Once again Rahul Gandhi was left red faced, after trying to ladle his gravy too thick, but this time on the International level. Gandhi was trying to show off his chess playing skills when he got played by his favorite chess player Garry Kasparov, the legendary chess champions of the 80s.
Recently, Congress posted a video of Mr Gandhi playing Chess on his mobile phone while campaigning for the ongoing elections, where he mentioned Mr Kasparov was his favorite chess player and also drew parallels between the game and politics. Gandhi also described himself as the best chess player among politicians.
“Feel so relieved that @Kasparov63 and @vishy64theking retired early and didn’t have to face the greatest chess genius of our times,” said the X user, in a cheeky comment on Mr Gandhi.
Kasparov, quite surprisingly in a quick witted manner responded to the post. “Traditional (sic) dictates that you should first win from Raebareli before challenging for the top,” wrote the Grand Master who retired from competitive chess in 2005.
Gandhi officially filed his nomination from Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh last Friday and is concurrently vying for a seat in Wayanad, Kerala. Kasparov, renowned as a former world number one and world champion, achieved the distinction of becoming the youngest-ever undisputed world champion at 22 in 1985 before transitioning into a political activist.
Notably, Kasparov shares a contemporaneous relationship with Indian chess legend Viswanathan Anand. When 17-year-old D Gukesh surpassed Kasparov’s record as the youngest challenger to the world title, the Russian grandmaster extended congratulations through a post on social media.
In his post, Kasparov lauded Gukesh’s achievement, describing him as “the Indian earthquake.”
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