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An incredulous chess world had chorused in pained unison when Garry Kasparov, the reigning World No. 1 abruptly announced his retirement in 2005, immediately after winning the prestigious Linares tournament [dubbed as the Wimbledon of chess]. Last month, an ecstatic chess world came alive with headlines, 'The King is Back' when Kasparov announced that he would be playing in the Rapid and Blitz section of the Sinquefield Cup from August 14 as a wild card entry.