Garry Kasparov

Garry Kasparov @Kasparov63

So winning the 2nd match that started in September 85 was even more vital. Had I lost, I had no doubt they'd have settled the score for my disobedience. But I won the final game to take the title and it was hard for them to do much other than plot for the next three matches! — PolitiTweet.org

Garry Kasparov @Kasparov63

Then it was easier to talk further "revolutionary" steps, like Soviet sports stars keeping some of the prize money. In 1984 Karpov & I split around $85,000 dollars. Just two years later in Seville, the prize fund was two million, but the Sports Committee got most of it. — PolitiTweet.org