CHRISTOPHE LABARDE (born 1961) Kye, chess champion, unique piece signed on the back by the artist, made in Germany at WhiteWall Laboratories (World's Best Photo Lab 2024, TIPA World Award 2024) Print on Fuji Crystal Archive glossy professional paper, 70 x 70 cm without margin (Exterior dimensions: 70 x 70) Photo print under Plexiglas (2 mm acrylic glass, glossy), Mounted on 3 mm Dibond, Wall mountings included. Kye, 11, lives in Phoenix, Arizona. Her parents introduced her to chess at an early age, Laotian refugees and themselves passionate about the game. She quickly developed a real talent for competition. One day, while watching an international tournament on television, her parents explained to her that even the best players in the world now end up losing to artificial intelligence. Since then, she has been training relentlessly, taking on stronger and stronger opponents, reading chess books and assimilating the most advanced strategies. She has already won several local and regional tournaments, but her real passion remains challenging the machines, which she has never yet beaten.