The Resume

(April 13, 1963- )
Birth name is Gary Weinstein
Defeated IBM supercomputer 'Deep Blue' 4 games to 2 in 1996
Tied 'Deep Junior' in 2003
Competed against virtual chess 'X3D Fritz' in November 2003

Why he might be annoying:

He legally changed his name to Kasparov.
After losing to Deep Blue in 1996, he stormed out of the room. He accused IBM of programming Deep Blue to beat him.
Before competing against any computer, he said 'man would always beat the machine, barring human error or loss of concentration.'
He can be known as a sore loser.
His teeth are really yellow.

Why he might not be annoying:

His father died when he was just seven.
His father taught him how to play chess at the age of 6.
He was the USSR Junior chess champion at age 13.
He became a grandmaster of chess at the age of 17.
He became the youngest chess champion at twenty-two (1985).
He is one of, if not the greatest chess player ever.

Credit: My Niece Alyse

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Born Half-Jewish
• I am Armenian
• I Publicly Supported Pussy Riot
• Look at Me, I'm Playing Chess
• Look at My Oversized Prop
• My Niece Alyse's Profiles [Series 2]
• Playboy Interview Subjects [1980s] (Ranked: 1989)
• Playboy Interview Subjects [2000s] (Ranked: 2008)
• Profiles 9751-10000 (Ranked: 9880)
• Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2007 [May 2007]
• World Chess Champions (Ranked: 1985)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 12 Votes: 91.67% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 15 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 71 Votes: 78.87% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 35 Votes: 45.71% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 33 Votes: 51.52% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 82 Votes: 62.20% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 111 Votes: 61.26% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 211 Votes: 63.51% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 256 Votes: 62.89% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 81 Votes: 38.27% Annoying