It features high-quality production as well as in-depth content previously unavailable to chess enthusiasts.
The masterclass is a flagship for the wealth of free and subscription-based content available on. Launched in April of 2021, offers features for all players, whether they are enthusiasts or beginners, including thousands of chess puzzles, online matches, in-depth tutorials, articles, documentaries, and now an exclusive masterclass with Kasparov himself. Plus, you know what pigeons do to statues.World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov Launches Masterclass on
He once replied to me as follows: “I never wanted to be a statue. Instead, he is in constant motion, working in behalf of freedom, democracy, and human rights. He could have accepted accolades and signed autographs without breaking a sweat. He could have lived out his life as the chess hero, with his feet up in some dacha, perhaps. In the past, I have hailed him for getting his hands dirty, with politics and the fight for freedom against dictatorship. There is a lot more to our podcast, of course. Why should it not be said, throughout the world, “China gave the world the pandemic, and the United States saved the world, with its vaccines”? Why are Americans so shy in this regard? Like who? Like Communist China, like ISIS, like malevolent, destructive others.Īnother point, from Kasparov: The United States could use better propaganda - good propaganda, meaning, truthful propaganda. The world abhors a vacuum, Kasparov notes: and when the United States walks away, bad actors walk in. But the United States has set a pretty good example for the world (and more than pretty good).įor the last several years, Kasparov has said something that I have quoted a lot: “Dictators don’t ask ‘Why?,’ they ask, ‘Why not?’” When they see that no one will resist some misdeed - why not go ahead and do it? What’s stopping them? Neither can any country, composed as it is of human beings. What do we ask of intelligent machines? That they make fewer mistakes. There is no perfection on earth, says Garry. “Don’t turn self-criticism into self-flagellation.” “Take a deep breath and appreciate the greatness of your democracy.” “Just don’t get crazy,” he wants to tell Americans. He is for “evolution, not revolution,” as he tells me. Garry is against radicalism on left or right. And the importance of American democracy to the entire world.
Peter always said that his mission in life was to teach native-born Americans about their democracy and the blessings it brings - whether they know it or not. In my podcast with Kasparov, I tell him that he reminds me of Peter Schramm, the late Hungarian-born American political scientist. As RDI Freedom Fellows, these activists have signed onto an open letter highlighting their hopes and fears for American democracy and reminding Americans of the US’s potential to serve as a global democratic inspiration. The Renew Democracy Initiative is proud to present Frontlines of Freedom, a groundbreaking project bringing together 52 dissidents from 28 oppressive countries. RDI has a new project, Frontlines of Freedom. Kasparov is the chairman of two organizations: the Human Rights Foundation, which hosts the Oslo Freedom Forum, and the Renew Democracy Initiative. Garry has authored many books, the latest of which are Deep Thinking, which is about machine intelligence and human creativity, and Winter Is Coming, which is about the challenge posed by authoritarianism to democracy. No one else is close to Tiger no one else is close to Garry. By way of comparison, I looked up Tiger Woods: who, in his career, has been the No. The second was John McCain.įor a total of 255 months, Kasparov was the No. He was the first-ever guest on Q&A, back in 2015. Garry Kasparov, as you know, is a chess champion and a democracy champion. Jay pays tribute to these musicians, and, as usual, to music itself. There have been some passings in music recently: of Carlisle Floyd, Edita Gruberová, and Bernard Haitink.
So did the title of the latest Bond movie. The text accompanying the music podcast is as follows:Ī piece he was writing about soccer, believe it or not, put Jay in mind of a song. Here is the latest episode of my Music for a While and here is my latest Q&A, which is with Garry Kasparov. I would like to link to a couple of podcasts.