MosJan Posted April 19, 2005 Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 GARRI KASPAROV TOOK BLOW TO HEAD WITH CHESSBOARD 18.04.2005 03:52 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ An unpleasant incident took place last Friday. One of the leaders of the Committee-2008, grand master Garri Kasparov was assaulted. It happened during the meeting of the 13-th World Champion with the students. A young man, who approached to Kasparov for an autograph, hit him on the head with a chessboard . Kasparov’s company binds the incident with the Nashi Movement, whose members consider Kasparov among “accomplices to fascists”. Nashi put the blame to the National Bolsheviks while the members of the Prosecutor’s Office do not rule out that the scandal was organized by Kasporov’s people to attract extra attention to him. Upon completion of the meeting the young man, who introduced himself as Burmistrov, came up to Kasparov with a chessboard and asked for an autograph with the words, “Garri Kimovich, you are a great chess player and my idol.” When Kasparov signed on the chessboard, the guy took it, hit him on the head with it and shouted, “You have betrayed the wonderful sports for dirty politics.” Then he tried to hit once again but was taken out of the hall. The young men took the chess figures that were scattered on the floor as souvenirs. “I was lucky it is chess but not baseball. No doubt all this was planned”, Garri Kasparov said. “My head still aches”, he added. The officers of the Prosecutor’s Office of the Moscow Central Administrative Okrug reported that no complaint from Kasparov was received. Some of them are sure that the guy belonged neither to National Bolsheviks nor to Nashi. “It was someone from Kasparov’s company as he could enter the building that was guarded and no one called the police after the incident”, one of the officers, who preferred to remain anonymous said, Kommersant newspaper writes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skhara Posted April 19, 2005 Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 Ok a bit out of context, but has anyone heard some of Kasparov's historical theories? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakharar Posted April 19, 2005 Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 He frequently writes op-eds in newspapers and magazines like the New York Times, WSJ and the Economist. He is to Russia what Soros is to Eastern Europe. Kasparov is nothing more than a sycophant for the Americans. A liberal sellout who should better stick to chess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skhara Posted April 19, 2005 Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 He frequently writes op-eds in newspapers and magazines like the New York Times, WSJ and the Economist. He is to Russia what Soros is to Eastern Europe. Kasparov is nothing more than a sycophant for the Americans. A liberal sellout who should better stick to chess. style_images/master/snapback.png I agree! He needs to stay the hell out of politics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armat Posted April 19, 2005 Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 (edited) He frequently writes op-eds in newspapers and magazines like the New York Times, WSJ and the Economist. He is to Russia what Soros is to Eastern Europe. Kasparov is nothing more than a sycophant for the Americans. A liberal sellout who should better stick to chess. style_images/master/snapback.png I assume you know enough about the person to make a stern judgemt about his choices and interest. He is against dictatorships, which Russia is at the present. He has enough courage to question and challenge Putin, albeit not very wise considering simple assassination could end his life but if I were you I would not be so abrasive in your assessment of a person which you know very little. Could you explain what "liberal sellout " means. Edited April 19, 2005 by Armat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sev-mard Posted April 19, 2005 Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 I agree! He needs to stay the hell out of politics. style_images/master/snapback.png So I guess you guys didn't mind him getting smacked in the head with a chessboard then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armen Posted April 19, 2005 Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 He is against dictatorships, which Russia is at the present. He has enough courage to question and challenge Putin, albeit not very wise considering simple assassination could end his life but if I were you I would not be so abrasive in your assessment of a person which you know very little. Could you explain what "liberal sellout " means. style_images/master/snapback.png Armat, I don't think he is moved by some principles. When during Eltsin the oligarchs were robbing the country and killing dosens of realy brilliant people (like journalist Vlad Listiev etc) Kasparov did not utter a word. And why is that? Because that "orgy during plague" that Eltsin organised in Russia was in the interest of West, which was calling it a "democracy"? Where was his courage then? Why wasen't he criticising Eltsin for inefficiency in Chechnia? His main target is "Yukos". That his motivation and reason. The rest if very understandable. Also, I would refrain from calling Russia a dictatorship. It is a cheap WSJ cliche. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armat Posted April 19, 2005 Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 Armat, I don't think he is moved by some principles. When during Eltsin the oligarchs were robbing the country and killing dosens of realy brilliant people (like journalist Vlad Listiev etc) Kasparov did not utter a word. And why is that? Because that "orgy during plague" that Eltsin organised in Russia was in the interest of West, which was calling it a "democracy"? Where was his courage then? Why wasen't he criticising Eltsin for inefficiency in Chechnia? His main target is "Yukos". That his motivation and reason. The rest if very understandable. Also, I would refrain from calling Russia a dictatorship. It is a cheap WSJ cliche. style_images/master/snapback.png Armen it may be what’s you are saying is true however being away from this forum for a while and restraining myself from opinion making business, I perceived it as weird that one can make characterizations so easily. I wake up everyday trying to change things I don’t like about myself and how this process is ongoing constant and what I did lost week or years ego truthfully don’t represent who I am today. Life is a process involving changing hence I feel uncomfortable trashing a fellow Armenian giant, yes I do consider him Armenian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armen Posted April 19, 2005 Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 (edited) Armat, I don't think Kasparov has the brains to express opinions on politics. He is the greatest chess player but that's it. Also, I don't view him as Armenian. I am not even sure that he views himslef as Armenian. Edited April 19, 2005 by Armen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Posted April 19, 2005 Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 kasparov always stated he is 1/2 Armenian 1/2 Jewish, and he should really should stick with chess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armen Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 kasparov always stated he is 1/2 Armenian 1/2 Jewish, and he should really should stick with chess style_images/master/snapback.png Edward jan, his being 1/2 Armenian is enough reason to spare him from criticism as a "fellow Armenian" as Armat says. Am I not right? I think he is very rightly criticised in Russia. Although that incident with someone hitting him with chessboard is stupid (and I am sure the Russian government has nothing to do with it), he latest articles in WSJ were so hysterical and biased that he lost the credit for any political viewpoints in my eyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 as far back i could remember he always liked to talk, dosent matter what, who, when and how, also remember when he lost the first time to the computer, he was all over airways and on paper bithching about how they, ibm, has programed the computer to bit him, as far as him being an Armenian, i really dont care much for him, he is much more an egoist fellow then anything, sometimes window dressing could win you much wanted positive poblicity, and why if i may ask he is not fighting and carring for what goes on in Armenia, if he clames he is an Armenian when sutable? i like to see him run and fight against Kocharian and aparatchiks, then i maybe would change my mind for Kasparov, he is in my openion opertunist much of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skhara Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 So I guess you guys didn't mind him getting smacked in the head with a chessboard then? style_images/master/snapback.png Not really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skhara Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 By the way do you guys know anything about this National Bolsheviks and Nashi's. I was reading about the National Bolsheviks and saw almost no difference between them and third Reichs National Socialists. Although they have the hammer and sickle as part of their symbols, their ideology is a very Russian focused Nationalism. And they also appear to have imperialist ambitions. Now who are these Nashi? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunt Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 Lol, this article gets me everytime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skhara Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 Hmm.... Is it just the image of getting smacked on the head with a chess board? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sip Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 GARRI KASPAROV TOOK BLOW TO HEAD WITH CHESSBOARD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sev-mard Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 style_images/master/snapback.png Amot..mi khanda Sip jan. Shad karevor topiki ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunt Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 Hmm.... Is it just the image of getting smacked on the head with a chess board? style_images/master/snapback.png Lol! Man, that's exactly it. Who gets knocked over the head with a chessboard? Lol!! This is the first time I ever heard of something like this happening. Him playing chess, and getting it with a chessboard, Whew, I had another good set of laughs, . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armat Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 Why is this so lol crap. Have you watched sports?let me gave you hints.Baseball fights often involve throwing a ball.Hockey-hockey stick.Tennis-tennis rocket.See a pattern? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaunt Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 Why is this so lol crap. Have you watched sports?let me gave you hints.Baseball fights often involve throwing a ball.Hockey-hockey stick.Tennis-tennis rocket.See a pattern? style_images/master/snapback.png But see, beating someone with a baseball or hockey stick is something that a lot of people would do. But a chessboard, . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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