It isn't really a chess story, but news about Garry Kasparov is generally interesting to chess fans - at least to those of us who have been in the game since before 2005, when he retired from professional play. So the news is that Kasparov is looking to obtain Latvian citizenship (without giving up his Russian citizenship) to have a safe base for his political activities. Why Latvia in particular? This article hints at a family connection, but it's left unclear whether that was relevant to the decision.
More on this as warranted.
HT: Chess Today