Garry Kasparov
Chess Grandmaster
Former World Chess Champion
Garry Kasparov came to international fame in 1985 when, at the age of 22, he became the youngest world chess champion in history. He successfully defended his title five times, including a legendary series of matches against arch-rival Anatoly Karpov.
Kasparov’s famous matches against the IBM super-computer Deep Blue in 1996-97 were key to bringing Artificial Intelligence, and chess, into the mainstream. They also sparked Kasparov’s passionate interest in the human relationship with our increasingly intelligent machines, a theme he has investigated for decades beginning with the invention of “Advanced Chess” (human plus machine) in 1998.
In his session Garry will discuss how strategic decision-making, calculated risks, and the pursuit of reward intersect in both chess and business leadership.
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