Court rejects Kasparov’s slander charges vs. Kremlin youth group
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27/05/2008
MOSCOW, May 27 (RIA Novosti) – The Moscow City Court upheld on Tuesday a previous court ruling that rejected charges of slander filed by Russian opposition leader Garry Kasparov against a Kremlin-backed youth group.
A Moscow court rejected in mid-April the chess grandmaster’s suit against Nashi (Ours) over leaflets distributed by the group that Kasparov said insulted his honor and dignity, and harmed his business reputation. Kasparov, who sought 30 million rubles ($1.2 million) in compensation, appealed against the ruling.
Leaflets spread by the nationalist youth group Nashi following the December 2 parliamentary elections described Kasparov as “a citizen of the United States” and claimed the Russian opposition had sought “to plunder Russia’s national wealth in the interests of the U.S.”
Kasparov has repeatedly denied that he holds citizenship in any country except Russia, and claimed the rumor had been spread in the state-controlled media as part of a Kremlin smear campaign against the opposition. He also said the smear campaign had been led by Nashi.
On April 17, the court said there was no proof the leaflets had been made and distributed by the youth group. Kasparov’s lawyers argued that a Nashi representative in court had not denied that the group had been behind the leaflets.
The chess grandmaster pulled out from the Russian presidential race last December, saying the authorities had made it impossible for him to run.
Source: en.rian.ru/russia
Brian Lafferty should go be his legal counsel in Russian court.
For me this is a long standing intellectual question: can great chess players see “many moves ahead” only in a chess game, or does that talent extends to other brain-based challenges as well? I have a theory, according which chess talent is not “thinking many moves ahead”, but rather some other ability. Seemingly it is the former, not the latter, but I find it interesting at least, that very few great chess players manifested the ability (of thinking ahead of others) in anything else but the game of chess. Kasparov being the current prime example. Since, if he really was able to think ahead, he should have known that he has no chance to become the premier of Russia, he should have known ahead that he would lose such lawsuit. Yet, he tried both. What gives?
Part of my theory: the chess talent is not so much being able to think ahead, but rather some unexplored ability to visualize multiple “items” (such as chess setups on the board) and keep multiple such visual items in mind (without forgetting the previous ones). This would explain why most great chess players can play chess with many people at the same time, and that’s why they can play chess without even seeing the board (blind). Of course, that doesn’t mean that they can’t see ahead (calculate ahead), but it would mean that it is not the “main feature” of the great chess talent.
Any thoughts on this?
I dunno whether he is a US sitizen or not, but being a member of NSAC should be shameful enough for him to stay at home instead of suing.
Are you not bound to lose a court case that is against the Kremlin in Russia? Kasparov’s main point is the corruption- or are the Russian courts somehow free from this to an extent? I mean Kasparov wouldn’t win a court case against the Kremlin (youth whatever) even if he had beyond reasonable doubt I would have thought- the court would not be free to decide otherwise.
Correct me if I have misunderstood..
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My pimp hand is strong.
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Yup. I am really bored to read through your lengthy statement.
Kasparov belongs in jail, playing simuls with convicted criminals.
Why have you altered the original photo into an ugly disgusting looking one?
“Court rejects Kasparov’s slander charges vs. Kremlin youth group”
How unexpected.