Hassabis, 47 years old, was the second-best chess player in the world for his age group as a teenager. He helped create the hit videogame “Theme Park” during a gap year before college.

Demis Hassabis exhibited his profound intelligence ... where he was involved in the design of the iconic 1994 game "Theme Park." Subsequently, he pursued higher education at the University of ...

A childhood chess prodigy, Hassabis also coded the classic game video Theme Park age 17, according to the Royal Society, the ...