Garry Kasparov is one of the greatest chess players in history. But for more than a decade, he’s been playing a much different, and potentially deadlier, game: Russian politics. He’s now in self-imposed exile after years as one of Vladimir Putin’s most vocal critics. Kasparov is now chairman of the nonprofit Human Rights Foundation, based in New York. He addressed the World Affairs Council Houston Wednesday evening, discussing his new book, “Winter is Coming: Putin, Russia, and the Free World.” News 88.7’s Andrew Schneider spoke with Kasparov before the event.
