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Chess Master Kasparov To Retire

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the big-blue-relieved dept.

fembots writes "Former world champion Gary Kasparov has announced that he is to retire from competitive chess. The chess grandmaster, a leading critic of Mr. Putin, heads a group of top Russian liberals who have joined forces to keep Vladimir Putin from staying in the Kremlin after 2008."

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  1. Re:Putin in 2008? by jay-be-em · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Could someone explain to me how this is offtopic?

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