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“Ultimately, what separates a winner from a loser at the grandmaster level is the willingness to do the unthinkable. A brilliant strategy is, certainly, a matter of intelligence, but intelligence without audaciousness is not enough. Given the opportunity, I must have the guts to explode the game, to upend my opponent’s thinking and, in so doing, unnerve him. So it is in business: One does not succeed by sticking to convention. When your opponent can easily anticipate every move you make, your strategy deteriorates and becomes commoditized. “ – Garry Kasparov, FastCompany.com, September 2004.

Garry Kasparov at Your Next Move; score Kasparov 26 – the rest 0

Think fast. Think under pressure. Think strategically. That’s how you win in business… and in chess. “Our chess tournaments were certainly three of the most prestigious business events of 2007 & 2008.” That is the motto of Your Next Move.

The event was recently posted on YouTube. The following videos show highlights from the event. The videos feature comments by the English Grandmaster Nigel Short. Special attention is payed to the game of Chris Lanckriet (BNP Paribas Fortis IS Development Officer) who survived for 48 moves against Kasparov before resigning. Each of the following three segments are ten minutes long.

On October 13th 2009 Your Next Move organized a chess event in Antwerp, Belgium, for business executives, politicians & children. It was held for the third time, & for the third time it centered aound Garry Kasparov, former World Chess Champion (1985-2000). Kasparov played a simultaneous exhibition against 26 opponents – business executives nominated by the different companies and politicians partnering with and sponsoring the exclusive business event.

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