Putin Questions Kasparov’s Political Skills
Oct. 09 2014 18:51
NOVOCHEBOKSARSK — Russian President Vladimir Putin questioned Garry Kasparov’s skills as a politician on Thursday …
“He’s not made a very good politician, but he’s a great chess player,” Putin told sports officials during a visit to the city Novocheboksarsk in Russia’s Volga region.
He was replying to a comment by Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, the head of the International Chess Federation, that a foreign grandmaster had refused to play in a tournament in Russia because of concerns over political stability.
In reply, Putin said everyone was welcome to come and play including Kasparov, who left Russia last year, saying he feared political persecution. The Kremlin leader rarely refers to his critics and opponents by name in public.
Source: http://www.themoscowtimes.com
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Kasparov is the best politician.
voicing freedom by the way of error: go, susan!