Nika Neelova is the daughter of Marina Neelova. Marina Neelova: an affair with Garry Kasparov, the birth of a child and a happy marriage. Children of Marina Neelova

The whole theatrical Moscow was gossiping about the romance of young Kasparov with the wonderful actress Marina Neelova. When they met, Marina was 37 years old, and Garik was 21.

In 1984, Kasparov met actress Marina Neelova. He was 21 years old, and he was the youngest contender for the title of world champion in the history of chess.

“Our close communication with Marina Neelova lasted more than two years. She was 16 years older than me, like all my then girlfriends. Partly because I grew up so fast. But much more due to the fact that the same age, as a rule, sought to get married as soon as possible. Of course, I could not even think about this, as I was preparing for my first match for the world championship. Everything - my health, my training, my aspirations - was subordinated to this goal. On the other hand, I was a normal young man with normal needs and desires. Not a monk at all.

She and I had many common friends among writers and artists. She is a very extraordinary woman. It is quite possible that our union was also based on a sense of our exclusivity. (From Garry Kasparov's book "Child of Change")

He then lived in Baku and visited Moscow only on short visits. Neelova hosted young lover in my apartment on Chistye Prudy. But in the light they have repeatedly appeared together. When in 1984 Kasparov first met Anatoly Karpov in a world title match, Neelova was sitting in the hall next to the chess player's mother.

The actress supported Kasparov at a difficult time for him. In the match for the world title with Anatoly Karpov, he first lost. Yes, even with a score of 0:5! Harry was even nicknamed the long-playing player. At matches, Neelova sat next to Klara Shagenovna. “Two mothers,” they said about them.

“At the end of January 1985, with the score 5:2, Karpov and I were even driven out of the Hall of Columns in the House of the Unions. Because Karpov, despite his assurances that he was about to squeeze me, could not win, and then one by one the members of the Politburo were dying, and for the farewell ceremonies it was necessary to vacate the territory. Then Karpov handed over the third game, and the question was not even that he was physically exhausted and could not continue to play ... He became psychologically uncomfortable - he was just scared, and most importantly, those who were behind him frightened.

But it was Klara Shagenovna who separated them.

First she told her son:
- You need to focus on chess. And if you want to marry an actress, it's better to marry an entire factory hostel at once. She will infect you with a bad disease!
When Neelova became pregnant, Klara Shagenovna inspired her son that bastard can negatively affect his sports career. Ambitious Harry, who had already won the world title, did not object. His mother told the press: "This is not our child." As if hinting at the fact that Neelova was dating another man in parallel. The proud actress did not utter a word then. But the daughter Nika, whom she gave birth to, turned out to be like two drops of water similar to Kasparov. Neelova's colleagues at the Sovremennik Theater were outraged by the act of the grandmaster, and Valentin Gaft publicly declared:
- Kasparov is not worthy to be received in a decent house.

“I almost stopped seeing Marina. Parting became inevitable. Therefore, I was completely sure that the child she was carrying could not be mine. Each of us already had a separate personal life. I tried to put it all out of my head and focused on chess." (From Garry Kasparov's book "Child of Change")

In 1987, Marina Neelova's daughter, Nika, was born, like two peas in a pod, similar to Garry Kasparov.

Now Nick is 28 years old. She went to first grade in Paris. Replaced her father current husband Neelovoy - Russian diplomat Kirill Gevorgyan. It is thanks to Nika's stepfather that school age visited different countries and learned a few foreign languages. Neelova's daughter, a burning brunette, looks very attractive, although she says that she never considered herself a beauty.

Nika studied at the courses of the chief artist of the Moscow Lenkom Theater Oleg Sheintsis. In 2008 she graduated from the Royal Academy of Arts in The Hague. She studied abroad, or rather in the Netherlands, where her father, Kirill Gevorkyan, was appointed ambassador of the Russian Federation several years ago.

It is known that she is not a fan of public life and has incredible abilities in learning foreign languages. In the Netherlands, she graduated from the academy, her second education, artistic, was already in London, at the design school.

In 2010 she graduated from the School of Art at University College London. Participated in several collective exhibitions, mainly in the Netherlands. In 2010, Nika, with her installation Principles of Obedience, became the winner of the New Sensations contest held by London's Saatchi Gallery. According to the conditions of this prestigious competition, all graduates of the country's art universities are allowed to participate. But from the numerous applicants at its first stage, 20 of the best are selected, whose works are exhibited at the art fair in London. And only four winners receive a grant to create new projects. After the victory, she received many interesting offers, she had a solo exhibition in London.

Her work has also been shown at exhibitions in Basel, Switzerland, Paris, Lithuania and Germany. "Principles of Obedience" and another work were purchased for the Saatchi Gallery. And the rest went to private collections.

An elegant and fragile woman, with a wary look and a charming appearance, in this description it is easy to recognize the actress Marina Neelova. Her biography and personal life still worries many fans. It's hard to believe, but last year the artist celebrated her 70th birthday, young people can envy her cheerfulness and energy.

The formation of personality

Although the girl grew up in a non-artistic family, but from childhood, her parents instilled in her a taste for beauty, they wanted to educate creative personality. From the age of 4 she was engaged in ballet art, however, the girl wanted to play, and after graduating from school, she entered the first theater university, on the course of Vasily Merkuriev and Irina Meyerhold.

Marina Neelova in her youth

AT student years Neelova starred in the film "Old, old fairy tale”, although this was not welcomed, she was forgiven for the violation. After high school, Marina worked for a short time in the Moscow City Council, until she was lured to Sovremennik.

Adulthood

The theatrical activity of Marina Neelova began with the production of "Valentin and Valentina", the debut turned out to be quite successful and for more than 30 years the actress has continued to work there.

Photo of a young actress

For such a long time, she played many roles, the most memorable performances:

"Twelfth Night" (1975);
The Cherry Orchard (1976);
"Three Sisters" (1982);
"Inspector" (1983);
"Steep Route" (1989).

Moreover, in "The Overcoat" she successfully played the role of a man.

Neeelova on the stage of the theater

Cinema

After filming with Oleg Dal, the actress was literally inundated with invitations, at first she played fairy-tale heroines and dreamy ladies. The role of a mistress in the Autumn Marathon brought her particular popularity, by the way, this film is still loved by the audience.

Frame from the film "Old, old fairy tale"

The films in which Neelova starred can be listed for a long time, here are the most famous of them:

"You are my only one" (1993).
"Prison Romance" (1996).
"The Barber of Siberia" (1998).
"Azazel" (2002).
"Steep route" (2008).
"Suggested Circumstances" (2009).

Marina Neelova in the movie "Autumn Marathon"

In addition, Alice from the cartoon of the same name "Alice in Wonderland" speaks in the voice of an actress. The biography and personal life of Marina Neelova interested many foreign reviewers. For example, the well-known American critic Peter Marks wrote: "It is most difficult to imagine that someone or something could spoil Neelova's game."

Actress on the set of the film "Azazel"

Children and family

With her first husband Anatoly Vasiliev, the actress met on the set of the film "Color white snow which he directed. The man could not find a candidate for the role for a long time main character, Marina was ideally suited to all the requirements. Their marriage lasted only 8 years, nothing is known about the reasons for their separation.

The first husband of actress Anatoly Vasiliev

Then arose passionate love to chess player Garry Kasparov, despite the fact that he is 16 years younger than her. However, the ending of the novel turned out to be unsuccessful, thanks to the man's mother, the despotic and domineering woman felt that marriage would interfere with her son's career.

Their gap extremely negatively set the entire theatrical beau monde against the athlete. After the breakup, Marina had a daughter, Nika, although Kasparov did not acknowledge his paternity, outwardly the girl is very similar to him.

Marina Neelova and Gary Kasparov

For a long time, the actress led a rather closed life, engaged only in her career and raising her daughter, until her acquaintances pulled her almost by force to rest, where she met her soulmate, Kirill Gevorgyan. After getting married, the newlyweds went to live in Paris. The man was able to replace the daughter of the father's actress, so the girl believes that she grew up in a complete family.

Actress with her husband and daughter

By the way, Nika has become a popular artist, her work is known all over the world. And in 2010, she won the prestigious European competition New Sensations. Most recently, a personal exhibition of the girl was held in London, in addition, her paintings were acquired by private collectors around the world.

Marina Neelova today

For many women, photos of daughters and grandchildren are of paramount value, unfortunately, Marina Mstislavovna cannot boast of this yet, but everything is still ahead.

The actress continues her theatrical activity, in 2016 the artist was awarded the prize "For conquering the peaks acting skills and loyalty to the principles of the school of K.S. Stanislavsky".

Marina Neelova on the set of the film "Frostbitten Carp"

In January 2018, viewers saw the melodrama Frostbitten Carp with Neelova in leading role, she finally broke her years-long hiatus from acting.

The actress plays a lonely pensioner who has no one to talk to except a live carp. interesting fact, during the filming they used the same fish, she already recognized the woman and swam to the side of the vessel when Marina approached her.

One day before filming, the actress was sitting near the basin, waiting for them to start, and the fish jumped out of the water, right into her lap. Participation in this film brought Marina Mstislavovna the Nika Award for the best female role to the cinema.

However, this is just a statement of fact. Prima "Sovremennik" does not talk about those whom he loves or loved. Nothing. Neither about the first marriage with the actor of the Taganka Theater Anatoly Vasiliev, nor about the stormy romance with grandmaster Garry Kasparov. These facts were made public former satellites actresses ... For many years she has been happy in her second marriage. Her husband is diplomat Kirill Gevorgyan. Daughter - artist Nika Neelova. She is twenty-four years old and has been living abroad for a long time. For the first time, Nika agreed to talk about what her famous mother usually ignores.

Shells, ashes, wax, sheep bones... To the uninitiated, it all looks like the ingredients of a witch's potion. And for Nika Neelova - the usual working material. She is engaged in installations - a very labor-intensive kind contemporary art. Making a name for yourself in this genre is not easy. However, Nika, apparently, is on the right track: at the end of 2010, she became the winner of the prestigious New Sensations competition, which is curated by the Charles Saatchi Gallery in London in conjunction with British television. It is held among graduates of art universities in the UK - four finalists are selected from hundreds of applicants, among whom the strongest is determined. They became Nika. She is petite and charming, she has a melodious-happy voice and an attractive look. blue eyes. Keeps a distance - benevolently, but rigidly. Well, heredity. Her mother, the legendary Marina Neelova, rarely gives interviews and coldly suppresses questions about her personal life. And his father, Kirill Gevorgyan, is a diplomat. And that's it. So Nika - true daughter his parents, about whom he talks carefully and little. However, even this meager information is enough to get an idea of the world that shaped her as a person.

Survival School

Nika lived longer abroad than at home. At the age of five, she moved with her parents to France. At eleven she returned back to Russia, and at sixteen she left it almost completely, coming here occasionally for a week or two.

Nika, where do you feel more like a foreigner - here or abroad?

Nika NEELOVA: “Now I’m more used to living there. Eight years have passed since I left Moscow. I got an education abroad, started a career, achieved something and now I am trying to determine my prospects. In general, it seems to me that I have learned to combine two cultures - Russian and Western. I am impressed by European minimalism in everything, restraint and even aloofness to some extent. And at the same time, Russian features are also close to me, combining a certain abundance of everything. These two extremes are dear to me, since they are both part of me.

What do you remember from early childhood before the first departure?

Nika: « Kindergarten, Cold winter, jumpsuits, life with mom, her leaving for rehearsals. She never took me to work with her - didn't want me to be interested theatrical life. In the end, she was right, I never had a desire to become an actress.

In 1992, you and your mother moved to Paris following your father, who received a diplomatic post there. Was it difficult to adapt to the new place?

Nika: “Dad took me to school two days after we arrived. I was five years old and didn't know a word of French. At first, she explained herself on her fingers, walked by the hand with the teacher. But I really didn't like being dependent on someone. It has become good incentive to learn the language faster.

How did your classmates treat you?

Nika: “At first they scoffed - they laughed and ran away. But soon I learned the language and no longer hesitated to answer them. And no one else touched me. After two or three months, I spoke French quite fluently, and a year later I studied freely and became the first in the class.

Did your parents stand up when you were offended?

Nika: "No never. They taught me to solve my own problems and achieve what I want. And don't rely on anyone. It helps me a lot now that I live abroad alone. In addition, with such parents, the desire comes early to prove that I am not only their daughter, but that I can achieve something on my own. And then this ‘proof’ becomes a part of life.”

Children quickly become accustomed to new environment. There was no such moment that you felt more like a Frenchwoman than a Russian?

Nika: “In France, I adapted very quickly and turned into a typical Parisian child - they all have the same neat blouses, shoes and very bad characters. But my dad always raised me as a bicultural person. He taught me to love France, but at the same time not to forget where I come from. He told me when and how they celebrate Shrovetide and Easter in Russia. At the same time, we celebrated Catholic Christmas, and Orthodox. Dad generally opened limitless horizons for me. He gave me first France, then Holland, where he was Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. Without him, I wouldn't be there."

But before you came to the Netherlands, you returned from France to Russia and lived here for several years. Did you fit in easily too?

Nika: “Life in Russia was very different from life in France, and at first much was incomprehensible and unusual. For example, here I was forced to get rid of the habit of not letting you cheat. What was considered the norm in France was perceived here as greed and seriously spoiled relations . I also had to get used to the prefix "Neelova's daughter".

What principles did your parents follow in their upbringing?

Nika: “They gave me complete freedom to do what I want. I made all the decisions from early childhood on my own. They encouraged me all the time. I graduated from school as an external student at the age of fifteen - a year and a half earlier than others, I myself chose an educational institution in Holland - the Royal Academy of Arts and a specialty - sculpture ... Although my parents would have preferred that I chose architecture.

And when did you decide that you should be doing installations, and not painting, say?

Nika: "With time. I have been drawing since childhood, but never went to art school. Then she attended the courses of the famous theater artist Oleg Sheintsis. Admired him, but realized that the theatrical design - that's not mine. I finally decided what I want to do only at the Royal Academy of Arts.

Is it true that you became the youngest applicant in the history of its existence?

Nika: “Yes, they say so... I entered the academy at the age of sixteen, which is very early for Europe. They prefer to take people who already have life experience there. However, the head of the department liked my portfolio, and I was enrolled. True, I had to learn Dutch in record time - three months. The academy taught only on it.

So what is student life like in Holland?

Nika: « Most we spent time in the studios of the academy, worked from morning to night, went to each other's workshops, visited museums and galleries. At the same time, of course, they did not forget about all kinds of cafes and clubs. In many ways, it was a wonderful, versatile life - endless work at the institute, the madness of Amsterdam and the tranquility of The Hague, located on the sea ... "

In your biography were the extravagant antics characteristic of youth?

Nika: “There were many different things, but basically I tried to be the “correct” daughter of an ambassador and a diplomat. Since my mother often flew to Moscow for performances, I went with my father to receptions. Etiquette was not difficult for me. From the age of three I was taught to eat with a knife and fork and not to keep my elbows on the table. In addition, before moving to Holland, my mother and I read many books on etiquette, where all the details were described. And then, I have always been very attracted to the idea of a monarchy. Despite the fact that in Holland she is democratic and modest, the presence of a queen, ladies-in-waiting, life at court - all this somehow excited my imagination.

Have you ever upset your family?

Nika: “As a child, I was quite a daring, wayward girl, I never obeyed anyone and learned solely from my mistakes. My mother criticized me a lot - harshly, but always objectively. Thanks to her, I was able to withstand the most severe criticism from the teachers of the academy. They often said terrible things to the students' faces - "how mediocre, incapable you are, and your topics are empty and worthless." In general, tears were shed during the exams, chairs flew from the windows. Many students could not stand it and left. Criticism has always encouraged me. If they scold, then there is an opportunity for growth. In our academy, praise was considered a bad sign - it means that they sympathize with you. Everyone started to get scared when they heard positive comments addressed to them.”

Without fear and reproach

In Europe, children leave their parents early. When did you start living separately?

Nika: “Only when I graduated from the academy in Holland. I decided to continue my studies at the London Slade School of Fine Art - one of the most quoted educational institutions for artists. Since then, I have been living on my own. I really like London, there are a lot of people of different nationalities, aspirations, interests, I admire its dynamics and brilliance.

England is known for its fanatical attitude towards sports. Did it affect you in any way?

Nika: “There is no time for him now. And before that I was athletic - I swam, played tennis, did gymnastics and horseback riding. She especially loved steeplechase, although she too often took unjustified risks, fell from a horse and sometimes took obstacles without a horse. I liked to ignore the feeling of fear ... My parents were nervous, but they tried not to show it.

Among your works there is a spiral staircase, resting against the ceiling, called "It's never too late to leave." Have you ever had periods when you wanted to escape from people and circumstances?

Nika: “This installation was made before my departure from Holland and symbolized the end of an important period in my life. I knew that I would not go back there, and if I did, I would not be the same as before. I said goodbye to the past, which was what my work spoke about. The spiral staircase is a spiral, a symbol of continuous movement that never returns to its starting point. Either you are higher or lower. It is impossible to stop - as in life.

The installation “Principles of Obedience” brought you victory in the “New Sensations” competition, it was called successful and philosophically deep. Could you explain what your hymn to abstractionism means - is this a large-scale structure with numerous loads?

Nika: “The weights are bell tongues that I cast in wax from samples taken from the Whiechapel foundry, where all London bells, including Big Ben, were cast. This is a topic that I have been doing for a long time - to show what is usually hidden from view. The tongues of the bells are almost never visible, their shape is not familiar to anyone. And in the wax incarnation, they lose their acoustic properties - they become fragile objects, extracted from their usual context, time and history. So the tongues of the bells no longer fulfill the role originally intended for them. ”

How has your life changed since winning the competition?

Nika: “I received many interesting offers, I had a personal exhibition in London. Also my works were shown at exhibitions in Basel in Switzerland, in Paris, in Lithuania and in Germany. Principles of Obedience and another work were purchased for the Saatchi Gallery. And the rest went to private collections.

So your profession is profitable?

Nika: "Not yet. My production costs exceed the income from the sale. But now profit is not my main goal.

Do your parents help you financially?

Nika: “I try to manage on my own. Recently received sponsorship from the Olga Rubinova Foundation to finance exhibitions in 2011. I was also given several awards after graduating from the institute, and my work is also sold. What will happen next, I don’t know.”

You like to use unusual materials - shells, ashes, chocolate, burnt sugar and animal bones. Why do you need such strange substances?

Nika: “They have certain properties necessary for the realization of some idea in each work. And in themselves, these materials already speak volumes, they touch upon the themes of the transience of time, fragility, the irrevocableness of the past and history.”

Does your mother understand your art, does she visit exhibitions?

Nika: “She is very interested in my work and goes to exhibitions whenever possible. Her approach is neither an artist nor a gallery owner, she perceives what she sees on an emotional level. Her opinion is very important to me."

Do you watch films and performances with her participation?

Nika: “I know all her performances almost by heart and sometimes jokingly quote her monologues to her ... For some reason it is more difficult for me to see her on the screen, especially in old films, even before my birth. It always hurts me to see her suffer. Mum admires me as an actress, but even in the auditorium, I first of all remain her daughter.

What do you read, what kind of music do you prefer?

Nika: “I don't really listen to music. It just so happens that I prefer silence. And I read a lot. Mom has a huge library.

You are very calm and confident. Have you really never had complexes - about appearance, for example, in adolescence?

Nika: “This confidence, alas, is very deceptive ... I have never been confident in myself and have never considered myself beautiful.”

Are you not going to get married?

Nika: “No, not yet. Although I have a young man and we live together.”

Who is he?

Nika: (After a pause.) “He is not of my profession. He is Italian, we met in London. In general, I prefer to adhere to the idea that personal life is personal, that you can not talk about it.

And yet I wonder: what should a man have to be next to you?

Nika: (Dryly.) “He must be an intelligent and interested person. Then people just complement each other.”

In Russia, girls are often brought up on the fairy tale about Cinderella waiting for the prince. What do you think about it?

Nika: “Waiting is not in my nature. I prefer to achieve everything myself, not counting on anyone. And I never dreamed of wearing a wedding dress.”

Marina Makunina

The daughter of the chess king and Marina Neyolova charmed the director of the London Gallery

The daughter of the chess king and Marina Neyolova charmed the director of the London Gallery

The 13th world chess champion Garry Kasparov recently had a son. It is probably not by chance that the boy was named in the American manner - Nicholas. Three years ago, Garry Kimovich, having finally chosen the profession of a political prostitute, left Russia and settled in the United States.

Kasparov bought a three-bedroom apartment in Manhattan in New York with an area of 160 sq. m. For this family nest, where his young wife lives Daria Tarasova, their 9-year-old daughter Aida and himself a chess player, the fugitive laid out $ 3.4 million. Now we have to make room a little - there are four of them.

The 52-year-old ex-world champion knows a lot about female beauty. Daria is 20 years younger than him, and some Americans, seeing them together, mistakenly think that she is his daughter. When the romance between Kasparov and Tarasova, a student of St. humanitarian university trade unions was in full swing, Dasha was once asked who she was to the great chess player. The spectacular brunette, without batting an eyelid, replied: "I am his wife." Although Kasparov at that moment was married to a completely different young lady - Julia Vovk! But Tarasova achieved her goal. In 2006, she really married a chess genius.

As a student, Daria practiced in Washington DC under a program supported by the US government. She opened her own store in St. Petersburg, and Valery Leontiev even dedicated one of his songs to her. In general, this lady also knew her worth.

Garry Kimovich and Daria have been together for 10 plus years, and, I must say, this great achievement for the wife. After all, the winner of all kinds of chess tournaments has always had a weakness for the fair sex.

About the romance of young Kasparov with a wonderful actress Marina Neelova gossiped all theatrical Moscow. When they met, Marina was 37 years old, and Garik was 21. He then lived in Baku and visited Moscow only on short visits. Neelova received a young lover in her apartment on Chistye Prudy. But in the light they have repeatedly appeared together. When in 1984 Kasparov first met in a world title match with Anatoly Karpov, Neelova was sitting in the hall next to the mother of the chess player. But it was Klara Shagenovna who separated them. First she told her son:

You need to focus on chess. And if you want to marry an actress, it's better to marry an entire factory hostel at once. She will infect you with a bad disease!

When Neelova became pregnant, Klara Shagenovna inspired her son that an illegitimate child could negatively affect his sports career. Ambitious Harry, who had already won the world title, did not object. His mother told the press: "This is not our child." As if hinting at the fact that Neelova was dating another man in parallel. The proud actress did not utter a word then. But the daughter Nika, whom she gave birth to, turned out to be like two drops of water similar to Kasparov. Neelova's colleagues at the Sovremennik Theater were outraged by the act of the grandmaster, and Valentin Gaft publicly stated:

Kasparov is not worthy to be received in a decent house.

Now Nick is 28 years old. She went to first grade in Paris. When she grew up, she became a sculptor, graduating from the Royal Academy of Arts in the Netherlands. Later, Nika continued her studies in England, and in 2010 she became the winner of the New Sensations competition, which was held by the Saatchi Gallery in London. Her father was replaced by the current husband of Neelova - a Russian diplomat Kirill Gevorgyan. It was thanks to her stepfather that Nika visited different countries at school age and learned several foreign languages. Neelova's daughter, a burning brunette, looks very attractive, although she says that she never considered herself a beauty.

I have a young man, we live together in London, - Nika admitted several years ago. - He's Italian, he also works here. Not an artist or a sculptor. Maybe it's for the best - the two of us are not bored.

However, Nika did not dare to introduce the same Italian to the public. Later, he left for his homeland, and the couple broke up. Meanwhile, Neelova Jr. literally charmed the director of the London gallery "Charlie Smith" Xavier Ellis. At first, using wide connections, he helped Nika to show his work in the capital of England, then in Berlin, Amsterdam and other European cities. Outwardly, everything looked quite ordinary: the patron of art helps young talent pave the way to success. But when the exhibition at London's Somerset House, where the works of leading British artists and sculptors were shown, suddenly turned out to be the creations of Nika Neelova, the only foreign woman, many had a question: why would it? Undoubtedly, she has talent, but without high patronage you will not get into the cohort of the elite so quickly. This vernissage, by the way, was supervised by Xavier.

Ellis' former favorite understood everything - Tessa Farmer. The woman gave the ex-boyfriend a scandal:

What is it about this Russian? Her work is completely ordinary. You are driven by personal sympathy.

Tessa insistently asked Xavier to forget about the Russian sculptor for the good of the cause. But he did not listen and began to lose his head more and more from the new favorite. Now Nika is seen with the gallery director not only at exhibitions and museums. Ellis takes her on trips, they dine together in restaurants, walk around the city.

According to our information, Nika Neelova was once offered a job in Moscow - she did not want to. Mom called her daughter to Paris, where she lives in last years and received a polite refusal. And when Nika asks Ellis for something (or vice versa), there are no refusals.

Nika prefers not to talk about Kasparov. She, like her mother, deleted him from her life.

Took the girl away from Short

In 86, friends introduced Harry to a pretty blonde Maria Arapova. A graduate of the Faculty of Philology of Moscow State University, she worked as a translator at Intourist. It is curious that her dad was well acquainted with Karpov - the 12th world champion and Kasparov's sworn rival, but Klara Shagenovna found out about this too late. Otherwise, perhaps she would not have given her blessing for the marriage. Three years after the wedding, Maria gave her husband a daughter, who was named Polina. Arapova decided to give birth in Finland, where her parents lived at that time. But Kasparov stayed in Moscow with his mother. They say that Klara Shagenovna was seriously offended by her daughter-in-law. When Harry was about to buy a new home for the family in the center of Moscow, Masha cautiously offered to resettle her mother-in-law - to buy her an apartment in the house next door. The imperious Klara Shagenovna, accustomed to living with her son under the same roof, could not endure such deceit.

Kasparov's wife and her daughter spent several months in Finland, but Harry rarely visited them. And then he went to London for a match for chess crown with an Englishman Nigel Short. The duel lasted for two whole months, but Maria did not appear in London. It became clear that the couple cooled off towards each other. And it soon became clear that Kasparov dealt a double blow to Short: he won the match against him and stole the chess player girl from Nigel Virginia More. The relationship with this young Frenchwoman lasted two years.

Maria Arapova did not remain silent. In one of the interviews she said:

Perhaps something has changed with Harry personally. Returning from London, he declared that he was ripe for a divorce. I tried to talk to him, but he doesn't want to come back... They put pressure on me. If I do not agree to his terms, then I will be deprived of a credit card. He fights with us as with his chess players or political opponents. But we are talking just about a woman with your own child. I'm disappointed in Harry. God be his judge.

It got to the point that the spouses began to communicate only through lawyers. The divorce and division of property dragged on for a year and a half. As a result, Maria and her daughter left for permanent residence in the United States - Kasparov bought them an apartment in New Jersey. By court decision, he received the right to annually take the child to him for two months. But ex-wife never let Polina go to her father. However, when the passions subsided and the girl grew up, normal communication improved. Polina did not inherit her love for chess from her father, but she practiced for several years gymnastics. Now that Harry Kimovich lives in New York, he is able to see his daughter much more often.

Kasparov and Arapova had family secret which they kept hidden for a long time. The fact is that first Mary gave birth to her husband's son. But the boy was barely saved, and a few days later he still died. Harry took this as a bad sign. Even then, he slowly began to move away from Mary.

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In the 95th at the Memorial Mikhail Tal in Riga, Kasparov drew attention to the slender and sexy beauty Yulia Vovk. A classmate invited her to a banquet on the occasion of the closing of the tournament, and, as it turned out, the girl did not come there in vain. An affair immediately broke out between the 32-year-old "king of chess" and the 18-year-old student. Many of Kasparov's colleagues believed that this relationship would last five or six months. Well, at least a year. And they were wrong. Julia managed to please not only Harry, but, most importantly, his mother. Klara Shagenovna gave the green light to the wedding.

Despite the shock, Julia gave birth healthy child. Note that Klara Shagenovna was present at the birth, but Harry was not there. But his son Vadim Kasparov, of course, loves. For example, when the boy was five years old, dad, as promised, took him to Paris, to Eurodisneyland. Vadik was in seventh heaven with happiness. In 2004, after becoming the champion of Russia, Kasparov removed gold medal and hung it around the neck of his eight-year-old son. It was very important for the famous chess player that his son was proud of him.

They gave me five days, although they could have rolled in 15, - then the chess player, who had become an enemy of the people, whined. - Decided to study. I was placed in a cell for three: three beds screwed to the floor, the passage between them was literally a meter. But there were also concessions. For example, I could walk as much as I wanted, but only in a cage about three meters by five, top floor. Lights were not turned on at six in the morning. I managed to take a bar of chocolate and a bottle of water with me (they let me into the cell with this!). I figured out how long such a supply would last for me - I refused the prison gruel. However, five days without food can be sustained.

Apparently, after this incident, Kasparov decided to flee to the West. He tried to obtain Latvian citizenship, but was refused. But the Croats went forward. But Harry Kimovich prefers to live in the USA. He once admitted that he sometimes plays chess on the Internet under a pseudonym. And he feels great pleasure when virtual rivals are amazed at the quality of his game. In general, the rogue likes America much more than Russia, and work for the benefit of the United States is paid very generously. In his own words, Kasparov now publishes books, lectures in different cities America and abroad, earning quite decently - almost as much as it was in the days sports career. But he does not serve the country that raised him and glorified him throughout the world. With Russia, Kasparov was not on the way.

And there was another case

* Garry Kasparov really liked the famous German figure skater Katharina Witt. Once he managed to meet her in Germany, and mutual sympathy had already arisen between the young people. However, mother Olympic champion, seeing a guy with a Caucasian appearance, she categorically declared to her daughter: “We don’t need such people!” Harry was hurt and offended.

The daughter of the chess king and Marina Neyolova charmed the director of the London Gallery

The 13th world chess champion Garry Kasparov recently had a son. It is probably not by chance that the boy was named in the American manner - Nicholas. Three years ago, Harry Kimovich, finally disillusioned with Putin's rule, left Russia and settled in the United States.

Kasparov bought a three-bedroom apartment in Manhattan in New York with an area of 160 sq. m. For this family nest, where his young wife Daria Tarasova, their 9-year-old daughter Aida and the chess player himself live, he laid out $ 3.4 million. Now we have to make room a little - there are four of them.
The 52-year-old ex-world champion knows a lot about female beauty. Daria is 20 years younger than him, and some Americans, seeing them together, mistakenly think that she is his daughter. When the romance between Kasparov and Tarasova, a student at the St. Petersburg Humanitarian University of Trade Unions, was in full swing, Dasha was once asked who she was to the great chess player. The spectacular brunette, without batting an eyelid, replied: "I am his wife." Although Kasparov at that moment was married to a completely different young lady - Yulia Vovk! But Tarasova achieved her goal. In 2006, she really married a chess genius.
As a student, Daria practiced in Washington DC under a program supported by the US government. She opened her own store in St. Petersburg, and Valery Leontiev even dedicated one of his songs to her. In general, this lady also knew her worth.

Garry Kimovich and Daria have been together for more than 10 years, and I must say, this is a great achievement for the wife. After all, the winner of all kinds of chess tournaments has always had a weakness for the fair sex.
The whole theatrical Moscow was gossiping about the romance of young Kasparov with the wonderful actress Marina Neelova. When they met, Marina was 37 years old, and Garik was 21. He then lived in Baku and visited Moscow only on short visits. Neelova received a young lover in her apartment on Chistye Prudy. But in the light they have repeatedly appeared together. When in 1984 Kasparov first met Anatoly Karpov in a world title match, Neelova was sitting in the hall next to the chess player's mother. But it was Klara Shagenovna who separated them. First she told her son:
- You need to focus on chess. And if you want to marry an actress, it's better to marry an entire factory hostel at once. She will infect you with a bad disease!
When Neelova became pregnant, Klara Shagenovna inspired her son that an illegitimate child could negatively affect his sports career. Ambitious Harry, who had already won the world title, did not object. His mother told the press: "This is not our child." As if hinting at the fact that Neelova was dating another man in parallel. The proud actress did not utter a word then. But the daughter Nika, whom she gave birth to, turned out to be like two drops of water similar to Kasparov. Neelova's colleagues at the Sovremennik Theater were outraged by the act of the grandmaster, and Valentin Gaft publicly declared:
- Kasparov is not worthy to be received in a decent house.
Now Nick is 28 years old. She went to first grade in Paris. When she grew up, she became a sculptor, graduating from the Royal Academy of Arts in the Netherlands. Later, Nika continued her studies in England, and in 2010 she became the winner of the New Sensations competition, which was held by the Saatchi Gallery in London. Her father was replaced by Neelova's current husband, Russian diplomat Kirill Gevorgyan. It was thanks to her stepfather that Nika visited different countries at school age and learned several foreign languages. Neelova's daughter, a burning brunette, looks very attractive, although she says that she never considered herself a beauty.

However, Nika did not dare to introduce the same Italian to the public. Later, he left for his homeland, and the couple broke up. Meanwhile, Neelova Jr. literally charmed the director of the London gallery "Charlie Smith" Xavier Ellis. First, using his wide connections, he helped Nika to show his work in the capital of England, then in Berlin, Amsterdam and other European cities. Outwardly, everything looked quite ordinary: the patron of art helps the young talent pave the way to success. But when the exhibition at London's Somerset House, where the works of leading British artists and sculptors were shown, suddenly turned out to be the creations of Nika Neelova, the only foreign woman, many had a question: why would it? Undoubtedly, she has talent, but without high patronage you will not get into the cohort of the elite so quickly. This vernissage, by the way, was supervised by Xavier.

Ellis' former favorite, Tessa Farmer, understood everything. The woman gave the ex-boyfriend a scandal:
- What is it about this Russian? Her work is completely ordinary. You are driven by personal sympathy.
Tessa insistently asked Xavier to forget about the Russian sculptor for the good of the cause. But he did not listen and began to lose his head more and more from the new favorite. Now Nika is seen with the gallery director not only at exhibitions and museums. Ellis takes her on trips, they dine together in restaurants, walk around the city.
According to our information, Nika Neelova was once offered a job in Moscow - she did not want to. Mom called her daughter to Paris, where she has been living in recent years, and received a polite refusal. And when Nika asks Ellis for something (or vice versa), there are no refusals.
Nika prefers not to talk about Kasparov. She, like her mother, deleted him from her life.

Took the girl away from Short

In 1986, friends introduced Harry to the pretty blonde Maria Arapova. A graduate of the Faculty of Philology of Moscow State University, she worked as a translator at Intourist. It is curious that her dad was well acquainted with Karpov - the 12th world champion and Kasparov's sworn rival, but Klara Shagenovna found out about this too late. Otherwise, perhaps she would not have given her blessing for the marriage. Three years after the wedding, Maria gave her husband a daughter, who was named Polina. Arapova decided to give birth in Finland, where her parents lived at that time. But Kasparov stayed in Moscow with his mother. They say that Klara Shagenovna was seriously offended by her daughter-in-law. When Harry was about to buy a new home for the family in the center of Moscow, Masha cautiously offered to resettle her mother-in-law - to buy her an apartment in the house next door. The imperious Klara Shagenovna, accustomed to living with her son under the same roof, could not endure such deceit.

Kasparov's wife and her daughter spent several months in Finland, but Harry rarely visited them. And then he went to London for a match for the chess crown with the Englishman Nigel Short. The duel lasted for two whole months, but Maria did not appear in London. It became clear that the couple cooled off towards each other. And it soon became clear that Kasparov dealt a double blow to Short: he won the match against him and stole the girl, chess player Virginia More, from Nigel. The relationship with this young Frenchwoman lasted two years.
Maria Arapova did not remain silent. In one of the interviews she said:
“Maybe something has changed with Harry personally. Returning from London, he declared that he was ripe for a divorce. I tried to talk to him, but he doesn't want to come back... They put pressure on me. If I do not agree to his terms, then I will be deprived of a credit card. He fights with us as with his chess players or political opponents. But it's just a woman with your own child. I'm disappointed in Harry. God be his judge.

It got to the point that the spouses began to communicate only through lawyers. The divorce and division of property dragged on for a year and a half. As a result, Maria and her daughter left for permanent residence in the United States - Kasparov bought them an apartment in New Jersey. By court decision, he received the right to annually take the child to him for two months. But the ex-wife never let Polina go to her father. However, when the passions subsided and the girl grew up, normal communication improved. Polina did not inherit a love for chess from her father, but she did gymnastics for several years. Now that Harry Kimovich lives in New York, he is able to see his daughter much more often.
Kasparov and Arapova had a family secret that they hid for a long time. The fact is that first Mary gave birth to her husband's son. But the boy was barely saved, and a few days later he still died. Harry took this as a bad sign. Even then, he slowly began to move away from Mary.

In 1995, at the Mikhail Tal Memorial in Riga, Kasparov drew attention to the slender and sexy beauty Yulia Vovk. A classmate invited her to a banquet on the occasion of the closing of the tournament, and, as it turned out, the girl did not come there in vain. An affair immediately broke out between the 32-year-old "king of chess" and the 18-year-old student. Many of Kasparov's colleagues believed that this relationship would last five or six months. Well, at least a year. And they were wrong. Julia managed to please not only Harry, but, most importantly, his mother. Klara Shagenovna gave the green light to the wedding.

When Julia was in her seventh month of pregnancy, a very unpleasant incident occurred. Harry and his young wife were kayaking in the Adriatic Sea. Suddenly the wind blew, a lot of water got into the kayak, and it turned over. All this happened not far from a small island - the stunned spouses managed to swim to it. Fortunately, Boris Yeltsin's chief pilot and commander of the 235th government detachment, Alexander Larin, turned out to be not far from the disaster site. He brought the married couple from that island.
Despite the shock, Julia gave birth to a healthy child. Note that Klara Shagenovna was present at the birth, but Harry was not there. But his son Vadim Kasparov, of course, loves. For example, when the boy was five years old, dad, as promised, took him to Paris, to Eurodisneyland. Vadik was in seventh heaven with happiness. In 2004, having become the champion of Russia, Kasparov, after the award, took off the gold medal and hung it around the neck of his eight-year-old son. It was very important for the famous chess player that his son was proud of him.

Alas, a year later, Kasparov's second marriage fell apart. His ex-wife Julia still lives in Riga, and Vadim has already grown to be two meters tall and now weighs 120 kilograms. To the disappointment of his father, the son is absolutely indifferent to chess, but he plays iron with pleasure. Vadim became a weightlifter and participated in the Latvian Deadlift Championship. When in 2007 his father was arrested in Moscow (Kasparov participated in an unauthorized march for free elections), the guy was in shock. And Harry Kimovich himself did not believe that he would be sent to prison.
- They gave me five days, although they could have rolled 15, - the chess player, who became an enemy of Putin's power, later said. - Decided to study. I was placed in a cell for three: three beds screwed to the floor, the passage between them was literally a meter. But there were also concessions. For example, I could walk as much as I wanted, but only in a cage about three meters by five, on the top floor. Lights were not turned on at six in the morning. I managed to take a bar of chocolate and a bottle of water with me (they let me into the cell with this!). I figured out how long such a supply would last for me - I refused the prison gruel. However, five days without food can be sustained.
Apparently, after this incident, Kasparov decided to flee to the West. He tried to obtain Latvian citizenship, but was refused. But the Croats went forward. But Harry Kimovich prefers to live in the USA. He once admitted that he sometimes plays chess on the Internet under a pseudonym. And he feels great pleasure when virtual rivals are amazed at the quality of his game. In general, the rogue likes America much more than Russia, and work for the benefit of the United States is paid very generously. In his own words, Kasparov is now publishing books, giving lectures in various cities of America and abroad, earning quite well - almost the same as it was during his sports career. But he does not serve the country that raised him and glorified him throughout the world. With Russia, Kasparov was not on the way.

And there was another case
* Garry Kasparov really liked the famous German figure skater Katarina Witt. Once he managed to meet her in Germany, and mutual sympathy had already arisen between the young people. However, the mother of the Olympic champion, seeing a guy with a Caucasian appearance, categorically told her daughter: “We don’t need such people!” Harry was hurt and offended.