About the novel of young Kasparov with a wonderful actress Marina Neyelova all theatrical Moscow was gossiping. When they met, Marina was 37 years old, and Garik was 21.

In 1984, Kasparov met actress Marina Neyelova. He turned 21 and was the youngest contender for the title of world champion in the history of chess.

“Our close communication with Marina Neyelova lasted more than two years. She was 16 years older than me, like all my then friends. Partly because I matured very quickly. But much more due to the fact that peers, as a rule, sought to get married as soon as possible. Of course, I could not even think about this, as I was preparing for my first world championship match. Everything - my health, my training, my aspirations - was subordinated to this goal. On the other hand, I was a normal young man with ordinary needs and desires. Not a monk.

She and I had many mutual friends among writers and artists. She is a very extraordinary woman. It is quite possible that our union was based on the feeling of our exclusivity. " (From the book "Child of Change" by Garry Kasparov

He then lived in Baku and visited Moscow only on short visits. Neelova received the young lover in her apartment on Chistye Prudy. But in the world they appeared together more than once. When, in 84, Kasparov first met in the match for the world title with Anatoly Karpov, Neelova was sitting in the hall next to the chess player's mother.

The actress supported Kasparov at a difficult time for him. In the match for the title of world champion with Anatoly Karpov, he first lost. And even with a score of 0: 5! Harry has even been nicknamed the LP. At the matches, Neelova sat next to Klara Shagenovna. “Two mothers,” they said about them.

“At the end of January 1985, when the score was 5: 2, Karpov and I were even driven out of the Column Hall of the House of Unions. Because Karpov, despite his assurances that he was about to squeeze me, could not win in any way, and here members of the Politburo were already dying one after another, and for the farewell ceremonies it was necessary to free the territory. Then Karpov passed the third game, and the question is not even that he was physically exhausted and could not continue to play ... He felt uncomfortable psychologically - he was simply frightened, and most importantly, those who were behind him got scared. "

But it was Klara Shagenovna who separated them.

First she said to her son:
- You need to focus on chess. And if you want to marry an actress, it is better to marry at once in a whole factory dormitory. She will infect you with a bad disease!
When Neelova became pregnant, Klara Shagenovna instilled in her son that an illegitimate child could negatively affect his sports career. The ambitious Harry, who had already won the world title, did not object. His mother told the press: "This is not our child." As if hinting that Neelova was dating another man in parallel. The proud actress did not say a word then. But Nika's daughter, whom she gave birth, turned out to be like two drops of water similar to Kasparov. Neelova's colleagues at the Sovremennik Theater were outraged by the grandmaster's act, and Valentin Gaft publicly stated:
- Kasparov is not worthy to be received in a decent house.

“I almost stopped seeing Marina. Parting was becoming inevitable. Therefore, I was completely sure that the child she was carrying could not be mine. Each of us already had a separate personal life. I tried to get it out of my head and focused on chess. "(From the book "Child of Change" by Garry Kasparov)

In 1987, Marina Neyolova's daughter Nick was born, like two drops of water similar to Garry Kasparov.

Now Nika is 28 years old. She went to first grade in Paris. Her father was replaced by the current husband of Neelova - Russian diplomat Kirill Gevorgyan... It was thanks to Nika's stepfather that she visited different countries at school age and learned several foreign languages. Neyolova's daughter, a burning brunette, looks very attractive, although she says that she never considered herself a beauty.

Nika studied at the courses of the chief artist of the Moscow theater "Lenkom" Oleg Sheintsis. Graduated from the Royal Academy of Arts in The Hague in 2008. She studied abroad, or rather in the Netherlands, where her father, Kirill Gevorkian, was appointed ambassador of the Russian Federation several years ago.

It is known that she is not a lover of public life and has an incredible ability in learning foreign languages. In the Netherlands, she graduated from the academy, the second education, art, she received already in London, at the school of design.

Graduated from the School of Art at University College London in 2010. She has participated in several collective exhibitions, mainly in the Netherlands. In 2010, Nika won the New Sensations competition hosted by London's Saatchi Gallery with her installation Principles of Obedience. According to the terms of this prestigious competition, all graduates of art universities in the country are allowed to attend. But from the numerous applicants at the first stage, the 20 best are selected, whose works are exhibited at an art fair in London. And only four winners receive a grant for the creation of new projects. After the victory, she received many interesting offers, she had a personal exhibition in London.

Everyone knows that Garry Kimovich Kasparov(52) always appreciated the fair sex. There were legends about his love affairs. Now the genius chess player has settled down, bought an apartment in Manhattan, where he lives with his young wife. Daria Tarasova, 9-year-old daughter Aida and a very young son Nicholas who was born on July 6 this year.


The champion always knew a lot about female beauty. Rumor has it that he could not resist Daria, who is 20 years younger than him, while still being legally married to Julia Vovk(37) who bore him a son Vadim (19).


The most scandalous can be considered the affair of Harry Kimovich with the actress Marina Neyelova(68). When they met, the artist was 37, and the grandmaster was 21. The difference of 16 years did not bother the couple. But she was torn apart Clara Shagenovna, Kasparov's mother, believing that Garry Kimovich needs to focus on chess, not on a woman. When Neelova became pregnant, Klara inspired her son that the illegitimate child would negatively affect his career and said in the press: "This is not our child." Marina Neyelova did not get involved in these scandals in the media and did not comment on anything. However daughter Nika, whom she gave birth, was very much like Kasparov. Now Nika is 28 years old. Her father was replaced by her husband Neelova - Russian diplomat Kirill Gevorgyan... They prefer not to talk about the chess player.

The daughter of the chess king and Marina Neyolova charmed the director of the London gallery

The 13th world chess champion Garry KASPAROV recently had a son. Probably not by chance the boy was named in the American manner - Nicholas. Three years ago, Garry Kimovich, finally disillusioned with Putin's rule, left Russia and settled in the United States.

Kasparov bought a 160 sq. M. Three-bedroom apartment in New York, Manhattan. m. For this family nest, where his young wife Daria Tarasova, their 9-year-old daughter Aida and the chess player himself live, he laid out $ 3.4 million. Now he will have to make room for a little - there are four of them.
The 52-year-old ex-world champion knows a lot about female beauty. Daria is 20 years younger than him, and some Americans, seeing them together, mistakenly think that she is his daughter. When the romance between Kasparov and Tarasova, a student at the St. Petersburg Humanitarian University of Trade Unions, was in full swing, Dasha was once asked who she was a great chess player. Spectacular brunette, without batting an eye, replied: "I am his wife." Although Kasparov at that moment was married to a completely different young lady - Yulia Vovk! But Tarasova achieved her goal. In 2006, she did indeed marry a chess genius.
As a student, Daria practiced in Washington on a program supported by the US government. She opened her own store in St. Petersburg, and Valery Leontyev even dedicated one of his songs to her. In general, this lady also knew her worth.

Garry Kimovich and Daria have been together for 10 years with a ponytail, and, I must say, this is a great achievement for his wife. After all, the winner of all kinds of chess tournaments has always had a weakness for the fair sex.
All theatrical Moscow was gossiping about the young Kasparov's romance with the wonderful actress Marina Neyelova. When they met, Marina was 37 years old, and Garik was 21. He then lived in Baku and visited Moscow only on occasion. Neelova received the young lover in her apartment on Chistye Prudy. But in the world they appeared together more than once. When in 1984 Kasparov first met Anatoly Karpov in the world title match, Neyelova sat in the hall next to the chess player's mother. But it was Klara Shagenovna who separated them. First she said to her son:
- You need to focus on chess. And if you want to marry an actress, it is better to marry at once in a whole factory dormitory. She will infect you with a bad disease!
When Neelova became pregnant, Klara Shagenovna instilled in her son that an illegitimate child could negatively affect his sports career. The ambitious Harry, who had already won the world title, did not object. His mother told the press: "This is not our child." As if hinting that Neelova was dating another man in parallel. The proud actress did not say a word then. But Nika's daughter, whom she gave birth, turned out to be like two drops of water similar to Kasparov. Neyelova's colleagues at the Sovremennik Theater were outraged by the grandmaster's act, and Valentin Gaft publicly declared:
- Kasparov is not worthy to be received in a decent house.
Now Nika is 28 years old. She went to first grade in Paris. When she grew up, she became a sculptor, graduating from the Royal Academy of Arts in the Netherlands. Later, Nika continued her studies in England, and in 2010 she became the winner of the "New Sensations" competition, which was held by the Saatchi gallery in London. Her father was replaced by Neelova's current husband, Russian diplomat Kirill Gevorgyan. It was thanks to Nika's stepfather that she visited different countries at school age and learned several foreign languages. Neyolova's daughter, a burning brunette, looks very attractive, although she says that she never considered herself a beauty.

I have a young man, we live together in London, - admitted Nika several years ago. - He is Italian, he also works here. Not an artist or a sculptor. Maybe it's for the best - the two of us are not bored.

However, Nick did not dare to introduce that very Italian to the public. Later he went to his homeland, and the couple broke up. Meanwhile, Neelova Jr. literally charmed the director of the London gallery "Charlie Smith" Zavier Ellis. At first, using wide contacts, he helped Nika to show her works in the capital of England, then in Berlin, Amsterdam and other European cities. Outwardly, everything looked quite ordinary: the patron of art helps the young talent pave the way to success. But when at the exhibition in London's Somerset House, where the works of leading artists and sculptors of Britain were shown, the creations of Nika Neyolova - the only foreign woman - suddenly appeared, many wondered: why would it be? Undoubtedly, she has a talent, but without high patronage you will not get into the cohort of the elite so quickly. This opening day, by the way, was supervised by Zavier.

The former favorite of Ellis, Tessa Farmer, understood everything. The woman made a scandal for the ex-boyfriend:
- What is it about this Russian? Her work is completely ordinary. You are driven by personal sympathy.
Tessa persistently asked Zavier to forget about the Russian sculptor for the good of the case. But he did not listen and began to lose his head more and more from the new favorite. Now Nika is seen with the director of the gallery not only at exhibitions and in museums. Ellis takes her on trips, they dine together in restaurants, walk around the city.
According to our information, Nika Neyelova was once offered a job in Moscow - she did not want to. Mom called her daughter to Paris, where she has lived in recent years, and received a polite refusal. And when Ellis asks Niku for something (or vice versa), there are no refusals.
Nika prefers not to talk about Kasparov. She, like her mother, deleted him from her life.

Took the girl away from Short

In 86, friends introduced Harry to a pretty blonde Maria Arapova. A graduate of the philological faculty of Moscow State University worked as a translator at Intourist. It is curious that her dad was well acquainted with Karpov, the 12th world champion and Kasparov's sworn rival, but Klara Shagenovna found out about this too late. Otherwise, perhaps she would not have given the blessing for the marriage. Three years after the wedding, Maria gave her husband a daughter, who was named Polina. Arapova decided to give birth in Finland, where her parents lived at that time. And Kasparov stayed in Moscow with his mother. They say that Klara Shagenovna was seriously offended by her daughter-in-law. When Harry was about to buy new housing for his family in the center of Moscow, Masha carefully suggested that his mother-in-law should be resettled - to buy her an apartment in the house next door. The imperious Klara Shagenovna, accustomed to living with her son under the same roof, could not endure such insidiousness.

Kasparov's wife and her daughter spent several months in Finland, but Garry rarely visited them. And then he went to London for the match for the chess crown with the Englishman Nigel Short. The fight lasted two whole months, but Maria never appeared in London. It became clear that the spouses grew cold to each other. And it soon became clear that Kasparov dealt a double blow to Short: he won the match and stole Nigel's girl, the chess player Virginia More. The relationship with this young Frenchwoman lasted for two years.
Maria Arapova did not remain silent. In an interview, she said:
- Probably Harry has changed something personally. Returning from London, he announced that he was ripe for a divorce. I tried to talk to him, but he doesn't want to come back ... They put pressure on me. If I do not agree to its terms, then my credit card will be taken away. He fights with us as with his chess players or political opponents. But this is just a woman with your own child. I was disappointed in Harry. God will judge him.

It got to the point that the spouses began to communicate only through lawyers. The divorce and division of property lasted for a year and a half. As a result, Maria and her daughter left for permanent residence in the United States - Kasparov bought them an apartment in New Jersey. By a court decision, he received the right to take the child to his place annually for two months. But the ex-wife did not let Polina go to her father. However, when the passions subsided and the girl grew up, normal communication improved. Polina did not inherit her love for chess from her father, but she did gymnastics for several years. Now that Harry Kimovich lives in New York, he has the opportunity to see his daughter much more often.
Kasparov and Arapova had a family secret, which they hid for a long time. The fact is that first Mary gave birth to a son to her husband. But the boy was barely saved, and after a few days he still died. Harry took this as a bad sign. Even then, he slowly began to move away from Mary.

In 1995, at the Mikhail Tal Memorial in Riga, Kasparov drew attention to the slender and sexy beauty Julia Vovk. A classmate invited her to a banquet on the occasion of the closing of the tournament, and, as it turned out, the girl did not come there in vain. A romance immediately broke out between the 32-year-old "king of chess" and an 18-year-old student. Many of Kasparov's colleagues believed that this relationship would last five to six months. Well, as a last resort, a year. And they were wrong. Julia managed to please not only Harry, but also, most importantly, his mother. Klara Shagenovna gave the go-ahead for the wedding.

When Julia was in her seventh month of pregnancy, a very unpleasant incident occurred. Harry and his young wife sailed in a kayak in the Adriatic Sea. Suddenly the wind blew, a lot of water got into the kayak, and it turned over. All this happened not far from a small island - the stunned couple managed to swim to it. Fortunately, the chief pilot of Boris Yeltsin and the commander of the 235th government detachment, Alexander Larin, were not far from the site of the disaster. He took the married couple from that island.
Despite the shock, Julia gave birth to a healthy child. Note that Klara Shagenovna was present at the birth, but Harry was not there. But Kasparov certainly loves his son Vadim. For example, when the boy was five years old, dad, as promised, took him to Paris, to Eurodisneyland. Vadik was in seventh heaven. In 2004, having become the champion of Russia, Kasparov, after being awarded, took off the gold medal and hung it around the neck of his eight-year-old son. It was very important for the famous chess player that his son be proud of him.


Alas, a year later, Kasparov's second marriage fell apart. His ex-wife Julia still lives in Riga, and Vadim is already two meters tall and weighs 120 kilograms now. To the disappointment of his father, the son is absolutely indifferent to chess, but he is happy to pull iron. Vadim became a weightlifter and took part in the Latvian deadlift championship. When in 2007 his father was arrested in Moscow (Kasparov participated in an unauthorized march for free elections), the guy was shocked. And Harry Kimovich himself did not believe that he would be sent to prison.
“I was given five days, although they could have rolled in 15,” the chess player, who had become an enemy of Putin’s power, said later. - We decided to teach a lesson. I was placed in a cell for three: three beds bolted to the floor, the passage between them was literally a meter. But there were also concessions. For example, I could walk as much as I wanted, but only in a cage about three meters by five, on the top floor. The lights were off at six in the morning. I managed to take with me a bar of chocolate and a bottle of water (they let me into the cell with this!). I was trying to figure out how long such a supply would be enough for me - I refused the prison gruel. However, five days without food can be sustained.
Apparently, after this incident, Kasparov decided to fade to the West. He tried to obtain Latvian citizenship, but was refused. But the Croats went forward. But Garry Kimovich prefers to live in the USA. He once admitted that he sometimes plays chess on the Internet under a pseudonym. And he feels great pleasure when virtual opponents are amazed at the quality of his game. In general, America likes the rogue much more than Russia, and work for the good of the United States is paid very generously. In his own words, Kasparov now publishes books, lectures in various cities of America and abroad, earning quite decently - almost the same as during his sports career. But he does not serve the country that raised him and glorified him all over the world. Kasparov found himself out of the way with Russia.

And there was also a case
* Garry Kasparov really liked the famous German figure skater Katharina Witt. Once he managed to meet her in Germany, and mutual sympathy had already arisen between the young people. However, the mother of the Olympic champion, seeing a guy with a Caucasian appearance, categorically declared to her daughter: “We don’t need these!” Harry was hurt and hurt.

An outstanding Russian chess player celebrated his 40th birthday on April 13 Olga GURINA "FACTS" Dmitry KOMAROV international grandmaster, chess columnist "FACTS"

In two months, the capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires, will host a unification match between Garry Kasparov and the current world champion, 19-year-old Ukrainian Ruslan Ponomarev. This meeting will be decisive in the fate of Kasparov. He is still the strongest player in the world today. Some adore him, others hate him, but the actions and statements of the famous grandmaster leave no one indifferent.

10 facts from the life of an outstanding grandmaster

Klara Shagenovna Kasparova always tries food before her son sits down at the table

1. Garry Kasparov was born on April 13, 1963 in Baku. Father - Weinstein Kim Moiseevich - majoring in power engineer. Mother - Kasparova Klara Shagenovna - engineer, specialist in automation and telemechanics. At the age of seven, little Garik was left without a father, who died at the age of 39 from cancer. Mother, a beautiful young woman, never married again and devoted her whole life to the career of her brilliant child. Klara Kasparova is constantly present at all major competitions, taking her permanent place at a special table two meters from her son. She sits with her back to the audience and does not take her eyes off what is happening on the board. Klara Shagenovna is called the queen-mother, and she herself is called the black-and-white cardinal. This woman combines the functions of a team leader, sports consultant, press officer, doctor and chef. She still tries food before her son sits down at a table in some hotel.

2. Kasparov mastered chess at the age of five, watching his parents play. Harry received his first serious chess lessons at the Baku Palace of Pioneers. From childhood he was distinguished by enviable diligence and extreme concentration in the classroom. In adult competitions, he began to perform at the age of nine. The formation of Kasparov as a chess player was greatly influenced by his studies at the All-Union School of the former world champion Mikhail Botvinnik. Dozens of notebooks, written with a child's hand, with analyzes of all stages of the game, are still carefully kept in the library of the world champion.

Harry was a real child prodigy: at the age of 15, he became the youngest master of sports and the youngest participant in the major league of the USSR championship. At the age of 18, he received the title of champion of the USSR - an achievement that no one managed to block. 1980 turned out to be a truly golden year for Kasparov and brought an unprecedented harvest of medals. Acting as a member of the USSR national team at the European Championships in Sweden, Garry won five times and secured the gold medal for the team. Then he became the first in the world championship among youths under 20 in Dortmund. Then Kasparov received "gold" for his victory in the USSR team at the World Olympiad. Finally, the fourth gold medal was awarded to him for excellent high school graduation. Harry studied brilliantly, was fond of geography, history, read philosophical treatises, which many adults could not master. As a child, he did not differ in good health, but serious and regular sports activities made him a real athlete. On November 9, 1985 Kasparov became the world champion. Thus began the 15-year era of his championship.

The chess player's first serious romance was with the 37-year-old actress Marina Neyelova

3. For the first time Harry fell in love at the age of 16, but his first serious romance began five years later. Marina Neyelova met Harry in 1984 while visiting pianist Vladimir Krainev. Kasparov was 21 years old, Neelova - 16 years more. “She was an extraordinary woman,” Garry Kasparov wrote a few years later in his autobiographical book “Unlimited Duel”. - My peers, as a rule, wanted to get married as soon as possible. But, of course, I did not even think about getting married, as I was preparing for my first world championship match. Marina suited me because she did not want to get married. We understood each other perfectly. Spiritual connection helped us bridge the gap between short and rare encounters. I was surprised and happy that we were able to find common ground in the most diverse and far from each other areas. " Harry lived in Baku, he was in Moscow only on short visits. Marina never flew to him. After all, at home next to Harry was his mother - Klara Shagenovna - an imperious woman who recognizes only one value in life - the career of a brilliant son

Behind the scenes of Sovremennik, Harry became his own man. There he patiently waited for the end of the performances, and then took Marina somewhere to visit. He was flattered by the company of a beautiful, refined woman. And he took every opportunity to appear in public. And the closed, vulnerable Marina for these infrequent dates preferred the setting of her own apartment on Chistye Prudy. And yet they felt good together ... The end of this love was put by Klara Shagenovna. The specter of marriage bonds, which could interfere with her son's career, terribly frightened her. After listening to his mother, Harry ended all relations with Neyolova. Marina experienced her pain alone. She wanted only one thing - that everyone would leave her alone. By the way, Neyolova's daughter - Nika - looks very much like Kasparov.

4. Harry looked after his first wife - translator Maria Arapova - beautifully. In the middle of the most important tournament, he took a plane to give his beloved flowers. Five years of marriage ended in a scandalous lawsuit with the division of jointly acquired property, mutual claims and grievances. Harry's ex-wife and daughter, Pauline, who is already ten years old, now lives in America.

5. The next muse of the chess player was the fashion model Julia Vovk, who was brought to the closing ceremony of the 1995 tournament in Riga by a classmate. Yulia immediately said that she was only interested in one participant - Kasparov. Harry liked the tall, slender blonde immediately. The young people left the banquet together. A year and a half later, a son, Vadim, was born in the Kasparov family. Now Vadim is seven years old.

The time that I used to spend, including on empty conversations on the phone, now I prefer to spend with my son. This is much nicer for the soul and more suited to my character. Life is somehow more organized, and I am happy that I was able to introduce a certain order in my actions, ”Kasparov said in an interview. - I do not attend presentations and receptions, I prefer to receive guests at home. Fortunately, our apartment is large, it allows. If earlier there were many politicians among my acquaintances, now these contacts are minimized. I used to be friends with Alla Pugacheva, but for many years I have not communicated with her. We seemed to be in different worlds, but then we lived almost in one.

But his family life has recently cracked again, and Julia now lives separately, in Riga.

Kasparov owes an Israeli bank $ 1.6 million

6. In the late eighties, Kasparov, along with his mother's Armenian relatives, had to flee from Baku due to the outbreak of interethnic conflicts. As an eyewitness to the tragedy, the world champion received an audience with Gorbachev. Leaving the cabinet of the President of the USSR, Kasparov threw in his hearts: “This guy absolutely does not understand what is going to happen. His time has passed! "

I entered big life on a wave of changes, - Kasparov recalled in an interview. - Then the need for new people and ideas was acutely felt. As a result, others entered power on our backs, using other people's slogans. I don’t remember Gaidar, Chubais or Kiriyenko among the leaders of the Democrats. They did not go to Manezhnaya Square in 1990 and 91, they did without it. This is how the first government of free Russia arose, proudly calling itself the kamikaze government, although all its members, in my opinion, are still healthy and prosperous to this day.

Having lost outright on the Russian political scene, Harry began to play a new game on the world chessboard.

“Baghdad remains the next target of attack, but not the last. We should have plans for Tehran and Damascus, not to mention Riyadh. The leader of the free world, the United States saved Europe from fascism and communism. And they again remain the last hope, ”Garry Kasparov wrote in his article in the influential American newspaper“ Wall Street Journal ”.

7. In 1997, in New York, Kasparov fought the IBM supercomputer "Deep Blue", but self-confidence played a cruel joke on the champion - he lost. Harry prepared lightly and played poorly. And his accusation of dishonesty against the organizer of the match - IBM company and the demand for an immediate revenge caused only the gloating joy of his enemies. IBM shares immediately jumped in price by a fantastic amount of 12 billion dollars. Kasparov's long-term rival, Anatoly Karpov, even expressed his doubts about this match to FACTS: “His match lost to the computer left a strange impression. I don't know if there was a conspiracy or not. If there were no otherworldly and under-table games, then Kasparov terrorized himself. He constantly declares that machines are unmistakable, calculating options as deeply as they want, thereby setting themselves up to fight a superior opponent. But in fact, the electronic brain is still inferior to the human one. " The second match against the computer in February this year ended in a draw - 3: 3, causing disappointment of the fans with quick agreements on a draw in the last two games.

8. In 1998, Kasparov created the Kasparov Club chess site, which quickly became one of the most popular on the Internet. Kasparov's unique achievement was his victory in a 1999 match against the rest of the world hosted by Microsoft. A website specially created for this purpose was visited by over three million people in four months of intense and exciting struggle. There was no such interest in a chess event before. For the last few years, Garry has been fascinated by the idea of ​​introducing chess into the Internet system, which allows using modern information technologies for live broadcasting of competitions, organizing the educational process.

One of the biggest scandals involving the name of Kasparov involves the Internet. The First International Israeli Bank has filed a lawsuit against Garry Kasparov and other members of the Board of Directors of KasparovChess Online in the US court, in which it accuses the defendants of embezzling a loan in the amount of $ 1.6 million taken for the computer software of the website www. kasparovchess. com.

9. Not so long ago, Harry turned his attention to an organization with which he was at war for many years - FIDE. In the late 1980s, he entered into an active struggle against the dogmatic forms of FIDE leadership, seeking to attract the world's largest companies to chess as investors. Kasparov was the initiator and founder of the International Association of Grandmasters (1988) and the Professional Chess Association (1993), which played an important role in promoting chess and hosting major international competitions.

Kasparov and FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov have become inseparable, although not long ago they poured reproaches and accusations against each other. In May last year, old grievances were finally forgotten. The President of Kalmykia and the leader of the world ranking decided, regardless of anyone's opinion, to unite the chess world by playing a match for the chess crown between Kasparov, Ruslan Ponomarev, Peter Leko and Vladimir Kramnik. Our newspaper covered in detail the scandal that erupted over the holding of this unification match. Kasparov made no secret of the fact that he did not want to meet with Ponomarev.

In principle, Ilyumzhinov could have already disqualified Ponomarev, - said Garry the other day to the authoritative Russian magazine 64-Shakhmatnoe Obozreniye. - Fischer was less coddled (recall that an extraordinary FIDE congress was convened to discuss 63 points of Fischer's demands. - Auth.). And in Ukraine, I think, Ivanchuk would be no less happy than Ponomarev. There were several formal reasons for this decision. And yet Ilyumzhinov, having spent time, avoided irreversible conflict.

10. Harry is a favorite of the press. At his public appearances, the hall is always crowded. But at the recently ended tournament in Spanish Linares, Kasparov, who had a bad performance, gave journalists a real blow, who called the game he had lost the best in the tournament: “How could you award a prize to a game in which I lost because of a stupid mistake? You chose her only because this game was the only one I lost. I regard your choice as a public insult and humiliation! " Australian grandmaster and journalist Ian Rogers told FACTS: “I was shocked by Kasparov’s attack, because only a day earlier he came up to me to talk about the opportunities he had missed in the tournament. Kasparov threw a tantrum and his mom acted like a member of the combat team. I was lucky that he did not break my face - judging by his appearance, Kasparov wanted to do it. He insulted me for ten minutes. Some of the time his hand was only a few centimeters from my throat. Then, with a large crowd of eyewitnesses, Clara dragged Harry away. "

Kasparov always keeps aloof, - world chess champion Ruslan Ponomarev shared with FACTS. - I rarely saw him talk to any of the chess players before or during a tournament. He becomes more sociable when he wins the competition.

11. A special attitude of the ex-world champion is the number 13. In his interviews, he repeatedly noted that the “damn dozen” considered unlucky for him, on the contrary, is lucky. Let's start with the fact that Kasparov was born on April 13, 1963. At the age of thirteen, he won his first serious tournament - the USSR championship among young men. Then he became the 13th world champion in history. He took the crown from Anatoly Karpov, winning with a score of 13:11. The Russian himself noticed: on the 13th of any month and in 13 games of any match, he plays with a vengeance.

Prize fund for Garry Kasparov matches

1984-1985 Moscow Karpov - Kasparov $ 1.12 million

1986 London - Leningrad Kasparov - Karpov $ 1.26 million

1987 Sevilla Kasparov - Karpov $ 2 million

1990 New York - Lyon Kasparov - Karpov $ 2.87 million

1993 London Kasparov - Short $ 2.63 million

1995 New York Kasparov - Anand $ 1.35 million

1996 Philadelphia Kasparov - Deep Blue computer $ 1 million

1997 New York Kasparov - Deep Blue computer $ 1.1 million

2000 London Kasparov - Kramnik $ 2 million

2003 New York Kasparov - Deep Junior computer $ 1 million

2003 Buenos Aires Ponomarev - Kasparov $ 1 million

Childhood

The actress grew up in a family that had nothing to do with cinema and theater. Mom, being a student, went to the front voluntarily and served in Murmansk as a radio operator. At the same time, she participated in fierce battles.

From childhood, Marina was instilled with a love of art. Mom and daughter often went to performances and concerts. The father introduced the future celebrity to painting and hung his own watercolors around the house. At the same time, my mother took the baby to ballet classes. Therefore, Marina Mstislavovna has a special attitude to this type of art. But the main thing in the girl's life has always been the theater. She never imagined herself as any other than an actress.

Student body

In 1964, after school, Marina Neyelova took the documents to the Leningrad Institute of Theater, Music and Cinematography. There, the competition was always high - about a hundred people per place. Marina was modest, small, thin and scared and thought that she would never be accepted into the university.

Nevertheless, Neelova before the examination committee took all her will into a fist and read an excerpt from the novel "War and Peace". The text was hackneyed, it was read more than once during the entrance examinations, but the girl was able to impress and the professors discerned dramatic talent in Marina. She was admitted to the course of Irina Meyerhold and Vasily Merkuriev.

At the institute, Marina Neyelova showed herself as a very extraordinary actress. Merkuriev noted one of her sketches with a very effective phrase: "Her biomechanical crow is just like a living one."

Theatre

The actress received the LGITMiK diploma in 1969. After Marina Neyelova dreamed of getting into the BDT to the director Georgy Tovstonogov. But she didn’t even show up there, she was afraid not to like it. Therefore, I entered the staff of Lenfilm. She believed that if she appeared in any film, then Tovstonogov would definitely notice her and invite her to his theater.

And so it happened, after the "Old, Old Tale" the director noticed the young actress. But while Tovstonogov was going to approach the actress, she left for Moscow.

In 1971, Neelova came to work for Yuri Zavadsky at the Mossovet Theater. But she did not work there for long. I managed to play in the play "Luigi's Heart, or Execution with a Blunt Sword" by Ivan Bukovchan.

Later, the director of "Sovremennik" Valery Fokin drew attention to the young girl. Together with Konstantin Raikin, he invited her in 1974 to the play "Valentine and Valentine". Before Neelova, this role was played by Irina Akulova and her name was Irina Muravyova. The production for Marina Neyelova became a successful debut. And since then, the actress has been serving in Sovremennik for over 30 years. She played in Twelfth Night, The Cherry Orchard, Three Sisters, The Inspector General and others.

On stage, she is like a restless cat with the voice of a spoiled girl. At the same time, she has an erotic appearance, which is very electrifying to the audience. So critics said about Marina Neyelova. Her waist of 54 centimeters was appreciated by fashion designers. And dressing the actress for the play "The Cherry Orchard", Vyacheslav Zaitsev specially went to Paris for lace and silk, because he thought that it was impossible to dress such a woman otherwise.

Documentary about Marina Neyelova

Maria Neyelova's weight has always been ballet - only 45 kilograms. With such a weight, even the elevators refused to carry her - the actress had to jump up. However, the celebrity has always been shy about her thinness.

Film career

Marina Neyelova's film debut took place in her third year at the institute. She appeared in the film "An Old, Old Tale" by Nadezhda Kosheverova - she played two roles: the innkeeper's daughter and a princess.

In general, Marina's first roles were fabulous and romantic ("The Prince and the Pauper", "The Shadow", "Broken Horseshoe") or lyrical ("We are waiting for you, boy!", "The color of white snow"). But the dramatic talent helped to reveal the film "Monologue".

Marina Neyelova skillfully embodies the images of fragile, vulnerable, unprotected heroines who are trying to defend their independence. This, for example, Stepanida in the film "With You and Without You", Sasha in the film "Just Sasha", Valentina in "Word for Protection", Nina in "Photos on the Wall" and Alla in the "Autumn Marathon".

In 1975, after working on the television movie "The Night of Mistakes", director Mikhail Kozakov admitted that he admired the actress's performance: Neelova was so serious about her work that she was not threatened with star fever.

After being approved in a dramatic role, Marina returned to the lyrics and farce - this is proved by the films "Ladies invite gentlemen", "Handsome man", "Carousel", "We are cheerful, happy, talented" and "Someone else's wife and husband under the bed."

Life line. Marina Neyelova

For the sake of work, Marina Neyolova sacrificed her health and comfort. She even starred in bed scenes in the winter, and even in a dilapidated house. This is a scene from the movie Autumn Marathon. The actors were under the blankets, and there was a heater between them.

But the director of the film "With You and Without You" Rodion Nakhapetov forced the actress, who played the farm laborer, to carry bags of stones for several weeks, get up early, milk goats and cows, and mow the grass. In the same film, Marina Neyelova was to be hit by her partner Juozas Budraitis. Several takes he beat her very delicately, but the director thought it was not believable. In the end, the actress had real bruises by the end of the working day.

In the mid-80s, Neyolova began her creative downtime - she was removed less often. He alternates between dramatic roles ("You are the only one", "Dear Elena Sergeevna") and costume-historical ones ("The Inspector General", "The Barber of Siberia", "Shadow, or Maybe everything will work out").

The audience was interested in the picture "Prison Romance" by Evgeny Tatarsky, which was released in 1993. Marina got the main role - the investigator of the prosecutor's office, who fell in love with a prisoner.

Personal life of Marina Neyelova

Among her male colleagues, Marina evoked the same feeling all the time - a desire to protect. After the actress ended her 2-year love for the chess player Garry Kasparov, almost the entire artistic public of the capital began to defend her. Actor Valentin Gaft, for example, publicly declared that the chess player would not be accepted in any house.

Harry and Marina met in 1984 with the pianist Vladimir Krainev. Then the chess player was 21 years old, and the actress was 16 years older than him. Kasparov lived in Baku and Marina never went to him, Garry sometimes came to Moscow himself. The relationship was interfered with by the athlete's mother, a domineering woman who recognized only her son's career and believed that her son's marriage could destroy it. Harry listened to his mother and ended all relations with the actress.

Marina still found female happiness. On vacation, she met with diplomat Kirill Gevorkian. Rapid love ended in a wedding. At the same time, Neelova donated the theater for the sake of her family. With her husband and daughter Nika, she lived for five years in Paris, where Kirill was sent as an adviser to the Russian embassy.


For several years, the actress lived in two countries. But after the diplomatic mission, the family returned to Russia. Marina Neyelova again began to play actively.

Marina Neyolova now

Recently, Marina Neyolova has rarely appeared in films. For example, she played in the detective story “Azazel” based on Boris Akunin, as well as in the film “Lady for a Day”.

Well, the theater keeps the actress afloat. Today she plays in The Cherry Orchard, The Inspector General, Steep Route, We Play ... Schiller and The Sweetheart Bird of Youth.