Russian chess legend Garry Kasparov (left) and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
The Congress party recently shared a video of Gandhi playing chess on his phone during the Lok Sabha campaign
Russian chess superstar Garry Kasparov hopes his “little banter” about Indian politics will not be seen as “advocacy or expertise” after his cheeky social media post about Congressman Rahul A post about Gandhi’s love for chess. Hours after asking Gandhi to “win Rai Bareilly first and then challenge for the top”, the 61-year-old said it was just a joke and should be treated as such.
“I very much hope that my little joke won’t be seen as advocacy or expertise in Indian politics! But as an “all-seeing monster with 1,000 eyes,” as I was once described, there’s no way I can’t see politicians Get involved in my beloved game! the former world champion, who retired in 2005, wrote in reply to actor Ranvir Shorey’s post.
Shorey’s remarks appeared to mock Gandhi’s recent claim that he was the best chess player among Indian politicians. Kasparov gave the same response to several other accounts that commented on his original post.
The Congress recently shared a video of Gandhi playing chess on his mobile phone during the Lok Sabha campaign. The MP from Wayanad called Kasparov his favorite chess player and compared chess with politics.
One user on Parov initially replied to the post, which was rather unusual. “Tradition (sic) dictates that you should first win from La Barelli before challenging the top position,” writes a fierce critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is based in Croatia after fleeing his homeland. .
In the Congress film, Gandhi named Kasparov his favorite chess player and described him as a “non-linear thinker”. “…once you get a little better at it, your opponent’s pieces actually work almost like your own,” he said, comparing chess to politics.
On Friday, he filed his nomination against Ray Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh and is also contesting from Wayanad. Kasparov, who held the world number one record for a record 255 weeks and became the youngest ever undisputed world champion in 1985 at the age of 22, is now a political activist.
The iconic player was a contemporary of Indian great Viswanathan Anand. Recently, when 17-year-old D Gukesh won the Candidates Championship in Toronto, breaking his own record of becoming the youngest challenger to the world championship, Kasparov posted a congratulatory post on X.
He described gukshi as “Toronto’s Indian earthquake.”
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