'Chess god' Kasparov returns to compete 12 years later

ST. LOUIS: In a move electrifying the world of chess, former world champion Garry Kasparov is coming out of a 12-year retirement -- if only briefly -- to take on a new generation of players who have long worshipped him as the closest thing to a "chess god."

Kasparov utterly dominated the sport from 1985 to 2000. Since his withdrawal from a tournament in Linares, Spain in March 2005, the Russian's absence has left many chess fanatics feeling orphaned.