sv_allow_point_servercommand always mat_queue_mode -1 // Unexplained crashes? Try changing mat_queue_mode to `-1'. // ------// Comanglia' frames config inspired by chris, designed to get you a large perfo rmance boost // v1.7a | 17 May 2015 | https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/92187841/gfx.cfg // ------// Launch options: // You don't have to remove -dxlevel from the launch options after the first lau nch! // // Fullscreen: -dxlevel 81 -full -w WIDTH -h HEIGHT -console -novid // Windowed: -dxlevel 81 -sw -w WIDTH -h HEIGHT -console -noborder -novid // -useforcedmparms -noforcemaccel -noforcemspd // All of these are outdated and don't matter anymore // // DX Levels // -dxlevel 80, -dxlevel 81, -dxlevel 90, -dxlevel 91, -dxlevel 95, -dxlevel 98 // if you can use -dxlevel 81 USE IT your fps will be significantly more stable, some Nvidia users may experience a weird strobing effect // (some series of outdated nvidia drivers remove this affect) // ------// ------// FPS cap // ------// The primary benefit of an FPS cap is to make the FPS more stable, other than // that, it doesn't do a lot. A moderate, consistent framerate is much more // desirable than a variable but sometimes high framerate. A common // misconception is that if any more frames are generated than your monitor can // display, they are useless. This is wrong -- frames are used for much more // than mere display, and affect the way the game feels well past your // refresh rate. // ------cl_showfps 0 // Turning this FPS meter on actually decreases fps by about 3%-4% fps_max 134 // fps caps on PCs that consistently meet that cap causes horrible i nput lag when attempting to turn/aim //fps_max 132 // I'm leaving this in here though because some PCs (usually lapto ps) tend to overheat and have microstutters without frame caps. // ------// Net settings // ------// Whilst net settings perhaps aren't an integral part of an FPS config, they // are a fact of life in competitive TF2, and as such, they are included here. // // A common question I am asked -- what defines whether a good connection is // good or bad? Mostly personal preference. If you're not willing to make the // choice, try both and see which is better for you. // // Generally, meeting both of the following conditions would classify it as a // good connection: // // - Ping of <80 to the average server you join // - Generally no/negligible choke/loss (can be checked with `net_graph') // // There's some pretty good documentation on this here: // http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Source_Multiplayer_Networking // // Uncomment (remove the `//' from) one of the groups if you want to use them. // ------// Good connection cl_cmdrate 67 // The tricks to get 1.4ms lerp are placebo you're still forced to .0152 cl_interp .033 // change to whatever you like for certain classes projectiles/po pping uber/flames = .0152 hitscan = .031 on bad connections = .062 cl_interp_ratio 1 cl_lagcompensation 1 cl_pred_optimize 2 cl_smooth 0 cl_smoothtime 0.01 cl_updaterate 67 // The tricks to get 1.4ms lerp are placebo you're still forced to .0152 rate 62000 // anything above 62,000 is completely useless, anything above 48,000 ish is useless in HL // Competitive connection // Very few servers will have these settings //cl_cmdrate 128 //cl_interp .007 // this will likely have to be user defined .007 should be roug hly the lowest interp, hit scan might do well at .0152 for this //cl_interp_ratio 1 //cl_lagcompensation 1 //cl_pred_optimize 2 //cl_smooth 0 //cl_smoothtime 0.01 //cl_updaterate 128 //rate 90000 // With higher tick rates you have more bandwidth being used // Bad connection //cl_cmdrate 40 //cl_interp 0 //cl_interp_ratio 2 //cl_lagcompensation 1 //cl_pred_optimize 2 //cl_smooth 0 //cl_smoothtime 0.01 //cl_updaterate 40 //rate 35000 // ------// Sprays // ------// Bear in mind that these are disabled on war servers due to `sv_pure 2' // anyway, so if you play competitive TF2, this won't help you. // ------// Disable sprays cl_playerspraydisable 1 r_spray_lifetime 0 // Enable sprays -- uncomment this section if you want these settings //cl_playerspraydisable 0 //r_spray_lifetime 2 // ------// Shadows // ------// Disable shadows mat_shadowstate 0 r_shadowmaxrendered 0 r_shadowrendertotexture 0 r_shadows 0 // Enable shadows -- I highly recommend keeping them off if you're frequently ne ar or below the refresh rate of your monitor as you'll lose about 15-20% of your framerate mat_shadowstate 1 r_shadowmaxrendered 9 r_shadowrendertotexture 1 // Non-blobby shadows. Sometimes turned on by // competitive TF2 players to see opponents standing // near the other side of a wall. You may see some // performance loss from setting this to `1'. r_shadows 1 // ------// Facial features // ------// Disable facial features r_eyes 0 r_flex 0 r_lod 2 r_rootlod 2 r_teeth 0 // Enable facial features -- turning them on lowers framerate by 5ish% //r_eyes 1 //r_flex 1 //r_lod 1 // Needs to be set to 1, otherwise they will still be disabled. //r_rootlod 1 //r_teeth 1 // ------// Ragdolls // ------// You will have reduced performance on deaths which produce ragdolls. // ------// Disable ragdolls cl_ragdoll_fade_time 0 cl_ragdoll_forcefade 1 cl_ragdoll_physics_enable 0 g_ragdoll_fadespeed 0 g_ragdoll_lvfadespeed 0 ragdoll_sleepaftertime 0 // Enable ragdolls -- lowers by 10ish% cl_ragdoll_fade_time 15 cl_ragdoll_forcefade 0 cl_ragdoll_physics_enable 1 g_ragdoll_fadespeed 600 g_ragdoll_lvfadespeed 100 ragdoll_sleepaftertime "5.0f" // ------// Gibs // ------// You will have reduced performance on deaths which produce gibs. // ------// Disable gibs cl_phys_props_enable 0 cl_phys_props_max 0 props_break_max_pieces 0 r_propsmaxdist 1 violence_agibs 0 violence_hgibs 0 // Enable gibs -- 6-7% less framerate //cl_phys_props_enable 1 //cl_phys_props_max 128 //props_break_max_pieces -1 //r_propsmaxdist 1000 violence_agibs 1 violence_hgibs 1 // ------// Graphical // ------// Now we come to the main brunt of the config. You probably don't want to mess // with this. // ------cl_hud_playerclass_use_playermodel 0 // adds another hud element -3% frames fov_desired 90 // seriously everyone should use this. mat_phong 0 // some people don't like this on I prefer it on for sniper though cl_muzzleflash_dlight_1st 0 cl_detaildist 0 cl_detailfade 0 cl_drawmonitors 0 cl_ejectbrass 0 cl_jiggle_bone_framerate_cutoff 0 // Turns off jigglebones cl_new_impact_effects 0 cl_show_splashes 0 func_break_max_pieces 0 glow_outline_effect_enable 0 // Cart glow effect. lod_transitiondist 0 mat_antialias 0 mat_bumpmap 0 // Controls bumpmapping. Setting this to 0 on dx9 will cause // a strange `shine' effect to appear on all players. - Chris // In the past I wasn't able to prove that disabling t his was significant, // it effects fps by about 1% after several checks - C omanglia mat_colcorrection_disableentities 0 mat_colorcorrection 0 mat_disable_bloom 1 mat_disable_fancy_blending 1 mat_disable_lightwarp 1 mat_envmapsize 8 mat_envmaptgasize 8 mat_filterlightmaps 1 mat_filtertextures 1 mat_forceaniso 0 mat_hdr_level 0 mat_max_worldmesh_vertices 512 mat_monitorgamma 2.2 // Controls brightness, try 1.8 to make it brighter or 2.2 // to get it darker. Only works in fullscreen. mat_parallaxmap 0 mat_picmip 2 // Higher = more mipmapping. Without `sv_cheats 1', you're looking // at a range from -1 to 2, -1 being the best quality, 2 being the // worst. - Doesn't really matter much what you set this too if you 're cpu bound mat_reducefillrate 1 mat_reduceparticles 1 mat_specular 1 // Controls specularity. Setting this to 0 will make ubers // non-shiny, and will remove some specular effects from in-game // entities which support it. - Setting this to 0 while trilinear is off lowers framerate for reasons I don't understand mat_trilinear 1 mat_viewportscale 1 // Almost no performance gain from viewport upscaling. mat_viewportupscale 1 mat_wateroverlaysize 1 mp_decals 9 // - Just keep this below 60ish and you shouldn't notice much differ ent at all maybe .5 average fps for every 30-40 decals r_3dsky 0 r_ambientboost 0 r_ambientfactor 0 r_ambientmin 0 r_avglight 0 r_cheapwaterend 1 r_cheapwaterstart 1 r_decals 9 r_maxmodeldecal 9 r_decalstaticprops 0 r_decal_cullsize 15 r_drawdetailprops 0 r_drawmodeldecals 0 r_drawflecks 0 r_dynamic 0 r_flashlightdepthtexture 0 r_forcewaterleaf 1 r_lightaverage 0 r_maxnewsamples 0 r_maxsampledist 1 r_occlusion 0 // disables ambient occlusion. 2% FPS boost r_pixelfog 1 r_propsmaxdist 0 r_renderoverlayfragment 0 r_staticprop_lod 4 r_waterdrawreflection 0 r_waterdrawrefraction 1 r_waterforceexpensive 0 r_waterforcereflectentities 0 r_drawtracers_firstperson 0 // should give a small fps boost in 1st person rope_averagelight 0 rope_collide 0 rope_rendersolid 0 rope_shake 0 rope_smooth 0 rope_subdiv 0 rope_wind_dist 0 tf_particles_disable_weather 1 // Disable weather effects on maps supporting // it, for example, setting this to `1' // disables rain effects on *_sawmill. tracer_extra 0 violence_ablood 1 // framerates on -most- pcs are higher with these on violence_hblood 1 mat_motion_blur_enabled 0 // just incase anyone has this added before loading m y cfg mat_motion_blur_forward_enabled 0 mat_motion_blur_strength 0 // ------// Misc // ------in_usekeyboardsampletime 0 mat_clipz 1 // FX card users should set this to 0 mat_forcehardwaresync 0 mat_levelflush 1 m_rawinput 0 // Turn on raw mouse input. Commented out by default due to // silly incompatibility with the Xfire overlay. You should use // it if you can! - WHO USES XFIRE ANYMORE? mat_vsync 0 // Turn off vsync to avoid nasty I/O latency. r_fastzreject -1 // Values >1 enable a fast Z rejection algorithm, to be // performed on the GPU (as opposed to on the CPU). The // value `-1' autodetects hardware support for this // feature, which is safer than forcing it. ai_expression_optimization 1 fast_fogvolume 1 host_thread_mode 0 // Not exactly stable mod_load_anims_async 1 mod_load_mesh_async 1 mod_load_vcollide_async 1 // ------// Sound // ------// I'd be hesitant to say that you would see a great deal of performance // improvement from lowering the sound quality, but in my experience as a // competitive TF2 player, lowering the sound quality makes determination of // directionality and distance that much easier. You may see a small FPS gain // with these settings, or you may not, either way will likely have a // negligible effect on performance. // ------dsp_enhance_stereo 0 dsp_slow_cpu 1 snd_async_fullyasync 1 // Having the sound run fully asynchronous has been // helpful in the past, as it seems to (for whatever // reason) reduce the number of TDRs experienced during // gameplay. There's some pretty good information on // TDRs (nerds only) here: // http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=65161 snd_pitchquality 1 snd_spatialize_roundrobin 0 snd_mixahead .07 // Delay in sound from weapons below .05 has been known to be u nstable // ------// Threading // ------mat_queue_mode 2 // mat_queue mode is another frequently asked about cvar, it // defines the threading method to be used by the material // system. It has been unstable to use in the past, but // nowadays it's generally okay. // // Here are the possible values: // -2 legacy default // -1 default // 0 synchronous single thread // 1 queued single thread // 2 queued multithreaded // // If you have problems with the value `2', try setting it to // `-1'. // // As an aside, there are quite a few bugs in the demo system // that occur when mat_queue_mode is set to a value that is // not `-1'. If you intend to do work with the demo system, // maybe you should change this. // //After immense testing I've found that default works perfectly //fine with setting your Thread usage. It autom atically set me //to 2 every time. I'd say it's safer and likel y less buggy to //leave this at -1 than it is at 2. // //As a side not I've noticed micro stutters wit h mat_queue_mode 2 //at 1000+ fps where mat_queue_mode 1 did not s tutter at 1000+ fps cl_threaded_bone_setup 1 // WARNING if you don't have a Quad-Core CPU or better you SHOULD NOT LEAVE THIS ON cl_threaded_client_leaf_system 0 // DO NOT ENABLE cause crashes to desktop withi n 4-5 minutes of gameplay 4/18 2014 r_queued_decals 0 // lessens the impact of higher decal limits. r_queued_ropes 1 r_queued_post_processing 1 // kind of pointless because it's disabled above but if you do like post processing effects keeping this on should lessen the impact on framerate r_threaded_client_shadow_manager 1 r_threaded_particles 1 r_threaded_renderables 1 net_queue_trace 0 // ------// HUD // ------hud_saytext_time 2 //Default is 12 and measured in seconds, this is the amount o f time chat stays on your screen voice_enable 0 //Default is 1, This is the voice chat in the game 1 = on, 0 = of f hud_deathnotice_time 5 // Default is 6, This the the death notices that usually appear at the top right of the screen hud_achievement_glowtime 0 // Default is 2.5, not 100% what this is about a 1.5% fps boost. hud_achievement_count 0 //Default is 8, Max number of achievements that can be s hown on the HUD hud_achievement_tracker 0 // Default is 1, Show or hide the achievement tracker // ------// Test Shit // ------cl_localnetworkbackdoor 1 //Network optimizations for Singleplayer, disabling ha s about a 1-2% fps boost cl_cloud_settings 0 // I believe this disables cloud syncing of CFGs but not 100 % sure //cl_notifications_show_ingame 0 // Pretty sure this disables Trade/Duel Notific ations sys_minidumpspewlines 500 // Basically the number of lines saved to a log file f rom console. No FPS boost but 15% lower FPS variance cl_loadondemand_default 0 // ------// Misc // ------cl_forcepreload 1 // Force preloading cl_ask_blacklist_opt_out "1" cl_ask_favorite_opt_out "1" sb_dontshow_maxplayer_warning "1" tf_explanations_backpackpanel "1" tf_explanations_charinfo_armory_panel "1" tf_explanations_charinfopanel "1" tf_explanations_craftingpanel "1" tf_explanations_discardpanel "1" tf_explanations_store "1" tf_training_has_prompted_for_forums "1" tf_training_has_prompted_for_loadout "1" tf_training_has_prompted_for_offline_practice "1" tf_training_has_prompted_for_options "1" tf_training_has_prompted_for_training "1" //net_graph 1 // keeping this on actually lowers your framerate by 3-6% dependin g on the level of net_graph you have it at // net_graph 1,2,3,4,5 hud_fastswitch 1 // ------// Print to console // ------echo "------" echo "Comanglia' frames config loaded. Inspired by Chris config" echo "------// Unexplained crashes? Try changing mat_queue_mode to `-1'. // ------// Comanglia' Potato / Toaster config inspired by chris, designed to get you a l arge performance boost // v0.1beta | 15 May 2015 | // ------// Launch options: // You should remove -dxlevel xx from the launch options for superior stability with // ALT+Tabbing // // Fullscreen: -dxlevel 81 -full -w WIDTH -h HEIGHT -console -novid // Windowed: -dxlevel 81 -sw -w WIDTH -h HEIGHT -console -noborder -novid // -useforcedmparms -noforcemaccel -noforcemspd // All of these are outdated and don't matter anymore // // DX Levels // -dxlevel 80, -dxlevel 81, -dxlevel 90, -dxlevel 91, -dxlevel 95, -dxlevel 98 // if you can use -dxlevel 81 USE IT your fps will be significantly more stable, some Nvidia users may experience a weird strobing effect (some series of outdat ed nvidia drivers remove this affect) // ------// ------// FPS cap // ------// The primary benefit of an FPS cap is to make the FPS more stable, other than // that, it doesn't do a lot. A moderate, consistent framerate is much more // desirable than a variable but sometimes high framerate. A common // misconception is that if any more frames are generated than your monitor can // display, they are useless. This is wrong -- frames are used for much more // than mere display, and affect the way the game feels well past your // refresh rate. // ------cl_showfps 0 // Turning this FPS meter on actually decreases fps by about 3%-4% fps_max 0 // fps caps on PCs that consistently meet that cap causes horrible inp ut lag when attempting to turn/aim //fps_max 132 // I'm leaving this in here though because some PCs (usually lapto ps) tend to overheat and have microstutters without frame caps. // ------// Net settings // ------// Whilst net settings perhaps aren't an integral part of an FPS config, they // are a fact of life in competitive TF2, and as such, they are included here. // // A common question I am asked -- what defines whether a good connection is // good or bad? Mostly personal preference. If you're not willing to make the // choice, try both and see which is better for you. // // Generally, meeting both of the following conditions would classify it as a // good connection: // // - Ping of <80 to the average server you join // - Generally no/negligible choke/loss (can be checked with `net_graph') // // There's some pretty good documentation on this here: // http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Source_Multiplayer_Networking // // Uncomment (remove the `//' from) one of the groups if you want to use them. // ------// Good connection cl_cmdrate 67 // The tricks to get 1.4ms lerp are placebo you're still forced to .0152 cl_interp .033 // change to whatever you like for certain classes projectiles/po pping uber/flames = .0152 hitscan = .031 on bad connections = .062 cl_interp_ratio 1 cl_lagcompensation 1 cl_pred_optimize 2 cl_smooth 0 cl_smoothtime 0.01 cl_updaterate 67 // The tricks to get 1.4ms lerp are placebo you're still forced to .0152 rate 60000 // anything above 62,000 is completely useless, anything above 48,000 ish is useless in HL // Competitive connection // Very few servers will have these settings //cl_cmdrate 128 //cl_interp .007 // this will likely have to be user defined .007 should be roug hly the lowest interp, hit scan might do well at .0152 for this //cl_interp_ratio 1 //cl_lagcompensation 1 //cl_pred_optimize 2 //cl_smooth 0 //cl_smoothtime 0.01 //cl_updaterate 128 //rate 90000 // With higher tick rates you have more bandwidth being used // Bad connection //cl_cmdrate 40 //cl_interp 0 //cl_interp_ratio 2 //cl_lagcompensation 1 //cl_pred_optimize 2 //cl_smooth 0 //cl_smoothtime 0.01 //cl_updaterate 40 //rate 35000 // ------// Sprays // ------// Bear in mind that these are disabled on war servers due to `sv_pure 2' // anyway, so if you play competitive TF2, this won't help you. // ------// Disable sprays cl_playerspraydisable 1 r_spray_lifetime 0 // Enable sprays -- uncomment this section if you want these settings //cl_playerspraydisable 0 //r_spray_lifetime 2 // ------// Shadows // ------// Disable shadows mat_shadowstate 0 r_shadowmaxrendered 0 r_shadowrendertotexture 0 r_shadows 0 // Enable shadows -- I highly recommend keeping them off if you're frequently ne ar or below the refresh rate of your monitor as you'll lose about 15-20% of your framerate //mat_shadowstate 1 //r_shadowmaxrendered 11 //r_shadowrendertotexture 1 // Non-blobby shadows. Sometimes turned on by // competitive TF2 players to see opponents standing // near the other side of a wall. You may see some // performance loss from setting this to `1'. //r_shadows 1 // ------// Facial features // ------// Disable facial features r_eyes 0 r_flex 0 r_lod 2 r_rootlod 2 r_teeth 0 // Enable facial features -- turning them on lowers framerate by 5ish% //r_eyes 1 //r_flex 1 //r_lod 1 // Needs to be set to 1, otherwise they will still be disabled. //r_rootlod 1 //r_teeth 1 // ------// Ragdolls // ------// You will have reduced performance on deaths which produce ragdolls. // ------// Disable ragdolls cl_ragdoll_fade_time 0 cl_ragdoll_forcefade 1 cl_ragdoll_physics_enable 0 g_ragdoll_fadespeed 0 g_ragdoll_lvfadespeed 0 ragdoll_sleepaftertime 0 // Enable ragdolls -- lowers by 10ish% //cl_ragdoll_fade_time 15 //cl_ragdoll_forcefade 0 //cl_ragdoll_physics_enable 1 //g_ragdoll_fadespeed 600 //g_ragdoll_lvfadespeed 100 //ragdoll_sleepaftertime "5.0f" // ------// Gibs // ------// You will have reduced performance on deaths which produce gibs. // ------// Disable gibs cl_phys_props_enable 0 cl_phys_props_max 0 props_break_max_pieces 0 r_propsmaxdist 1 violence_agibs 0 violence_hgibs 0 // Enable gibs -- 6-7% less framerate cl_phys_props_enable 1 cl_phys_props_max 4 props_break_max_pieces 2 r_propsmaxdist 100 //violence_agibs 1 //violence_hgibs 1 // ------// Graphical // ------// Now we come to the main brunt of the config. You probably don't want to mess // with this. // ------sv_cheats 1 // Disabled at the end of this, may or may not do anything lol cl_hud_playerclass_use_playermodel 0 // adds another hud element -3% frames mat_phong 0 // some people don't like this on I prefer it on for sniper though cl_muzzleflash_dlight_1st 0 cl_detaildist 0 cl_detailfade 0 cl_drawmonitors 0 cl_ejectbrass 0 cl_jiggle_bone_framerate_cutoff 0 // Turns off jigglebones cl_new_impact_effects 0 cl_show_splashes 0 func_break_max_pieces 0 glow_outline_effect_enable 0 // Cart glow effect. lod_transitiondist 0 mat_antialias 0 mat_bumpmap 0 // Controls bumpmapping. Setting this to 0 on dx9 will cause // a strange `shine' effect to appear on all players. - Chris // In the past I wasn't able to prove that disabling t his was significant, // it effects fps by about 1% after several checks - C omanglia mat_colcorrection_disableentities 0 mat_colorcorrection 0 mat_disable_bloom 1 mat_disable_fancy_blending 1 mat_disable_lightwarp 1 mat_envmapsize 8 mat_envmaptgasize 8 mat_filterlightmaps 0 mat_filtertextures 0 mat_forceaniso 0 mat_hdr_level 0 mat_max_worldmesh_vertices 512 mat_monitorgamma 2.2 // Controls brightness, try 1.8 to make it brighter or 2.2 // to get it darker. Only works in fullscreen. mat_motion_blur_enabled 0 mat_parallaxmap 0 mat_picmip 4 // Higher = more mipmapping. Without `sv_cheats 1', you're looking // at a range from -1 to 2, -1 being the best quality, 2 being the // worst. - Doesn't really matter much what you set this too if you 're cpu bound mat_reducefillrate 1 mat_reduceparticles 1 mat_specular 0 // Controls specularity. Setting this to 0 will make ubers // non-shiny, and will remove some specular effects from in-game // entities which support it. - Setting this to 0 while trilinear is off lowers framerate for reasons I don't understand mat_trilinear 0 mat_wateroverlaysize 1 mp_decals 9 // - Just keep this below 60ish and you shouldn't notice much differ ent at all maybe .5 average fps for every 30-40 decals r_3dsky 0 r_ambientboost 0 r_ambientfactor 0 r_ambientmin 0 r_avglight 0 r_cheapwaterend 1 r_cheapwaterstart 1 r_decals 9 r_maxmodeldecal 9 r_decalstaticprops 0 r_decal_cullsize 15 r_drawdetailprops 0 r_drawmodeldecals 0 r_drawflecks 0 r_dynamic 0 r_flashlightdepthtexture 0 r_forcewaterleaf 1 r_lightaverage 0 r_maxnewsamples 0 r_maxsampledist 1 r_occlusion 0 // disables ambient occlusion. 2% FPS boost r_propsmaxdist 0 r_renderoverlayfragment 0 r_staticprop_lod 4 r_waterdrawreflection 0 r_waterdrawrefraction 1 r_waterforceexpensive 0 r_waterforcereflectentities 0 r_drawtracers_firstperson 0 // should give a small fps boost in 1st person rope_averagelight 0 rope_collide 0 rope_rendersolid 0 rope_shake 0 rope_smooth 0 rope_subdiv 0 rope_wind_dist 0 tf_particles_disable_weather 1 // Disable weather effects on maps supporting // it, for example, setting this to `1' // disables rain effects on *_sawmill. tracer_extra 0 violence_ablood 1 // framerates on -most- pcs are higher with these on violence_hblood 1 sv_cheats 0 // ------// Misc // ------in_usekeyboardsampletime 0 mat_clipz 1 // FX card users should set this to 0 mat_forcehardwaresync 0 mat_levelflush 1 //m_rawinput 0 // Turn on raw mouse input. Commented out by default due to // silly incompatibility with the Xfire overlay. You should use // it if you can! - WHO USES XFIRE ANYMORE? mat_vsync 0 // Turn off vsync to avoid nasty I/O latency. r_fastzreject -1 // Values >1 enable a fast Z rejection algorithm, to be // performed on the GPU (as opposed to on the CPU). The // value `-1' autodetects hardware support for this // feature, which is safer than forcing it. ai_expression_optimization 1 fast_fogvolume 1 host_thread_mode 0 // Not exactly stable mod_load_anims_async 1 mod_load_mesh_async 1 mod_load_vcollide_async 1 // ------// Sound // ------// I'd be hesitant to say that you would see a great deal of performance // improvement from lowering the sound quality, but in my experience as a // competitive TF2 player, lowering the sound quality makes determination of // directionality and distance that much easier. You may see a small FPS gain // with these settings, or you may not, either way will likely have a // negligible effect on performance. // ------dsp_enhance_stereo 0 dsp_slow_cpu 1 snd_async_fullyasync 1 // Having the sound run fully asynchronous has been // helpful in the past, as it seems to (for whatever // reason) reduce the number of TDRs experienced during // gameplay. There's some pretty good information on // TDRs (nerds only) here: // http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=65161 snd_pitchquality 0 snd_spatialize_roundrobin 1 snd_mixahead .06 // Delay in sound from weapons below .05 has been known to be u nstable // ------// Threading // ------mat_queue_mode 2 // mat_queue mode is another frequently asked about cvar, it // defines the threading method to be used by the material // system. It has been unstable to use in the past, but // nowadays it's generally okay. // // Here are the possible values: // -2 legacy default // -1 default // 0 synchronous single thread // 1 queued single thread // 2 queued multithreaded // // If you have problems with the value `2', try setting it to // `-1'. // // As an aside, there are quite a few bugs in the demo system // that occur when mat_queue_mode is set to a value that is // not `-1'. If you intend to do work with the demo system, // maybe you should change this. // //After immense testing I've found that default works perfectly //fine with setting your Thread usage. It autom atically set me //to 2 every time. I'd say it's safer and likel y less buggy to //leave this at -1 than it is at 2. // //As a side not I've noticed micro stutters wit h mat_queue_mode 2 //at 1000+ fps where mat_queue_mode 1 did not s tutter at 1000+ fps cl_threaded_bone_setup 1 // WARNING if you don't have a Quad-Core CPU or better you SHOULD NOT LEAVE THIS ON cl_threaded_client_leaf_system 0 // DO NOT ENABLE cause crashes to desktop withi n 4-5 minutes of gameplay 4/18 2014 r_queued_decals 1 // lessens the impact of higher decal limits. r_queued_ropes 1 r_queued_post_processing 1 // kind of pointless because it's disabled above but if you do like post processing effects keeping this on should lessen the impact on framerate r_threaded_client_shadow_manager 1 r_threaded_particles 1 r_threaded_renderables 1 net_queue_trace 0 // ------// HUD // ------hud_saytext_time 2 //Default is 12 and measured in seconds, this is the amount o f time chat stays on your screen voice_enable 0 //Default is 1, This is the voice chat in the game 1 = on, 0 = of f hud_deathnotice_time 5 // Default is 6, This the the death notices that usually appear at the top right of the screen hud_achievement_glowtime 0 // Default is 2.5, not 100% what this is about a 1.5% fps boost. hud_achievement_count 0 //Default is 8, Max number of achievements that can be s hown on the HUD hud_achievement_tracker 0 // Default is 1, Show or hide the achievement tracker // ------// Test Shit // ------cl_localnetworkbackdoor 1 //Network optimizations for Singleplayer, disabling ha s about a 1-2% fps boost, disabling seems to cause minor jitter. cl_cloud_settings 0 // I believe this disables cloud syncing of CFGs but not 100 % sure //cl_notifications_show_ingame 0 // Pretty sure this disables Trade/Duel Notific ations sys_minidumpspewlines 500 // Basically the number of lines saved to a log file f rom console. No FPS boost but 15% lower FPS variance cl_loadondemand_default 0 // ------// Misc // ------cl_forcepreload 1 // Force preloading cl_ask_blacklist_opt_out "1" cl_ask_favorite_opt_out "1" sb_dontshow_maxplayer_warning "1" tf_explanations_backpackpanel "1" tf_explanations_charinfo_armory_panel "1" tf_explanations_charinfopanel "1" tf_explanations_craftingpanel "1" tf_explanations_discardpanel "1" tf_explanations_store "1" tf_training_has_prompted_for_forums "1" tf_training_has_prompted_for_loadout "1" tf_training_has_prompted_for_offline_practice "1" tf_training_has_prompted_for_options "1" tf_training_has_prompted_for_training "1" //net_graph 1 // keeping this on actually lowers your framerate by 3-6% dependin g on the level of net_graph you have it at // net_graph 1,2,3,4,5 // ------// Print to console // ------echo "------" echo "Comanglia' Potato / Toaster config loaded. Inspired by Chris config" echo "------"

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ///////// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ///////// //*************** Stabby's Changes: *************** //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ///////// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ///////// violence_agibs 1 violence_hgibs 1 cl_ragdoll_collide "1" // def. "0" # Collis ion between corpses on(1)/off(0) cl_ragdoll_forcefade "0" // def. "0" # If set to "1" then cl_ragdoll_forcefade is used cl_ragdoll_fade_time "15" // def. "15" # Fading time in seconds of corpses 0 => No Corpse cl_ragdoll_physics_enable "1" // def. "1" # Ragdol lsystem for the corpses on(1)/off(0) | off meens corpses standing around with no animation r_ragdoll_pronecheck_distance g_ragdoll_fadespeed 600 g_ragdoll_lvfadespeed 100 ragdoll_sleepaftertime "5.0f" mat_shadowstate 1 r_shadowmaxrendered 9 r_shadowrendertotexture 1 // Non-blobby shadows. Sometimes turned on by // competitive TF2 players to see opponents standing // near the other side of a wall. You may see some // performance loss from setting this to `1'. r_shadows 1 cl_show_splashes 1 r_flashlightdepthtexture "0" // def. "1" # 1 = Hi gh, 0 = Low r_shadowrendertotexture "2" // def. "" was "2" # 1 = High, 0 = Low r_shadowmaxrendered "9" // def. "" # Max. c ount of rendered Shadow [TF2-VideoConfigMenu: 0=min 32=High] "r_flashlightupdatedepth" = "0" r_flashlightrenderworld 0 r_flashlightscissor 0 r_flashlightdepthres 1 nb_shadow_dist = "200" volume snd_spatialize_roundrobin 0 snd_surround_speakers 7 snd_disable_mixer_duck 0 snd_pitchquality 1 windows_speaker_config 7 snd_mixahead .07 soundinfo hud_saytext_time 2 //Default is 12 and measured in seconds, this is the amount o f time chat stays on your screen voice_enable 0 //Default is 1, This is the voice chat in the game 1 = on, 0 = of f cl_phys_props_enable 1 cl_phys_props_max 4 props_break_max_pieces 2 r_propsmaxdist 100 con_filter_enable 1 con_filter_text_out Compact freed exec protect.cfg tf_hud_target_id_disable_floating_health 1 cl_loadondemand_default 0 r_WaterDrawRefraction 0 fps_max 0 sv_cheats 1 hud_combattext_batching 1 hud_combattext_batching_window 2.0 viewmodel_fov_demo 75 r_staticprop_lod 3 dsp_water 0 cl_show_splashes 1 cl_hud_playerclass_playermodel_showed_confirm_dialog "1" sensitivity m_yaw 0.022000 m_pitch 0.022000 fov_desired 90

cl_showerror 0 cl_showfps 0 r_renderoverlayfragment 1 host_thread_mode "2" studio_queue_mode 1 mp_usehwmmodels "-1" mp_usehwmvcds "-1" cl_updaterate 66.666666 cl_cmdrate 66.666666 cl_interp_ratio 1.000000 cl_interp 0.152 rate 62000.000000 cl_smooth 1 cl_smoothtime 0.1 cl_pred_optimize "2" violence_agibs 1 violence_hgibs 1 tf_hud_show_servertimelimit 1 bind tab "+scoreboard" alias +scoreboard "+showscores;cl_showfps 1;net_graph 4;developer 1;cl_showerror 1;mat_filterlightmaps 1;mat_filtertextures 1;cl_detailfade 1;cl_detaildist 1;me m_compact" alias -scoreboard "-showscores;cl_showfps 0;net_graph 0;developer 0;cl_showerror 0;mat_filterlightmaps 0;mat_filtertextures 0;mem_compact" bind "[KEY]" "togglemute" alias togglemute "togglemuteb" alias togglemuteb "volume 0;alias togglemute togglemuter" alias togglemuter "volume .q;alias togglemute togglemuteb" // Ding sound play "hitsound.wav" //name of the file you want to use. This pre-caches the sound. tf_dingalingaling "1" tf_dingaling_wav_override "hitsound.wav" tf_dingaling_pitchmaxdmg "150" //higher pitch for high damage tf_dingaling_pitchmindmg "50" //lower pitch for less damage // Movement Options // Default // bind "w" +fw // alias +fw "+forward;dotxhaircolor" // alias -fw "-forward;dotxhaircolor"

// bind "s" +bw // alias +bw "+back;dotxhaircolor" // alias -bw "-back;dotxhaircolor"

// bind "d" +mr // alias +mr "+moveright;dotxhaircolor" // alias -mr "-moveright;dotxhaircolor"

// bind "a" +ml // alias +ml "+moveleft;dotxhaircolor" // alias -ml "-moveleft;dotxhaircolor" " // Null-cancelling movement script // (prevents you from pressing two opposing directions, which causes you to stop moving) bind w +mfwd bind s +mback bind a +mleft bind d +mright alias +mfwd "-back;+forward;alias checkfwd +forward;dotxhaircolor" alias +mback "-forward;+back;alias checkback +back;dotxhaircolor" alias +mleft "-moveright;+moveleft;alias checkleft +moveleft;dotxhaircolor" alias +mright "-moveleft;+moveright;alias checkright +moveright;dotxhaircolor" alias -mfwd "-forward;checkback;alias checkfwd none;dotxhaircolor" alias -mback "-back;checkfwd;alias checkback none;dotxhaircolor" alias -mleft "-moveleft;checkright;alias checkleft none;dotxhaircolor" alias -mright "-moveright;checkleft;alias checkright none;dotxhaircolor" alias checkfwd none alias checkback none alias checkleft none alias checkright none alias none "" mat_motion_blur_enabled 1 //afaik the only sure-fire way to keep refract masking on mat_motion_blur_strength 0 //effectively disables motion blur, personal choice + motion blur gets masked and looks bad with refract masking mat_disable_bloom 1 //disables bloom so refract masking doesn't create a dark re ctangle over light materials mat_hdr_level 0 mat_antialias 0 mat_colcorrection_disableentities 1 mat_colorcorrection 0 // For transparent viewmodels // mat_motion_blur_enabled 1 //afaik the only sure-fire way to keep refract mask ing on // mat_motion_blur_strength 0 //effectively disables motion blur, personal choic e + motion blur gets masked and looks bad with refract masking //mat_disable_bloom 1 //disables bloom so refract masking doesn't create a dark rectangle over light materials m_Rawinput 1 // set to "0" for RInput use cl_hud_playerclass_use_playermodel 1 mem_compact //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ///////// Garry Kimovich Kasparov (Russian: ??´??? ??´????? ?????´???, Russian pronunciation: [' gar?? 'k?im?v??t? k?'spar?f]; born Garik Kimovich Weinstein,[1] 13 April 1963) i s a Russian (formerly Soviet) chess Grandmaster, former World Chess Champion, wr iter, and political activist, considered by many to be the greatest chess player of all time.[2] From 1986 until his retirement in 2005, Kasparov was ranked wor ld No. 1 for 225 out of 228 months. His peak rating of 2851,[3] achieved in 1999 , was the highest recorded until being passed by Magnus Carlsen in 2013. Kasparo v also holds records for consecutive professional tournament victories (15) and Chess Oscars (11). Kasparov became the youngest ever undisputed World Chess Champion in 1985 at age 22 by defeating then-champion Anatoly Karpov.[4] He held the official FIDE worl d title until 1993, when a dispute with FIDE led him to set up a rival organizat ion, the Professional Chess Association. In 1997 he became the first world champ ion to lose a match to a computer under standard time controls, when he lost to the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue in a highly publicized match. He continued to ho ld the "Classical" World Chess Championship until his defeat by Vladimir Kramnik in 2000. Kasparov announced his retirement from professional chess on 10 March 2005, afte r which he devoted his time to politics and writing. He formed the United Civil Front movement, and joined as a member of The Other Russia, a coalition opposing the administration and policies of Vladimir Putin. In 2008, he announced an int ention to run as a candidate in the 2008 Russian presidential race, but failure to find a sufficiently large rental space to assemble the number of supporters t hat is legally required to endorse such a candidacy led him to withdraw. Kasparo v blamed "official obstruction" for the lack of available space.[5] Although he is widely regarded in the West as a symbol of opposition to Putin,[6] he was bar red from the presidential ballot.[5] The political climate in Russia reportedly makes it difficult for opposition candidates to organize.[7][8] He is currently chairman for the Human Rights Foundation and chairs its International Council. I n 2014 he obtained Croatian citizenship. Contents 1 Early career 2 Toward the top 3 1984 World Championship 4 World Champion 5 Break with and ejection from FIDE 6 Losing the title and aftermath 7 Retirement from chess 7.1 Post-retirement chess 7.1.1 Candidate for FIDE presidency 8 Head-to-head record versus selected grandmasters 9 Politics 9.1 Central committee member of Komsomol 9.2 Keeper of the Flame award 9.3 Democratic Party of Russia and Choice of Russia bloc 9.3.1 Unwitting board member of award organization 9.4 United Civil Front 9.5 The Other Russia 9.5.1 Attacked 9.6 Saint Petersburg Dissenters' March 9.7 Arrest in Moscow and questioning by FSB 9.8 KGB general says Kasparov's life in danger 9.9 2007 presidential bid 9.9.1 Detention at rally 9.9.2 Forced to quit campaign 9.10 "Putin must go" 9.11 Human Rights Foundation 9.12 Arrest and beating at Pussy Riot trial 9.13 Miscellaneous 9.14 Allegation of FSB non-disclosure of Boston marathon bombing suspect s 9.15 On the Navalny trial 9.16 On the Syrian civil war 9.17 Croatia connections 9.18 Sochi Olympics 9.19 Access to website blocked 10 Chess ratings achievements 11 Playing style 12 Olympiads and other major team events 13 Other records 14 Books and other writings 14.1 Early writings 14.2 My Great Predecessors series 14.3 Modern Chess series 14.4 Garry Kasparov on Garry Kasparov series 14.5 Other post-retirement writing 15 Chess against computers 15.1 32 simultaneous computers, 1985 15.2 Deep Thought, 1989 15.3 Deep Blue, 1996 15.4 Deep Blue, 1997 15.5 Deep Junior, 2003 15.6 X3D Fritz, 2003 16 Books 17 See also 18 Notes 19 Further reading 20 External links Early career Kasparov at age 11, Vilnius, 1974 Kasparov was born Garik Kimovich Weinstein (Russian: ????? ?????????) in Baku, A zerbaijan SSR (now Azerbaijan), Soviet Union. His father, Kim Moiseyevich Weinst ein, was Russian Jewish, and his mother, Klara Gasparian, was Armenian.[9][10][1 1][12] Kasparov has described himself as a "self-appointed Christian", although "very indifferent".[13] Kasparov first began the serious study of chess after he came across a chess pro blem set up by his parents and proposed a solution.[14] His father died of leuke mia when Garry was seven years old.[15] At the age of twelve, Garry adopted his mother's Armenian surname, Gasparian, modifying it to a more Russified version, Kasparov.[16] From age 7, Kasparov attended the Young Pioneer Palace in Baku and, at 10 began training at Mikhail Botvinnik's chess school under noted coach Vladimir Makogono v. Makogonov helped develop Kasparov's positional skills and taught him to play the Caro-Kann Defence and the Tartakower System of the Queen's Gambit Declined.[ 17] Kasparov won the Soviet Junior Championship in Tbilisi in 1976, scoring 7 po ints of 9, at age 13. He repeated the feat the following year, winning with a sc ore of 8½ of 9. He was being trained by Alexander Shakarov during this time. In 1978, Kasparov participated in the Sokolsky Memorial tournament in Minsk. He had been invited as an exception but took first place and became a chess master. Kasparov has repeatedly said that this event was a turning point in his life, a nd that it convinced him to choose chess as his career. "I will remember the Sok olsky Memorial as long as I live", he wrote. He has also said that after the vic tory, he thought he had a very good shot at the World Championship.[18] He first qualified for the Soviet Chess Championship at age 15 in 1978, the youn gest ever player at that level. He won the 64-player Swiss system tournament at Daugavpils on tiebreak over Igor V. Ivanov to capture the sole qualifying place. Kasparov rose quickly through the World Chess Federation rankings. Starting with an oversight by the Russian Chess Federation, he participated in a grandmaster tournament in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina (then part of Yugoslavia), in 1 979 while still unrated (he was a replacement for Viktor Korchnoi who was origin ally invited but withdrew due to threat of boycott from the Soviets). Kasparov w on this high-class tournament, emerging with a provisional rating of 2595, enoug h to catapult him to the top group of chess players (at the time, number 15 in t he world)[19]). The next year, 1980, he won the World Junior Chess Championship in Dortmund, West Germany. Later that year, he made his debut as second reserve for the Soviet Union at the Chess Olympiad at Valletta, Malta, and became a Gran dmaster. Toward the top Kasparov becomes World Junior Champion at Dortmund in 1980 As a teenager, Kasparov tied for first place in the USSR Chess Championship in 1 98182. His first win in a superclass-level international tournament was scored at Bugojno, Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1982. He earned a place in the 1982 Moscow I nterzonal tournament, which he won, to qualify for the Candidates Tournament.[20 ] At age 19, he was the youngest Candidate since Bobby Fischer, who was 15 when he qualified in 1958. At this stage, he was already the No. 2-rated player in th e world, trailing only World Chess Champion Anatoly Karpov on the January 1983 l ist. Kasparov's first (quarter-final) Candidates match was against Alexander Beliavsk y, whom he defeated 63 (four wins, one loss).[21] Politics threatened Kasparov's semi-final against Viktor Korchnoi, which was scheduled to be played in Pasadena , California. Korchnoi had defected from the Soviet Union in 1976, and was at th at time the strongest active non-Soviet player. Various political maneuvers prev ented Kasparov from playing Korchnoi, and Kasparov forfeited the match. This was resolved by Korchnoi allowing the match to be replayed in London, along with th e previously scheduled match between Vasily Smyslov and Zoltán Ribli. The Kasparov -Korchnoi match was put together on short notice by Raymond Keene. Kasparov lost the first game but won the match 74 (four wins, one loss). In January 1984, Kasparov became the No. 1 ranked player in the world, with a FI DE rating of 2710. He became the youngest ever world No. 1, a record that lasted 12 years until being broken by Vladimir Kramnik in January 1996; the record is currently held by Magnus Carlsen, a former pupil of Kasparov. Later in 1984, he won the Candidates' final 8½4½ (four wins, no losses) against the r esurgent former world champion Vasily Smyslov, at Vilnius, thus qualifying to pl ay Anatoly Karpov for the World Championship. That year he joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU), as a member of which he was elected to the Cen tral Committee of Komsomol in 1987. 1984 World Championship Main article: World Chess Championship 1984 The World Chess Championship 1984 match between Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparo v had many ups and downs, and a very controversial finish. Karpov started in ver y good form, and after nine games Kasparov was down 40 in a "first to six wins" m atch. Fellow players predicted he would be whitewashed 60 within 18 games.[22] In an unexpected turn of events, there followed a series of 17 successive draws, some relatively short, and others drawn in unsettled positions. Kasparov lost g ame 27, then fought back with another series of draws until game 32, his first-e ver win against the World Champion. Another 14 successive draws followed, throug h game 46; the previous record length for a world title match had been 34 games, the match of José Raúl Capablanca vs. Alexander Alekhine in 1927. Kasparov won games 47 and 48 to bring the scores to 53 in Karpov's favour. Then t he match was ended without result by Florencio Campomanes, the President of Fédérati on Internationale des Échecs (FIDE), and a new match was announced to start a few months later. The termination was controversial, as both players stated that the y preferred the match to continue. Announcing his decision at a press conference , Campomanes cited the health of the players, which had been strained by the len gth of the match. The match became the first, and so far only, world championship match to be aban doned without result. Kasparov's relations with Campomanes and FIDE were greatly strained, and the feud between them finally came to a head in 1993 with Kasparo v's complete break-away from FIDE. World Champion Kasparov after winning the FIDE World Championship title in 1985 The second Karpov-Kasparov match in 1985 was organized in Moscow as the best of 24 games where the first player to win 12½ points would claim the World Champion t itle. The scores from the terminated match would not carry over. But in the even t of a 1212 draw, the title would remain with Karpov. On 9 November 1985, Kasparo v secured the title by a score of 1311, winning the 24th game with Black, using a Sicilian defense. He was 22 years old at the time, making him the youngest ever World Champion,[23] and breaking the record held by Mikhail Tal for over 20 yea rs.[24] Kasparov's win as Black in the 16th game has been recognized as one of t he all-time masterpieces in chess history. As part of the arrangements following the aborted 1984 match, Karpov had been gr anted (in the event of his defeat) a right to rematch. Another match took place in 1986, hosted jointly in London and Leningrad, with each city hosting 12 games . At one point in the match, Kasparov opened a three-point lead and looked well on his way to a decisive match victory. But Karpov fought back by winning three consecutive games to level the score late in the match. At this point, Kasparov dismissed one of his seconds, grandmaster Evgeny Vladimirov, accusing him of sel ling his opening preparation to the Karpov team (as described in Kasparov's auto biography Unlimited Challenge, chapter Stab in the Back). Kasparov scored one mo re win and kept his title by a final score of 12½11½. A fourth match for the world title took place in 1987 in Seville, as Karpov had qualified through the Candidates' Matches to again become the official challenge r. This match was very close, with neither player holding more than a one-point lead at any time during the contest. Kasparov was down one full point at the tim e of the final game, and needed a win to draw the match and retain his title. A long tense game ensued in which Karpov blundered away a pawn just before the fir st time control, and Kasparov eventually won a long ending. Kasparov retained hi s title as the match was drawn by a score of 1212. (All this meant that Kasparov had played Karpov four times in the period 198487, a statistic unprecedented in c hess. Matches organized by FIDE had taken place every three years since 1948, an d only Botvinnik had a right to a rematch before Karpov.) A fifth match between Kasparov and Karpov was held in New York and Lyon in 1990, with each city hosting 12 games. Again, the result was a close one with Kasparo v winning by a margin of 12½11½. In their five world championship matches, Kasparov h ad 21 wins, 19 losses, and 104 draws in 144 games. Break with and ejection from FIDE Kasparov and Viswanathan Anand in a publicity photo on top of the World Trade Ce nter in New York With the World Champion title in hand, Kasparov began opposing FIDE. Beginning i n 1986, he created the Grandmasters Association (GMA), an organization to repres ent professional chess players and give them more say in FIDE's activities. Kasp arov assumed a leadership role. GMA's major achievement was in organizing a seri es of six World Cup tournaments for the world's top players. A somewhat uneasy r elationship developed with FIDE, and a sort of truce was brokered by Bessel Kok, a Dutch businessman. This stand-off lasted until 1993, by which time a new challenger had qualified t hrough the Candidates cycle for Kasparov's next World Championship defense: Nige l Short, a British grandmaster who had defeated Anatoly Karpov in a qualifying m atch, and then Jan Timman in the finals held in early 1993. After a confusing an d compressed bidding process produced lower financial estimates than expected,[2 5] the world champion and his challenger decided to play outside FIDE's jurisdic tion, under another organization created by Kasparov called the Professional Che ss Association (PCA). This is where a great fracture occurred in the lineage of the FIDE version of the World Champions tradition. In an interview in 2007, Kasparov called the break with FIDE the worst mistake o f his career, as it hurt the game in the long run.[26] Kasparov and Short were ejected from FIDE, and played their well-sponsored match in London. Kasparov won convincingly by a score of 12½7½. The match considerably rai sed the profile of chess in the UK, with an unprecedented level of coverage on C hannel 4. Meanwhile, FIDE organized a World Championship match between Jan Timma n (the defeated Candidates finalist) and former World Champion Karpov (a defeate d Candidates semifinalist), which Karpov won. FIDE removed Kasparov and Short from the FIDE rating lists. Thus, till this was in effect, there was a parallel rating list presented by PCA which featured all world top players, regardless of their relation to FIDE. There were now two World Champions: PCA champion Kasparov, and FIDE champion Kar pov. The title remained split for 13 years. Kasparov defended his title in a 1995 match against Viswanathan Anand at the Wor ld Trade Center in New York City. Kasparov won the match by four wins to one, wi th thirteen draws. It was the last World Championship to be held under the auspi ces of the PCA, which collapsed when Intel, one of its major backers, withdrew i ts sponsorship in retaliation for Kasparov's choice to play a 1996 match against Deep Blue, which augmented the profile of IBM, one of Intel's chief rivals.[27] Kasparov tried to organize another World Championship match, under another organ ization, the World Chess Association (WCA) with Linares organizer Luis Rentero. Alexei Shirov and Vladimir Kramnik played a candidates match to decide the chall enger, which Shirov won in a surprising upset. But when Rentero admitted that th e funds required and promised had never materialized, the WCA collapsed. This left Kasparov stranded, and yet another organization stepped inBrainGames.co m, headed by Raymond Keene. No match against Shirov was arranged, and talks with Anand collapsed, so a match was instead arranged against Kramnik. During this period, Kasparov was approached by Oakham School in the United Kingd om, at the time the only school in the country with a full-time chess coach,[28] and developed an interest in the use of chess in education. In 1997, Kasparov s upported a scholarship programme at the school.[29] Kasparov also won the Marca Leyenda trophy that year. Losing the title and aftermath Kasparov playing against Vladimir Kramnik in the Botvinnik Memorial match in Mos cow, 2001 The Kasparov-Kramnik match took place in London during the latter half of 2000. Kramnik had been a student of Kasparov's at the famous Botvinnik/Kasparov chess school in Russia, and had served on Kasparov's team for the 1995 match against V iswanathan Anand. The better-prepared Kramnik won game 2 against Kasparov's Grünfeld Defence and ach ieved winning positions in Games 4 and 6, although Kasparov held the draw in bot h games. Kasparov made a critical error in Game 10 with the Nimzo-Indian Defence , which Kramnik exploited to win in 25 moves. As White, Kasparov could not crack the passive but solid Berlin Defence in the Ruy Lopez, and Kramnik successfully drew all his games as Black. Kramnik won the match 8½6½. Kasparov became the first p layer to lose a world championship match without winning a game since Emanuel La sker lost to José Raúl Capablanca in 1921. After losing the title, Kasparov won a series of major tournaments, and remained the top rated player in the world, ahead of both Kramnik and the FIDE World Cha mpions. In 2001 he refused an invitation to the 2002 Dortmund Candidates Tournam ent for the Classical title, claiming his results had earned him a rematch with Kramnik.[30] Kasparov and Karpov played a four-game match with rapid time controls over two d ays in December 2002 in New York City. Karpov surprised the experts and emerged victoriously, winning two games and drawing one.[31] Due to Kasparov's continuing strong results, and status as world No. 1 in much o f the public eye, he was included in the so-called "Prague Agreement", mastermin ded by Yasser Seirawan and intended to reunite the two World Championships. Kasp arov was to play a match against the FIDE World Champion Ruslan Ponomariov in Se ptember 2003. But this match was called off after Ponomariov refused to sign his contract for it without reservation. In its place, there were plans for a match against Rustam Kasimdzhanov, winner of the FIDE World Chess Championship 2004, to be held in January 2005 in the United Arab Emirates. These also fell through due to lack of funding. Plans to hold the match in Turkey instead came too late. Kasparov announced in January 2005 that he was tired of waiting for FIDE to org anize a match and so had decided to stop all efforts to regain the World Champio nship title. Retirement from chess After winning the prestigious Linares tournament for the ninth time, Kasparov an nounced on 10 March 2005 that he would retire from serious competitive chess. He cited as the reason a lack of personal goals in the chess world (he commented w hen winning the Russian championship in 2004 that it had been the last major tit le he had never won outright) and expressed frustration at the failure to reunif y the world championship. Kasparov said he may play in some rapid chess events for fun, but intends to spe nd more time on his books, including both the My Great Predecessors series (see below) and a work on the links between decision-making in chess and in other are as of life, and will continue to involve himself in Russian politics, which he v iews as "headed down the wrong path". Kasparov has been married three times: to Masha, with whom he had a daughter bef ore divorcing; to Yulia, with whom he had a son before their 2005 divorce; and t o Daria (Dasha), with whom he has two children.[32][33] Post-retirement chess On 22 August 2006, in his first public chess games since his retirement, Kasparo v played in the Lichthof Chess Champions Tournament, a blitz event played at the time control of 5 minutes per side and 3 second increments per move. Kasparov t ied for first with Anatoly Karpov, scoring 4½/6.[34] Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov played a 12-game match from 2124 September 2009 , in Valencia, Spain. It consisted of four rapid (or semi rapid) games, in which Kasparov won 31, and eight blitz games, in which Kasparov won 62, winning the mat ch with total result 93. The event took place exactly 25 years after the two play ers' legendary encounter at World Chess Championship 1984.[35] Kasparov actively coached Magnus Carlsen for approximately one year beginning in February 2009. The collaboration remained secret until September 2009.[36] Unde r Kasparov's tutelage, Carlsen in October 2009 became the youngest ever to achie ve a FIDE rating higher than 2800, and rose from world number four to world numb er one. While the pair initially planned to work together throughout 2010,[37] i n March of that year it was announced that Carlsen had split from Kasparov and w ould no longer be using him as a trainer.[38] According to an interview with the German magazine Der Spiegel, Carlsen indicated that he would remain in contact and that he would continue to attend training sessions with Kasparov,[39] but in fact no further training sessions were held and the cooperation gradually fizzl ed over the course of the spring.[40] In May 2010 it was revealed that Kasparov had aided Viswanathan Anand in prepara tion for the World Chess Championship 2010 against challenger Veselin Topalov. A nand won the match 6½5½ to retain the title.[41] Also in May 2010 he played 30 games simultaneously, winning each one, against pl ayers at Tel-Aviv University in Israel.[42] In January 2011, Kasparov began training the American grandmaster Hikaru Nakamur a. The first of several training sessions was held in New York just prior to Nak amura's participation in the Tata Steel Chess tournament in Wijk aan Zee, the Ne therlands.[43] In December 2011, it was announced that the cooperation had come to an end.[44] Kasparov played two blitz exhibition matches in the autumn of 2011. The first, i n September against French grandmaster Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, in Clichy (France ), which Kasparov won 1½½. The second was a longer match consisting of eight blitz ga mes played on 9 October, against English grandmaster Nigel Short. Kasparov won a gain by a score of 4½3½. On April 25 and 26, 2015, Kasparov played a mini-match against Nigel Short. The match consisted of two rapid games and eight blitz games. Kasparov won the match decisively with a score of 8½1½, winning all five games on the second day.[45] Candidate for FIDE presidency On 7 October 2013 Kasparov announced his candidacy for World Chess Federation pr esident during a reception in Tallinn, Estonia, where the 84th FIDE Congress too k place.[46] Kasparov's candidacy was supported by his former student, reigning World Chess Champion and FIDE #1 ranked player Magnus Carlsen.[47] Head-to-head record versus selected grandmasters (Rapid, blitz and blindfold games not included; listed as +wins -losses =draws a s of 2 May 2014.)[48] Players who have been undisputed World Champions in boldface England Michael Adams +10-0=8 India Viswanathan Anand +15-5=31 New Zealand Murray Chandler +0-2=0 Israel Boris Gelfand +13-0=8 United States Boris Gulko +1-3=3 Ukraine Vassily Ivanchuk +11-4=22 Russia Anatoly Karpov +28-21=129 Russia Victor Korchnoi +16-1=23 Russia Vladimir Kramnik +4-5=40 Russia Alexander Morozevich +3-0=4 Latvia Alexei Shirov +15-0=14 England Nigel Short +28-2=26 Russia Peter Svidler +6-2=4 Bulgaria Veselin Topalov +10-3=14 Politics Central committee member of Komsomol Kasparov joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) in 1984, which wa s mandatory at the time, and in 1987 was elected to the Central Committee of Kom somol. But in 1990 he left the party and together with his family fled from Baku to Moscow on a chartered plane[49] when pogroms against Armenians in Baku took place forcing thousands of ethnic Armenians to flee Azerbaijan.[50] Keeper of the Flame award In 1991, Kasparov received the Keeper of the Flame award from the Center for Sec urity Policy for "propagation of democracy and the respect for individual rights throughout the world". In his acceptance speech Kasparov lauded the defeat of c ommunism while also urging the United States to give no financial assistance to central Soviet leaders.[33][51][52][53][54] Democratic Party of Russia and Choice of Russia bloc In May Kasparov took part in the creation of the Democratic Party of Russia, whi ch at first was a liberal anti-communist party, later shifted to centrism. Kaspa rov was in June 1993 involved with the creation of the "Choice of Russia" bloc o f parties and in 1996 took part in the election campaign of Boris Yeltsin. In 20 01 he voiced his support for the Russian television channel NTV.[11] Unwitting board member of award organization In April 2007, it was asserted[55] that Kasparov was a board member of the Natio nal Security Advisory Council of Center for Security Policy,[51] a "non-profit, non-partisan national security organization [in Washington, DC] that specializes in identifying policies, actions, and resource needs that are vital to American security".[52] Kasparov confirmed this and added that he was removed shortly af ter he became aware of it. He noted that he did not know about the membership an d suggested he was included in the board by accident because he received the 199 1 Keeper of the Flame award from this organization.[53][54] But Kasparov maintai ned his association with the leadership by giving speeches at think tanks such a s the Hoover Institution.[33] United Civil Front After his retirement from chess in 2005, Kasparov turned to politics and created the United Civil Front, a social movement whose main goal is to "work to preser ve electoral democracy in Russia".[56] He has vowed to "restore democracy" to Ru ssia by restoring the rule of law.[57][58][59] The Other Russia Kasparov was instrumental in setting up The Other Russia, a coalition which oppo ses Putin's government. The Other Russia has been boycotted by the leaders of Ru ssia's mainstream opposition parties, Yabloko and Union of Rightist Forces due t o its inclusion of nationalist and radical groups. Kasparov has criticized these groups as being secretly under the auspices of the Kremlin.[60] Attacked On 10 April 2005, Kasparov was in Moscow at a promotional event when he was stru ck over the head with a chessboard he had just signed. The assailant was reporte d to have said "I admired you as a chess player, but you gave that up for politi cs" immediately before the attack.[61] Kasparov has been the subject of a number of other episodes since, including police brutality and allegedly the Russian s ecret service.[62][63] Saint Petersburg Dissenters' March Kasparov at the third Dissenters March in Saint Petersburg on 9 June 2007 Kasparov helped organize the Saint Petersburg Dissenters' March on 3 March 2007 and The March of the Dissenters on 24 March 2007, both involving several thousan d people rallying against Putin and Saint Petersburg Governor Valentina Matviyen ko's policies.[64][65] Arrest in Moscow and questioning by FSB On 14 April 2007, Kasparov led a pro-democracy demonstration in Moscow. Soon aft er the demonstration's start, however, over 9,000 police descended on the group and seized almost everyone. Kasparov, who was briefly arrested by the Moscow pol ice, was warned by the prosecution office on the eve of the march that anyone pa rticipating risked being detained. He was held for some 10 hours and then fined and released.[66] He was later summoned by the FSB for violations of Russian ant i-extremism laws.[67] KGB general says Kasparov's life in danger Speaking about Kasparov, former KGB general Oleg Kalugin in 2007 remarked, "I do not talk in detailspeople who knew them are all dead now because they were vocal , they were open. I am quiet. There is only one man who is vocal and he may be i n trouble: [former] world chess champion [Garry] Kasparov. He has been very outs poken in his attacks on Putin and I believe that he is probably next on the list ."[68] 2007 presidential bid On 30 September 2007, Kasparov entered the Russian Presidential race, receiving 379 of 498 votes at a congress held in Moscow by The Other Russia.[69] In October 2007, Kasparov announced his intention of standing for the Russian pr esidency as the candidate of the "Other Russia" coalition and vowed to fight for a "democratic and just Russia". Later that month he traveled to the United Stat es, where he appeared on several popular television programs, which were hosted by Stephen Colbert, Wolf Blitzer, Bill Maher, and Chris Matthews. Detention at rally On 24 November 2007, Kasparov and other protesters were detained by police at an Other Russia rally in Moscow. 3,000 demonstrators arrived to protest the seemin gly rigged elections, since most of the candidates would be running unopposed. F ollowing an attempt by about 100 protesters to march through police lines to the electoral commission, which had barred Other Russia candidates from parliamenta ry elections, arrests were made. The Russian authorities stated a rally had been approved but not any marches, resulting in several detained demonstrators.[70] He was subsequently charged with resisting arrest and organizing an unauthorized protest and given a jail sentence of five days. Kasparov appealed the charges, citing that he had been following orders given by the police, although it was de nied. He was released from jail on 29 November.[71] Putin criticized Kasparov at the rally for his use of English when speaking rather than Russian.[72] Forced to quit campaign On 12 December 2007, Kasparov announced that he had to withdraw his presidential candidacy due to inability to rent a meeting hall where at least 500 of his sup porters could assemble. With the deadline expiring on that date, he explained it was impossible for him to run. Russian election laws required sufficient meetin g hall space for assembling supporters. Kasparov's spokeswoman accused the gover nment of using pressure to deter anyone from renting a hall for the gathering an d said that the electoral commission had rejected a proposal that would have all owed for smaller gathering sizes rather than one large gathering at a meeting ha ll.[73] "Putin must go" Kasparov was among the 34 first signatories and a key organizer of the online an ti-Putin campaign "Putin must go", started on 10 March 2010. The campaign was be gun by a coalition of opposition to Putin who regard his rule as lacking any rul e of law. Within the text is a call to Russian law enforcement to ignore Putin's orders. By June of 2011 there were 90,000 signatures. While the identity of the petition author remained anonymous, there was wide speculation that it was inde ed Kasparov.[74][75][76][77] Human Rights Foundation Kasparov was named Chairman of the Human Rights Foundation in 2011, succeeding t he recently deceased author, activist, and former Czech president Václav Havel.[78 ] On 31 January 2012 Kasparov hosted a meeting of opposition leaders planning a mass march on 4 February 2012, the third major opposition rally held since the d isputed State Duma elections of December 2011. Among other opposition leaders at tending were Alexey Navalny and Yevgenia Chirikova.[79] Arrest and beating at Pussy Riot trial On 17 August 2012 Kasparov was arrested and beaten outside of the Moscow court w hile attending the verdict reading in the case involving the all-female punk ban d Pussy Riot.[80] On 24 August he was cleared of charges that he took part in an unauthorized protest against the conviction of three members of Pussy Riot. Jud ge Yekaterina Veklich said there were "no grounds to believe the testimony of th e police". He could still face criminal charges over a police officer's claims t hat the opposition leader bit his finger while he was being detained.[81] He lat er thanked all the bloggers and reporters who provided video evidence that contr adicted the testimony of the police.[citation needed] Miscellaneous Kasparov wrote in February 2013 that "fascism has come to Russia....Project Puti n, just like the old Project Hitler, is but the fruit of a conspiracy by the rul ing elite. Fascist rule was never the result of the free will of the people. It was always the fruit of a conspiracy by the ruling elites!"[82] In April 2013, Kasparov joined in an HRF condemnation of Kanye West for having p erformed for the leader of Kazakhstan in exchange for a $3 million paycheck, say ing that West "has entertained a brutal killer and his entourage" and that his f ee "came from the loot stolen from the Kazakhstan treasury."[83] Kasparov denied rumors in April 2013 that he planned to leave Russia for good. " I found these rumors to be deeply saddening and, moreover, surprising," he wrote . "I was unable to respond immediately because I was in such a state of shock th at such an incredibly inaccurate statement, the likes of which is constantly dis tributed by the Kremlins propagandists, came this time from Ilya Yashin, a fellow member of the Opposition Coordination Council (KSO) and my former colleague fro m the Solidarity movement."[84] In an April 2013 op-ed piece, Kasparov accused prominent Russian journalist Vlad imir Posner of failing to stand up to Putin and to earlier Russian and Soviet le aders.[85] Kasparov was presented with the Morris B. Abram Human Rights Award, UN Watch's a nnual human-rights prize, in 2013. The organization praised him as "not only one of the worlds smartest men" but "also among its bravest."[86] At the 2013 Women in the World conference, Kasparov told the Daily Beast's Micha el Moynihan that democracy no longer existed in what he called Russia's "dictato rship."[87] Kasparov said at a press conference in June 2013 that if he returned to Russia h e doubted he would be allowed to leave again, given Putin's ongoing crackdown ag ainst dissenters. "So for the time being," he said, "I refrain from returning to Russia." He explained shortly thereafter in an article for the Daily Beast that this had not been intended as "a declaration of leaving my home country, perman ently or otherwise," but merely an expression of "the dark reality of the situat ion in Russia today, where nearly half the members of the oppositions Coordinatin g Council are under criminal investigation on concocted charges." He noted that the Moscow prosecutors office was "opening an investigation that would limit my a bility to travel," making it impossible for him to fulfill "professional speakin g engagements" and hindering his "work for the nonprofit Kasparov Chess Foundati on, which has centers in New York City, Brussels, and Johannesburg to promote ch ess in education."[87] Kasparov further wrote in his June 2013 Daily Beast article that the mass protes ts in Moscow 18 months earlier against fraudulent Russian elections had been "a proud moment for me." He recalled that after joining the opposition movement in March 2005, he had been criticized for seeking to unite "every anti-Putin elemen t in the country to march together regardless of ideology." Therefore, the sight of "hundreds of flags representing every group from liberals to nationalists al l marching together for 'Russia Without Putin' was the fulfillment of a dream." Yet most Russians, he lamented, had continued to "slumber" even as Putin had "ta ken off the flimsy mask of democracy to reveal himself in full as the would-be K GB dictator he has always been."[88] Kasparov responded with several sardonic Twitter postings to a September 2013 Ne w York Times op-ed by Putin. "I hope Putin has taken adequate protections," he t weeted. "Now that he is a Russian journalist his life may be in grave danger!" A lso: "Now we can expect NY Times op-eds by Mugabe on fair elections, Castro on f ree speech, & Kim Jong-un on prison reform. The Axis of Hypocrisy."[89] Allegation of FSB non-disclosure of Boston marathon bombing suspects In a 12 May 2013, op-ed for the Wall Street Journal, Kasparov questioned reports that the Russian security agency, the FSB, had fully cooperated with the FBI in the matter of the Boston bombers. He noted that the elder bomber, Tamerlan Tsar naev, had reportedly met in Russia with two known jihadists who "were killed in Dagestan by the Russian military just days before Tamerlan left Russia for the U .S." Kasparov argued, "If no intelligence was sent from Moscow to Washington" ab out this meeting, "all this talk of FSB cooperation cannot be taken seriously." He further observed, "This would not be the first time Russian security forces s eemed strangely impotent in the face of an impending terror attack," pointing ou t that in both the 2002 Moscow theater siege and the 2004 Beslan school attack, "there were FSB informants in both terror groupsyet the attacks went ahead unimpe ded." Given this history, he wrote, "it is impossible to overlook that the Bosto n bombing took place just days after the U.S. Magnitsky List was published, crea ting the first serious external threat to the Putin power structure by penalizin g Russian officials complicit in human-rights crimes." In sum, Putin's "dubious record on counterterrorism and its continued support of terror sponsors Iran and Syria mean only one thing: common ground zero."[90] On the Navalny trial Kasparov wrote in July 2013 about the trial in Kirov of fellow opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who had been convicted "on concocted embezzlement charges," onl y to see the prosecutor, surprisingly, ask for his release the next day pending appeal. "The judicial process and the democratic process in Russia," wrote Kaspa rov, "are both elaborate mockeries created to distract the citizenry at home and to help Western leaders avoid confronting the awkward fact that Russia has retu rned to a police state." Still, Kasparov felt that whatever had caused the Kirov prosecutor's about-face, "my optimism tells me it was a positive sign. After mo re than 13 years of predictable repression under Putin, anything different is go od."[91] On the Syrian civil war Kasparov wrote in Time Magazine on 18 September 2013 that he considered the "che ss metaphors thrown around during the worlds response to the civil war in Syria" to be "trite" and rejected what he called "all the nonsense about 'Putin is play ing chess and Obama is playing checkers,' or tic-tac-toe or whatever." Putin, ar gued Kasparov, "did not have to outplay or outthink anyone. He and Bashar Assad won by forfeit when President Obama, Prime Minister Cameron and the rest of the so-called leaders of the free world walked away from the table." There is, he la mented, "a new game at the negotiating table where Putin and Assad set the rules and will run the show under the protection of the U.N."[92] Kasparov said in Se ptember 2013 that Russia was now a dictatorship.[93] In the same month he told a n interviewer that "Obama going to Russia now is dead wrong, morally and politic ally," because Putin's regime "is behind Assad."[94] Croatia connections Kasparov maintains a summer home in the Croatian city of Makarska. In early Febr uary 2014, Kasparov applied for citizenship by naturalisation in Croatia, adding that he was finding it increasingly difficult to live in Russia. According to a n article in The Guardian, Kasparov is "widely perceived" as having been a vocal supporter of Croatian independence during the early 1990s. On 28 February 2014, his application for naturalisation was approved, and he is now a Croatian passp ort holder.[95] Sochi Olympics Kasparov spoke out several times about Putin's antigay laws and the proposed Soc hi Olympics boycott. He explained in August 2013 that he had opposed Russias bid from the outset, since hosting the Olympics would "allow Vladimir Putins cronies to embezzle hundreds of millions of dollars" and "lend prestige to Putins authori tarian regime." Kasparov added that Putin's anti-gay law was "only the most rece nt encroachment on the freedom of speech and association of Russias citizens," wh ich the international community had largely ignored. Instead of supporting a gam es boycott, which would "unfairly punish athletes," Kasparov called for athletes and others to "transform Putins self-congratulatory pet project into a spotlight that exposes his authoritarian rule for the entire world to see."[96] In Septem ber, Kasparov expanded on his remarks, saying that "forcing athletes to play a p olitical role against their will is not fair" and that politicians should not "h ide behind athletes." Instead of boycotting Sochi, he suggested, politicians sho uld refuse to attend the games and the public should "put pressure on the sponso rs and the media." Coca-Cola, for example, could put "a rainbow flag on each Coc a-Cola can" and NBC could "do interviews with Russian gay activists or with Russ ian political activists." Kasparov also emphasized that although he was "still a Russian citizen," he had "good reason to be concerned about my ability to leave Russia if I returned to Moscow."[97] Access to website blocked Kasparov's website was blocked by the Russian federative regulator, Roskomnadzor , at the behest of the public prosecutor, allegedly due to Kasparov's opinions o f the Crimean crisis. Kasparov's block was made in unison with several other not able Russian sites that were accused of inciting public outrage. Reportedly, sev eral of the blocked sites received an affidavit noting their violations. However , Kasparov stated that his site had received no such notice of violations after its block.[98] Chess ratings achievements Kasparov holds the record for the longest time as the No. 1 rated player in the worldfrom 1986 to 2005 (Vladimir Kramnik shared the No. 1 ranking with him on ce, in the January 1996 FIDE rating list).[99] He was also briefly ejected from the list following his split from FIDE in 1993, but during that time he headed t he rating list of the rival PCA. At the time of his retirement, he was still ran ked No. 1 in the world, with a rating of 2812. His rating has fallen inactive si nce the January 2006 rating list.[100] In January 1990 Kasparov achieved the (then) highest FIDE rating ever, passi ng 2800 and breaking Bobby Fischer's old record of 2785. On the July 1999 and Ja nuary 2000 FIDE rating lists Kasparov reached a 2851 Elo rating, at that time th e highest rating ever achieved.[101] He held that record for the highest rating ever achieved until Magnus Carlsen attained a new record high rating of 2861 in January, 2013. There was a time in the early 1990s when Kasparov was over 2800 and the only person in the 2700s was Anatoly Karpov. According to the unofficial Chessmetrics calculations, Kasparov was the high est rated player in the world continuously from February 1985 until October 2004 .[102] He also holds the highest all-time average rating over a 2 (2877) to 20 ( 2856) year period and is second to only Bobby Fischer's (2881 vs 2879) over a on e-year period. Playing style Kasparov's style of play has been compared by many to Alekhine's.[103][104] Kasp arov himself has described his style as being influenced chiefly by Alekhine, Ta l and Fischer.[105] Kramnik has opined that "[Kasparov's] capacity for study is second to none", and said "There is nothing in chess he has been unable to deal with."[106] Carlsen, whom Kasparov coached from 2009 to 2010, said of Kasparov, "I've never seen someone with such a feel for dynamics in complex positions."[10 7] Kasparov was known for his extensive opening preparation and aggressive play in the opening.[108][109] Olympiads and other major team events Kasparov at Valletta in 1980 Kasparov played in a total of eight Chess Olympiads. He represented the Soviet U nion four times and Russia four times, following the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991. In his 1980 Olympiad debut, he became, at age 17, the youngest player to represent the Soviet Union or Russia at that level, a record which was broken by Vladimir Kramnik in 1992. In 82 games, he has scored (+50 -3 =29), for 78.7% and won a total of 19 medals, including team gold medals all eight times he com peted. For the 1994 Moscow Olympiad, he had a significant organizational role, i n helping to put together the event on short notice, after Thessaloniki canceled its offer to host, a few weeks before the scheduled dates. Kasparov's detailed Olympiad record[110] follows: Valletta 1980, USSR 2nd reserve, 9½/12 (+8 -1 =3), team gold, board bronze; Lucerne 1982, USSR 2nd board, 8½/11 (+6 -0 =5), team gold, board bronze; Dubai 1986, USSR 1st board, 8½/11 (+7 -1 =3), team gold, board gold, performan ce gold; Thessaloniki 1988, USSR 1st board, 8½/10 (+7 -0 =3), team gold, board gold, pe rformance gold; Manila 1992, Russia board 1, 8½/10 (+7 -0 =3), team gold, board gold, performa nce silver; Moscow 1994, Russia board 1, 6½/10 (+4 -1 =5), team gold; Yerevan 1996, Russia board 1, 7/9 (+5 -0 =4), team gold, board gold, perform ance silver; Bled 2002, Russia board 1, 7½/9 (+6 -0 =3), team gold, board gold. Kasparov made his international teams debut for the USSR at age 16 in the 1980 E uropean Team Championship and played for Russia in the 1992 edition of that cham pionship. He won a total of five medals. His detailed Euroteams record, from,[11 1] follows. Skara 1980, USSR 2nd reserve, 5½/6 (+5 -0 =1), team gold, board gold; Debrecen 1992, Russia board 1, 6/8 (+4 -0 =4), team gold, board gold, perfor mance silver. Kasparov also represented the USSR once in Youth Olympiad competition, but the d etailed data at Olimpbase is incomplete; the Chessmetrics Garry Kasparov player file has his individual score from that event. Graz 1981, USSR board 1, 9/10 (+8 -0 =2), team gold. Other records Kasparov holds the record for most consecutive professional tournament victories , placing first or equal first in 15 individual tournaments from 1981 to 1990.[c itation needed] The streak was broken by Vasily Ivanchuk at Linares 1991, where Kasparov placed 2nd, half a point behind him. The details of this record winning streak follow:[20] Frunze 1981, USSR Championship, 12½/17, tie for 1st; Bugojno 1982, 9½/13, 1st; Moscow 1982, Interzonal, 10/13, 1st; Nikic 1983, 11/14, 1st; Brussels OHRA 1986, 7½/10, 1st; Brussels SWIFT 1987, 8½/11, tie for 1st; Amsterdam Optiebeurs 1988, 9/12, 1st; Belfort (World Cup) 1988, 11½/15, 1st; Moscow 1988, USSR Championship, 11½/17, tie for 1st; Reykjavík (World Cup) 1988, 11/17, 1st; Barcelona (World Cup) 1989, 11/16, tie for 1st; Skellefteå (World Cup) 1989, 9½/15, tie for 1st; Tilburg 1989, 12/14, 1st; Belgrade (Investbank) 1989, 9½/11, 1st; Linares 1990, 8/11, 1st. Kasparov won the Chess Oscar a record eleven times. Books and other writings Early writings Kasparov has written books on chess. He published a controversial[112] autobiogr aphy when still in his early 20s, originally titled Child of Change, later retit led Unlimited Challenge. This book was subsequently updated several times after he became World Champion. Its content is mainly literary, with a small chess com ponent of key unannotated games. He published an annotated games collection in 1 985: Fighting Chess: My Games and Career[113] and this book has also been update d several times in further editions. He also wrote a book annotating the games f rom his World Chess Championship 1985 victory, World Chess Championship Match: M oscow, 1985. He has annotated his own games extensively for the Yugoslav Chess Informant seri es and for other chess publications. In 1982, he co-authored Batsford Chess Open ings with British grandmaster Raymond Keene and this book was an enormous seller . It was updated into a second edition in 1989. He also co-authored two opening books with his trainer Alexander Nikitin in the 1980s for British publisher Bats fordon the Classical Variation of the Caro-Kann Defence and on the Scheveningen V ariation of the Sicilian Defence. Kasparov has also contributed extensively to t he five-volume openings series Encyclopedia of Chess Openings. In 2000, Kasparov co-authored Kasparov Against the World: The Story of the Great est Online Challenge[114] with grandmaster Daniel King. The 202-page book analyz es the 1999 Kasparov versus the World game, and holds the record for the longest analysis devoted to a single chess game.[115] Kasparov has written in support of New Chronology (Fomenko), although with some reservations.[116] My Great Predecessors series Main article: My Great Predecessors In 2003, the first volume of his five-volume work Garry Kasparov on My Great Pre decessors was published. This volume, which deals with the world chess champions Wilhelm Steinitz, Emanuel Lasker, José Raúl Capablanca, Alexander Alekhine, and som e of their strong contemporaries, has received lavish praise from some reviewers (including Nigel Short), while attracting criticism from others for historical inaccuracies and analysis of games directly copied from unattributed sources. Th rough suggestions on the book's website, most of these shortcomings were correct ed in following editions and translations. Despite this, the first volume won th e British Chess Federation's Book of the Year award in 2003. Volume two, coverin g Max Euwe, Mikhail Botvinnik, Vasily Smyslov and Mikhail Tal appeared later in 2003. Volume three, covering Tigran Petrosian and Boris Spassky appeared in earl y 2004. In December 2004, Kasparov released volume four, which covers Samuel Res hevsky, Miguel Najdorf, and Bent Larsen (none of these three were World Champion s), but focuses primarily on Bobby Fischer. The fifth volume, devoted to the che ss careers of World Champion Anatoly Karpov and challenger Viktor Korchnoi, was published in March 2006. Modern Chess series Main article: My Great Predecessors § Modern Chess His book Revolution in the 70s (published in March 2007) covers "the openings re volution of the 1970s1980s" and is the first book in a new series called "Modern Chess Series", which intends to cover his matches with Karpov and selected games . The book "Revolution in the 70s" concerns the revolution in opening theory tha t was witnessed in that decade. Such systems as the controversial (at the time) "Hedgehog" opening plan of passively developing the pieces no further than the f irst three ranks are examined in great detail. Kasparov also analyzes some of th e most notable games played in that period. In a section at the end of the book, top opening theoreticians provide their own "take" on the progress made in open ing theory in the 1980s. Garry Kasparov on Garry Kasparov series Main article: My Great Predecessors § Garry Kasparov on Garry Kasparov Kasparov is publishing three volumes of his games. Other post-retirement writing In 2007 he wrote How Life Imitates Chess, an examination of the parallels betwee n decision-making in chess and in the business world. In 2008 Kasparov published a sympathetic obituary for Bobby Fischer, writing: "I am often asked if I ever met or played Bobby Fischer. The answer is no, I never had that opportunity. But even though he saw me as a member of the evil chess e stablishment that he felt had robbed and cheated him, I am sorry I never had a c hance to thank him personally for what he did for our sport."[117] He is the chief advisor for the book publisher Everyman Chess. Kasparov works closely with Mig Greengard and his comments can often be found on Greengard's blog (apparently no longer active). Kasparov collaborated with Max Levchin and Peter Thiel on The Blueprint, a book calling for a revival of world innovation, released in March 2013 from W. W. Nor ton & Company. In October of 2015, Kasparov published a book titled Winter Is Coming: Why Vladi mir Putin and the Enemies of the Free World Must Be Stopped. The book describes, in Kasparov's opinion, the growing need for the west to oppose Putin sooner, ra ther than appeasing him and postponing the eventual confrontation. In his book K asparov compares Putin to the character Tywin Lannister from the popular HBO ser ies Game of Thrones television series due to their supposed similar style of rul e.[118] Chess against computers 32 simultaneous computers, 1985 Kasparov played against thirty-two different chess computers in Hamburg, winning all games, but with some difficulty.[119] Deep Thought, 1989 Kasparov defeated the chess computer Deep Thought in both games of a two-game ma tch in 1989.[120] Deep Blue, 1996 In February 1996, IBM's chess computer Deep Blue defeated Kasparov in one game u sing normal time controls, in Deep Blue - Kasparov, 1996, Game 1. Kasparov gaine d three wins and two draws and won the match 42. Deep Blue, 1997 Main article: Deep Blue versus Garry Kasparov In May 1997, an updated version of Deep Blue defeated Kasparov 3½2½ in a highly publi cized six-game match. The match was even after five games but Kasparov lost quic kly in Game 6. This was the first time a computer had ever defeated a world cham pion in match play. A documentary film was made about this famous matchup entitl ed Game Over: Kasparov and the Machine. Kasparov claimed that several factors weighed against him in this match. In part icular, he was denied access to Deep Blue's recent games, in contrast to the com puter's team, which could study hundreds of Kasparov's. After the loss Kasparov said that he sometimes saw deep intelligence and creativ ity in the machine's moves, suggesting that during the second game, human chess players, in contravention of the rules, intervened. IBM denied that it cheated, saying the only human intervention occurred between games. The rules provided fo r the developers to modify the program between games, an opportunity they said t hey used to shore up weaknesses in the computer's play revealed during the cours e of the match. Kasparov requested printouts of the machine's log files but IBM refused, although the company later published the logs on the Internet.[121] Alt hough Kasparov wanted another rematch, IBM declined and ended their Deep Blue pr ogram. Kasparov's loss to Deep Blue inspired the creation of the game Arimaa.[122] Deep Junior, 2003 Kasparov wore 3D glasses in his match against the program X3D Fritz. In January 2003, he engaged in a six-game classical time control match with a $1 million prize fund which was billed as the FIDE "Man vs. Machine" World Champio nship, against Deep Junior.[123] The engine evaluated three million positions pe r second.[124] After one win each and three draws, it was all up to the final ga me. After reaching a decent position Kasparov offered a draw, which was soon acc epted by the Deep Junior team. Asked why he offered the draw, Kasparov said he f eared making a blunder.[125] Originally planned as an annual event, the match wa s not repeated. Deep Junior was the first machine to beat Kasparov with black and at a standard time control.[126] X3D Fritz, 2003 In November 2003, he engaged in a four-game match against the computer program X 3D Fritz, using a virtual board, 3D glasses and a speech recognition system. Aft er two draws and one win apiece, the X3D ManMachine match ended in a draw. Kaspar ov received $175,000 for the result and took home the golden trophy. Kasparov co ntinued to criticize the blunder in the second game that cost him a crucial poin t. He felt that he had outplayed the machine overall and played well. 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The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Puti n. New York: Riverhead Books. pp. 196197. ISBN 978-1-59448-842-9. Gessen describe s some of the obstacles Kasparov encountered during the attempt to build his cam paign: his chartered plane was refused airport access; hotels were advised not t o house him; event attendees and organizers were threatened; secret police were a constant presence; a "total television blackout" was enforced. These measures, Gessen concludes, kept the Kasparov movement from growing. Demirjian, Karoun (2014-09-13). "Moscow city elections leave little room for Rus sian opposition". Washington Post. Retrieved 2014-09-28."Independent opposition candidates faced many obstacles. In February, Putin signed a law requiring all i ndependent candidates to collect signatures from 3 percent of their constituents . The city didnt finalize the boundaries of the districts which expanded from 35 to 45 until April. 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Kasparov versus Deep Blue Replay the Games, IBM Research Website Gary Stix, Frederik Joelving and Melinda Wenner (6 November 2009). "MIND Reviews : Brainy Gifts". Scientific American. Retrieved 12 May 2012. "Kasparov vs Deep Junior in January 2003". ChessBase. Retrieved 11 August 2007. "Kasparov: "Intuition versus the brute force of calculation"". CNN. 10 February 2003. Retrieved 11 August 2007. Shabazz, Damian. "Kasparov & Deep Junior fight 33 to draw!". The Chess Drum. Retr ieved 11 August 2007. "Kasparov knows more about Deep Junior than we do". ChessBase. 15 February 2003. Retrieved 27 August 2013. "Kasparov vs X3D Fritz match finishes 22 after game four draw". ChessBase. 19 November 2003. Retrieved 19 November 2009. Further reading Borik, Otto (1991). Kasparov's Chess Openings: A World Champion's Repertoire . Trafalgar Square Pub. ISBN 0-943955-39-4. Stohl, Igor (2005). Garry Kasparov's Greatest Chess Games, Volume 1. Gambit Publications. ISBN 1-904600-32-8. Stohl, Igor (2006). Garry Kasparov's Greatest Chess Games, Volume 2. Gambit Publications. ISBN 1-904600-43-3. Károlyi, Tibor; Aplin, Nick (2007). Kasparov's Fighting Chess 19931998. Batsfor d. ISBN 0-7134-8994-4. Károlyi, Tibor; Aplin, Nick (2007). Kasparov's Fighting Chess 19992005. Batsfor d. ISBN 978-0-7134-8984-2. Károlyi, Tibor; Aplin, Nick (2009). Kasparov: How His Predecessors Misled Him About Chess. Batsford. ISBN 978-1-906388-26-3. 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