What is Putin’s Endgame? Garry Kasparov on Russia’s Attack on Ukraine | Amanpour and Company

A vocal critic of the Russian leadership is Garry Kasparov, the chess grandmaster who repeatedly ranked world number one for 20 years before turning his attention to politics. He tells leaders to “help Ukraine fight against the monster you helped create.” Kasparov speaks with Walter Isaacson.

Originally aired on February 24, 2022

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[DulceN]

I am old enough to have seen Kasparov as a champion Soviet chess player and I’m glad to see him now, as a democratic activist. He’s a good man.

[lindazak]

" dictators never ask why... They only ask Why Not"

[IIIAnchani]

Grandmaster Garry Kasparov isn't only one of the most brilliant chess players of all time, but unlike Sergey Karjakin, he is actually also a man with huge balls of steel and high social intelligence.
He'd make a tremendously good president of Russia. Let's hope Putin ceases to exist and Kasparov becomes president.

[bartoszdobroslaw]

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[owd]

My god why are our leaders not listening to this man. He's completely spot-on.

[hyperscience]

This is an important interview. Gary is absolutely correct. It is time to sanction Russian Oil and Gas. It will be a high and uncomfortable price but if not done the price will only rise.

[timoluetk]

Maybe the greatest chess player of all time prooves to be a true humanitarian too. Gives me a glimmer of hope. Lots of Love and respect to Garry fighting the good fight.

[aquilegus]

He's right that the price goes up the longer we take on implementing what is necessary. Unfortunately, in the free world, few accept to believe the unthinkable until it can no longer be denied by which time the action taken is no longer enough.

[capohd]

Huge respect for Garry. As insightful about the world as he was about chess.

[MusicaAngela]

“Dictators don’t ask why, they ask why not?” - so true!

[treefrog]

One of the "elephants in the room" is that for several decades many international oligarchs have made huge profits by ignoring or capitalizing on Russia's internal corruption. Putin could operate with impunity as long as the cash was flowing. Our current international moral outrage seems somewhat hypocritical and duplicitous in that light. The common people of the planet have every right to me incensed. The oligarchs and national governments have been playing a high-stakes poker game with the well-being of millions of peoples lives. And now we ALL stand a chance at losing.

[romeo]

What did you all think? This is a chess player, one of the very bests in the world. Of course he can read the opponent's moves 10 steps in advance.

[erixariddell]

Best interview on world crisis facing the free world. Garry Kasparov is so right. The world is at a cross road and has left democracy to fight for its survival.

[davidk]

Absolutely, brilliant. By far, one of the best analysis of the current situation. His intelligence and command of the current reality is razor sharp.

[ginafinch]

This man needs to be employed as a war strategist, he has a very powerful mind to predict the opponents moves. This is a talent he was born with.

[philipalexander]

I feel bad for the population of Russia that are opposed to Putin..

[Entheos]

When a chess world champion who has reigned for 20 years warns you about a dictator, you listen. So many things polarize the western world today, it is no wonder that Putin felt the west was weak and made his move at this moment. We must set all our differences aside and cooperate and unite against this evil.

[loisduran]

Yes, the best interview I have heard on what is happening in Ukraine.

[cbinsyd]

Kasparov totally all over this, what a great voice.

[georgesingleton]

‘Like a pendulum swinging from feckless to reckless’ one of many great points, well put. Showing how much the ‘free world’ has failed. Great interview.