Garry Kasparov Interview
By Peter Fedynsky
Moscow
07 July 2009
President Barack Obama met at the conclusion of his two-day visit to Moscow with Kremlin critics and members of the Russian opposition. Among those in attendance was former world chess champion and leading opposition member Garry Kasparov, who relayed his impressions of the meeting in an exclusive interview with VOA Moscow Correspondent Peter Fedynsky.
Garry Kasparov says his meeting in Moscow with U.S. President Barack Obama was less than what he wanted, but more than what he expected.
Kasparov told VOA correspondent Peter Fedynsky that he wanted to hear Mr. Obama address specific opposition concerns, including the case of jailed former Yukos oil chief Mikhail Khodorkovsky.
But Kasparov said he got the impression that Mr. Obama came to Moscow to show that he wants a relationship with all the Russian people and not just the Kremlin
Kasparov said he believes Russian leaders did not expect Mr. Obama’s willingness to deal openly with the opposition.
He said Mr. Obama called his trip to Russia the start of a long-term relationship with the Russian opposition.
Kasparov is a former world chess champion who left the chess world to turn his attention to politics.
He briefly stood as an opposition presidential candidate in 2008.
Source: http://www.voanews.com
Kasparov is completely wasting the remainer of his life in politics.
What a shame the two Greatest Players in history have both wasted the second half of there lives.
Great job Garry , naturally we wish you and your people well. Susan maybe garry gettin like bobby you know using chess as an instrument of peace instead of war , you know bobby,playin matches in war torn areas to distract people from violence, that kinda stuff,you know deep political ideas i guess.
Garry said, “…less than what he wanted, but more than what he expected”.
Obama said, “Hey we are all leftist here, pass the bong.”
Kremlin said,”We ordered for win of McCain, not this man.”
Chess piece said … nothing. It’s an inanimate object. Like O’s dissapearing popularity in the USA.