Man in the News: Garry Kasparov

Not many people are able to retire before age 60 anymore, and that’s just as well. Health breakthroughs the last few decades have given us a longevity bonus that previous generations could never envision. Working until later in life is a natural development. Still, we will retire one day and likely with many good years remaining in our future. How to spend those years is the subject of my two most recent books, co-authored with Ken Dychtwald. I’m reminded of the lessons in The Power Years and A New Purpose whenever I hear of people reinventing themselves at mid-life.

He recently completed high school without huge success, but 19-year-old Magnus Carlsen is now already at the top of the chess world, following the footsteps of his mentor, legendary chess champion Garry Kasparov.On New Year's Day, the mop-haired, sulky-looking Norwegian teen became the youngest player to ever top the rankings of best players published by the International Chess Federation (FIDE).Now he is setting his sights on the title of world champion.

Former chess world champion Garry Kasparov cites the growing number of activist prosecutions for his decision to not return to Russia in the meantime

I take these points to be a jumping off place for thinking about computers and future economic growth, and wages, more generally.  The AI revolution basically came first to chess!  Of course chess is sustained by a mix of donations, corporate and political sponsorship, wage labor (e.g., lessons), and volunteer labor, so it is hardly a metaphor for the economy as a whole; still we can see how computer labor and human labor might fit together:

The former World Chess Champion challenges the U.S. to return to innovation.

The Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, Vladislav Surkov — also known by his nickname, the "gray cardinal" — has formally stepped down today, the Moscow Times reports. 

Though it?s still winter, chess fans can look forward to the World Chess Championship, which will be held in Moscow in May.?? World Champion Viswanathan Anand from India?? will take on challenger Boris Gelfand from Israel. In anticipation of this spring's battle, I've collected a few quotes about chess. Long perceived as a male-dominated game, ...

Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen, 19, became the youngest player ever to top the world rankings Friday.The list of top players published by the International Chess Federation (FIDE) put Carlsen in the lead with 2,810 points, five points ahead of Bulgaria's Veselin Topalov.Indian world champion Viswanathan Anand was third with 2,790 points.Chess experts attribute Carlsen's spectacular rise to his coaching over the past year by former Russian world champion Gary Kasparov, who was ranked world number one a record 23 times during his career.