Riot police beat and detained opposition leader Garry Kasparov Saturday as they took dozens of protesters into custody at a rally against President Vladimir Putin, his assistant said.Kasparov has been speaking out against Putin for quite some time.
He was later taken to a city court, where he was charged with organizing an unsanctioned protest and resisting arrest. The court proceedings were continuing Saturday evening and it was unclear whether Kasparov would be released.
Former world chess champion Garry Kasparov has been questioned by Russia's security service on suspicion of making extremist comments.Wondering why I'm reporting about Kasparov? Well, he's half Armenian - on his mother's side!
Mr Kasparov, 44, is now an opposition activist and was briefly detained during recent protests against President Vladimir Putin.
Arman Pashikian from Yerevan has become the 20th Armenian chess player granted the title of international grandmaster. The decision of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) to grant the tile to the Armenian player came today. Two other Armenian chess players - Hrant Melkumian and Avetik Grigorian - were granted the title of international chess masters and Ashot Nadanian was granted FIDE coach title.Congratulations to our Armenian chess players!
Armenia has now 20 international grandmasters and 23 international masters.
