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Garry Kasparov: Why Putin is escalating his efforts to kill me

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Chkhikvadze, A. (2026, October 16). Garry Kasparov: Why Putin is escalating his efforts to kill me. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4766018/garry-kasparov-why-putin-trying-to-kill-me/

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Garry Kasparov, a former chess world champion and critic of Vladimir Putin, was targeted by Russian intelligence for an assassination attempt on American soil this summer. The cost to hire someone to kill him was set at $40,000. U.S. prosecutors have charged five Russian intelligence agents in connection with the plot.

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Story summary

In the summer of 2026, Garry Kasparov, a former chess world champion and vocal critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was targeted by an assassination plot on American soil. Five Russian intelligence agents were subsequently charged by U.S. prosecutors in connection with this case. The cost for carrying out the hit had reportedly been set at $40,000. Kasparov remains alive and continues to speak out against Putin's regime despite the threats.

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Garry Kasparov, a former chess world champion and one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest critics

left describes Kasparov as a critic of Putin
was targeted by a Russian assassination plot on American soil this summer.

left frames the event as an act of aggression by Putin's regime

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Leaning: leans left for article 84664 (high confidence, 2 verified quotes) · logged 2026-10-16

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Who wrote this

Ani Chkhikvadze

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Russian NORP · 3× American NORP · 1× Garry Kasparov PERSON · 1× U.S. GPE · 1× Vladimir Putin PERSON · 1×

Narrative

Garry Kasparov, a former chess world champion and one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest critics, was targeted by a Russian assassination plot on American soil this summer.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-16

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Garry Kasparov: Why Putin is escalating his efforts to kill me · assertive framing

Claims (2 extracted, 0 hedged)

Garry Kasparov, a former chess world champion and one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest critics, was targeted by a Russian assassination plot on American soil this summer. asserted

Kasparov → target → soil

U.S. prosecutors have charged five Russian intelligence agents in relation to the case. asserted

prosecutors → charge → case