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Bill Gates may not be a very well-known chess player. Still, with a rating of 1578 and a peak rating of 1690, we can safely assume that the strategic thinking that he displayed during the awfully short but interesting game against Carlsen was honed over the years he spent in the corporate world.
4 = Advanced I: ~850-1250 Rating USCF (or 1300-1599 Rating on Chesskid.com), Student is at Tournament Level, is highly enthused about chess and can compete in the ranges mentioned above. 5 = Advanced II: ~1200-1500 Rating USCF (or 1600+ Rating on various Online Chess platforms).
1500 is like 95%. You would be better then 95% of all chess players here. Given how strong all the players are here that's pretty good even if you have played many yrs.
The American actor and producer Leonardo DiCaprio (1974- ) has been seen in public playing chess with a chess clock with some of his friends. Scottish actor James Donald (1917-1993) played chess. He played chess with actor David Farrar (1908-1995) between takes of Cage of Gold. Clint Eastwood (130- ) plays chess.
Back in 2022, after feuding with Kasparov on X, Elon Musk had said: I did (play chess) as a child, but found it to be too simple to be useful in real life: a mere 8 by 8 grid, no fog of war, no technology tree, no random map or spawn position, only 2 players, both sides exact same pieces etc.