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Krum Ivanov Georgiev ( Bulgarian :    ) ( born May 24 , 1958 ) is a Bulgarian chess ___MASK37___ , born in Pazardzhik . He beat Garry Kasparov in a wild ___MASK55___ in Malta , 1980 . Georgiev earned the International Master ( IM ) title in 1977 and the Grandmaster ( GM ) title in 1988 . The Maritsa , Meriç or Evros (" Marica " " Hébros "; Evros Romanized Thracian : " Evgos " or " Ebros ") is , with a length of 480 km , the longest river that runs solely in the interior of the Balkans . It has its origin in the Rila Mountains in Western Bulgaria , flowing southeast between the Balkan and Rhodope Mountains , past Plovdiv and Parvomay ( where the Mechka and the Kayaliyka join it ) to Edirne , Turkey . East of Svilengrad , Bulgaria , the river flows eastwards , forming the border between Bulgaria ( on the north ___MASK19___ ) and Greece ( on the south ___MASK19___ ), and then between Turkey and Greece . At Edirne , the river flows through Turkish territory on both banks , then turns towards the south and forms the border between Greece on the west ___MASK19___ and Turkey on the east ___MASK19___ to the Aegean Sea . Turkey was given a small sector on the west ___MASK19___ opposite the city of Edirne . The river enters the Aegean Sea near Enez , where it forms a delta . The Tundzha is its chief tributary ; the Arda is another one . The lower course of the Maritsa / Evros forms part of the Bulgarian - Greek border and most of the Greek - Turkish border . The upper Maritsa valley is a principal east - west route in Bulgaria . The unnavigable river is used for power production and irrigation . Chess Oscar was an international award given annually to the best ___MASK80___ . The winner was selected by votes that are cast by chess journalists from across the world . The traditional voting procedure was to request hundreds of chess journalists from many countries to submit a list of the ten best players of the year . The voters were journalists who knew the ___MASK55___ and followed it closely , and so the honor was highly prized . The award itself took the form of a bronze statuette representing a man in a boat . The prize was created and awarded in 1967 by Spanish ___MASK93___ Jorge Puig , and the International Association of Chess Press ( AIP ). The awards were given from 1967 until 1988 . Then , after a pause , they resumed in 1995 , and were then organized by the Russian chess magazine " 64 ". Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen ( born 30 November 1990 ) is a Norwegian chess ___MASK37___ , and the current World Chess Champion . Carlsen was a child chess prodigy who became a chess ___MASK37___ in 2004 , at the age of 13 years and 148 days . This made him the third - youngest ___MASK37___ in history . Carlsen ' s play continued to improve and by 2007 he was holding his own against the world ' s best grandmasters in tournaments . A chessboard is the type of checkerboard used in the classic board ___MASK55___ chess , and consists of 64 squares ( eight rows and eight columns ) and 32 pieces . The squares are arranged in two alternating colors ( light and dark ). Wooden boards may use naturally light and dark brown woods , while plastic and vinyl boards often use brown or green for the dark squares and shades such as buff or cream for the light squares . Materials vary widely ; while wooden boards are generally used in high - level games ; vinyl , plastic , and cardboard are common for low - level and informal play . Decorative glass and marble boards are available but rarely accepted for games rated by national or international chess federations . Each square on the board has a name from a1 to h8 . Garry Kimovich Kasparov (; born Garik Kimovich Weinstein , 13 April 1963 ) is a Russian chess ___MASK37___ , former World Chess Champion , writer , and political ___MASK97___ , whom many consider to be the greatest ___MASK80___ of all time . From 1986 until his retirement in 2005 , Kasparov was ranked world No . 1 for 225 out of 228 months . His peak rating of 2851 , achieved in 1999 , was the highest recorded until being surpassed by Magnus Carlsen in 2013 . Kasparov also holds records for consecutive professional tournament victories ( 15 ) and Chess Oscars ( 11 ). Pazardzhik is a city situated along the banks of the Maritsa river , Southern Bulgaria . It is the capital of Pazardzhik Province and centre for the homonymous Pazardzhik Municipality . Chess is a two - player strategy board ___MASK55___ played on a chessboard , a checkered gameboard with 64 squares arranged in an eight - by - eight grid . Chess is played by millions of people worldwide , both amateurs and professionals . A board ___MASK55___ is a tabletop ___MASK55___ that involves counters or moved or placed on a pre - marked surface or " board ", according to a set of rules . Some games are based on pure strategy , but many contain an element of chance ; and some are purely chance , with no element of skill .