Garry Kasparov is a human rights advocate and widely regarded as the greatest chess player of all time. In his presentation at the 2010 Forum, Kasparov talks about the rules of the game in Putin's Russia. From Oslo, where Dmitry Medvedev was coincidentally staying in the same hotel as the human rights defenders of the Oslo Freedom Forum, Kasparov discusses the Russian leader's failure to sever himself from Putin's policies and politics. The only chance Russia has, Kasparov says, is genuine, all-inclusive democracy.

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Garry Kasparov is an outspoken advocate for human rights and democracy in Russia. Widely considered the world’s greatest chess player of all time, he holds records for the all-time highest chess rating, the most consecutive chess tournament victories, the most Chess Oscars, and the longest time as the #1 rated chess player in world history. In 2004, Kasparov founded the Committee 2008: Free Choice, a group of Russian freedom advocates whose aim was to work for fair, democratic elections in Russia in 2008. He retired from chess in 2005 to devote himself full-time to writing and human rights activism. An ardent critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kasparov created the United Civil Front, a social movement with the mission of preventing Russia from returning to totalitarianism. He cofounded The Other Russia, a pro-democracy collation opposing Putin, and was a candidate in the 2008 Russian presidential race. He is a frequent contributor to The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and various other news publications.