Hassabis congratulates Shreyas Royal as youngest British chess champion at 17
“Huge congratulations Shreyas @shrez_royal09 - youngest ever British chess champion at just 17! Happy to have played a small part in supporting your journey to the top. Congratulations to the amazing Bodhana too! https://t.co/9xyVZ1AEaT”
Hassabis credits his early chess training at age four with shaping his cognitive approach.
“Because I started playing chess when I was four, it really was very formative in how I think,”