1. Mid of Mexico City's Angel of Independence Monument
2. Close of Seville Hotel venue of Russian opposition activist and former world chess champion, Garry Kasparov's news conference
3. Mid of Kasparov (third from left) listening to reporter's questions
4. Banner reading (Spanish) "Kasparov chess foundation for Iberoamerica"
5. Kasparov and others listening to reporter's questions
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Garry Kasparov, Russian opposition activist:
++With pauses for simultaneous Spanish translation++
"The prime task of the international community is to make sure that Mr. Putin will be forced to play chess. Because in chess we have rules. And it seems that he doesn't want to play by the rules, which are universal for all players."
7. Cutaway, cameramen filming the news conference
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Garry Kasparov, Russian opposition activist:
++With pauses for simultaneous Spanish translation++
"Because for Putin there is no end game in Crimea or even east Ukraine. He made it very clear in his speeches that he would feel comfortable to go anywhere where he believes Russian-speaking minorities are in danger. That's exactly what triggered the World War II. That's was Adolf Hitler believed. To cross any border to protect German-speaking minorities."
9. Close of reporters listening to news conference with Kasparov in the background
Russian opposition activist and former world chess champion, Garry Kasparov, said on Wednesday that Russian president Vladimir Putin should be forced to play by the rules just like in chess and compared him to Adolf Hitler.
Kasparov, a notorious opponent of Putin's administration, made the comments during a news conference in Mexico City to announce the creation of a chess foundation in Latin America.
When asked about Putin's move to add Crimea to Russia's map, Kasparov replied with a chess comparison.
"I think the prime task of the international community is to make sure that Mr. Putin will be forced to play chess. Because in chess we have rules," he said.
He compared Putin's political rhetoric to that of Adolf Hitler before World War II.
"For Putin there is no end game in Crimea or even east Ukraine. He made it very clear in his speeches that he would feel comfortable to go anywhere where he believes Russian-speaking minorities are in danger," he said.
"That's exactly what triggered the World War II. That's was Adolf Hitler believed. To cross any border to protect German-speaking minorities."
Kasparov failed in his attempt to run as a candidate in the 2008 Russian presidential race and has now become a citizen of Croatia.
The 50-year-old, who first became World Chess Champion at the age of 22, has been a prominent opposition figure in Russia and a fierce critic of Putin.
