MADRID, Mar. 10 (Xinhuanet) -- Former world champion Garry Kasparov announced on Thursday that he will no longer play chess on a professional level.

    But he will continue to play chess because "it is a lot of fun",the 41-year-old told a press conference in southern Spain.

    "I will still play simultaneous games or blitz (lightning-fast)games but nothing else," he added.

    Kasparov made the announcement after winning the Linares chess tournament against the current world number three, the Bulgarian Veselin Topalov. Enditem