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Garry Kasparov, born in 1963 in Baku, Azerbaijan, is a Russian chess grandmaster and former World Chess Champion. He is considered one of the greatest chess players of all time, known for his aggressive playing style and strategic brilliance.

Kasparov has authored several books on chess strategy and history, including "My Great Predecessors" series, which explores the games and lives of previous world champions. His influential contributions to literature have helped shape the understanding of chess as both a game and an art form.

His most famous work, "Deep Thinking: Where Machine Intelligence Ends and Human Creativity Begins," discusses the impact of artificial intelligence on human decision-making and the future of technology. Kasparov's unique perspective as a world-renowned chess player and thinker has made him a leading voice in the discussion of AI and its implications for society.