Perhaps he has something to think about too.
Harry's Don Juan List
Marina Neyolova. I arranged it until I wanted to get married
Kasparov experienced his first strong feeling in 1984 - he fell in love with the prima of the Sovremennik Theater, the star of Soviet cinema Marina Neyolova, whom he met while visiting a famous couple - pianist Vladimir Krainev and figure skating coach Tatyana Tarasova. The actress was 16 years older than Kasparov. The novel caused a lot of rumors in the acting community. Kasparov himself later spoke about him this way: “Marina suited me because she didn’t want to get married. She understood the true nature of my struggle (for the world champion title with Anatoly Karpov. - Ed.) and provided me with every possible support.” Two years later the union broke up. And soon after that, Marina gave birth to a daughter, Nika, whom Kasparov did not recognize.
Maria Arapova. Competition with a child
Soon after breaking up with Neyolova, Kasparov began dating 22-year-old Muscovite Maria Arapova, who worked as a translator at the Novosti Press Agency and as a guide at Intourist. The young people got married only three years later - in 1989. The couple had a son, who died a few days after birth.
In April 1992, Maria gave birth to a daughter, Polina, in Finland. A year later the marriage broke up. “I used to give my whole soul to Harry,” Maria explained the breakup. - But a little man appeared who also demanded a lot. Harry was far from these worries. He didn't even take us to London for the match with Short, which lasted three months. And upon arrival he declared that he was morally ripe for divorce.”
As the Western press wrote, during the London match, Kasparov became interested in the young French chess player Virginia Mora and began to regularly visit the girl. However, this affair did not lead to serious consequences.
Katharina Witt. Mom was against it
After the divorce, Kasparov became interested in the legendary German figure skater Katharina Witt. I was even going to get married, but then the figure skater’s mother (who is also a coach) opposed it and forbade her daughter to even think about Kasparov.
Julia Vovk. Almost drowned
In 1995, 32-year-old Harry met 18-year-old student Yulia Vovk.
Soon they got married. And that same year, Kasparov and his young wife almost drowned. While on holiday on Red Island in the Adriatic Sea, Harry took his pregnant wife on a 5km kayak swim into the open sea. On the way back, the kayak took on so much water that it capsized. Fortunately, the “crash” occurred not far from a small island - the couple managed to quickly swim to land. The chief pilot of the Russian President and commander of the government 235th detachment, Alexander Larin, was not far from the scene of the disaster, and he took the couple off the island.
Two months after the happy return, a son, Vadim, was born into the Kasparov family.
In one of his interviews, Harry said: “I want to play for another five years, until Vadim grows up. The son must realize who his father is.” The marriage lasted nine years.
Daria Tarasova. 20 years difference in love is not a hindrance
When Kasparov plunged into active political activity, he was increasingly noticed in the company of a young graduate of the Faculty of Economics of the St. Petersburg Humanitarian University of Trade Unions, Dasha Tarasova. In public, the girl boldly introduced herself as the wife of a chess player.
The grandmaster bought his beloved an apartment in the center of St. Petersburg, and his wife - in Gagarinsky Lane in Moscow. Soon he divorced Yulia in order to immediately formalize his marriage with Daria. In 2006, their daughter Aida was born. The girl was named after the chess player's mother. According to her passport, Klara Shagenovna is Aida, and her late husband and relatives called her Klara.
Now the Kasparovs spend most of their time in an apartment in Manhattan, bought for 3.4 million. In New York, Harry gives chess master classes and heads his own chess foundation in Montville, New Jersey. It is curious that it is in this state that his ex-wife Maria Arapova and daughter Polina live.
