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MindSports IO To Revolutionize Intellectual Sports For 1 Billion Players - Cointelegraph (Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency and Blockchain News)

Chess Research - Tue, 11/07/2017 - 08:04

Cointelegraph (Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency and Blockchain News)

MindSports IO To Revolutionize Intellectual Sports For 1 Billion Players
Cointelegraph (Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency and Blockchain News)
At the same time, the company announces that Geoffrey Borg, CEO at Federal Chess Association (FIDE) and Blockchain Community Advisor, Min Kim, ex-Tim Draper/Cryptonomos, are joining to advise the social gaming network for intellectual sports.

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Here's Why John Urschel Retired From the NFL to Live on $25K a Year - Eurweb.com

Chess Research - Tue, 11/07/2017 - 07:02

Eurweb.com

Here's Why John Urschel Retired From the NFL to Live on $25K a Year
Eurweb.com
“It's because the things I love the most in this world (reading math, doing research, playing chess) are very, very inexpensive.” His retirement from the NFL came just two days after a study was released showing a link between concussions and brain ...

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System Bits: Nov. 7 - SemiEngineering

Chess Research - Tue, 11/07/2017 - 02:09

SemiEngineering

System Bits: Nov. 7
SemiEngineering
Backing up a bit, the researchers reminded that while computers can now beat humans at chess and Go, it may be some time before people trust their driving. They reminded about the current instability and danger of self-driving cars, highlighted last ...

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Where Did Those Electrons Go? X-Ray Measurements Solve Decades-Old Mystery - Newswise (press release)

Chess Research - Mon, 11/06/2017 - 20:13

Phys.Org

Where Did Those Electrons Go? X-Ray Measurements Solve Decades-Old Mystery
Newswise (press release)
This work was supported by grants from the National Science Foundation to CHESS and the Cornell Center for Materials Research. Some of the work was done at the Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility, also supported by the NSF.
Where did those electrons go? Decades-old mystery solvedPhys.Org

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Where Did Those Electrons Go? X-Ray Measurements Solve Decades-Old Mystery - Newswise (press release)

Chess Research - Mon, 11/06/2017 - 16:36

Phys.Org

Where Did Those Electrons Go? X-Ray Measurements Solve Decades-Old Mystery
Newswise (press release)
This work was supported by grants from the National Science Foundation to CHESS and the Cornell Center for Materials Research. Some of the work was done at the Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility, also supported by the NSF.
Where did those electrons go? Decades-old mystery solvedPhys.Org

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Where did those electrons go? X-ray measurements solve decades-old mystery - EurekAlert (press release)

Chess Research - Mon, 11/06/2017 - 15:48

EurekAlert (press release)

Where did those electrons go? X-ray measurements solve decades-old mystery
EurekAlert (press release)
This work was supported by grants from the National Science Foundation to CHESS and the Cornell Center for Materials Research. Some of the work was done at the Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility, also supported by the NSF.

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End of year stock-pruning: Be the tortoise, not the hare - Gainesville Sun

Chess Research - Sun, 11/05/2017 - 19:29

End of year stock-pruning: Be the tortoise, not the hare
Gainesville Sun
As the end of the 2017 comes into sight, it is time once again to view Wall Street in a manner like the end game of a chess match. And yes, like chess, it takes special skills to master the Street's annual end game. What makes this time of the year ...

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Ex-NFL player who lived on $25000 a year shares the key to saving - Yahoo Finance

Chess Research - Sun, 11/05/2017 - 11:59

Yahoo Finance

Ex-NFL player who lived on $25000 a year shares the key to saving
Yahoo Finance
"It's because the things I love the most in this world (reading math, doing research, playing chess) are very, very inexpensive." Urschel, who is currently pursuing his doctorate at MIT, chooses to spend on what makes him happy and not waste money on ...

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Three Denham Springs students among those recognized for summer achievements at LSMSA - The Livingston Parish News (press release)

Chess Research - Sun, 11/05/2017 - 09:47

The Livingston Parish News (press release)

Three Denham Springs students among those recognized for summer achievements at LSMSA
The Livingston Parish News (press release)
Lucien Maloney, a junior from Mandeville, built a chess visualization website from scratch which is now available at chess-visualized.com. Cooper Miller, a junior from Natchitoches, attended ... Grayce Mores, a senior from Harvey, worked on an original ...

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Ex-NFL player who lived on $25000 a year shares his key to saving money - CNBC

Chess Research - Sun, 11/05/2017 - 09:02

CNBC

Ex-NFL player who lived on $25000 a year shares his key to saving money
CNBC
"It's because the things I love the most in this world (reading math, doing research, playing chess) are very, very inexpensive." Former NFL player John Urschel. Nicole Craine | Getty Images. Former NFL player John Urschel. Urschel, who is currently ...
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Moscow Outmaneuvers Washington's Kurdistan Project - Center for Research on Globalization

Chess Research - Sun, 11/05/2017 - 07:45

Center for Research on Globalization

Moscow Outmaneuvers Washington's Kurdistan Project
Center for Research on Globalization
For the moment it looks as if Russian three-dimensional geopolitical chess moves in the turbulent Middle East have thrown a giant monkey wrench into Washington plans to create an independent Kurdistan. In September the Kurdish population in Iraq voted ...

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Hoedspruit AFB crowned 2017 chess champions - Letaba Herald

Chess Research - Sat, 11/04/2017 - 22:43

Hoedspruit AFB crowned 2017 chess champions
Letaba Herald
Chess has also enjoyed a privileged position in artificial intelligence research as a model domain for exploring search and evaluation processes. Origa added that he was happy with the attendance and performance of teams throughout the championship, ...

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Greenfield Public Library Notebook, Nov. 6, 2017 - The Recorder

Chess Research - Sat, 11/04/2017 - 12:40

The Recorder

Greenfield Public Library Notebook, Nov. 6, 2017
The Recorder
Writers' Lunch: Monday through Thursday from noon to 2 p.m., the library's LeVanway Room is open for Writers' Lunch, a self-directed free writing time open to any writer who is looking for a place to work. Bring your own lunch and beverage and stop in ...

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Where Have All the Electrons Gone? - Controlled Environments Magazine

Chess Research - Sat, 11/04/2017 - 09:26

Controlled Environments Magazine

Where Have All the Electrons Gone?
Controlled Environments Magazine
Illustration of ytterbium (Yb) atoms in YbAl3, where electrons transform from localized states (bubbles surrounding the yellow orbitals) to itinerant states (hopping ...

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Artificial Intelligence, The New Chess Piece Of Geopolitics - Worldcrunch

Chess Research - Sat, 11/04/2017 - 04:11

Worldcrunch

Artificial Intelligence, The New Chess Piece Of Geopolitics
Worldcrunch
In the showdown between the two countries leading in this field, China is currently gaining the upper hand over the U.S., given how Donald Trump has decided to make cuts in the federal budget for scientific research. Meanwhile, the Chinese authorities ...

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Biological computer is the biggest mystery of all - Financial Times

Chess Research - Sat, 11/04/2017 - 00:04

Financial Times

Biological computer is the biggest mystery of all
Financial Times
Sir, Tim Harford's rallying cry to undertake speculative research highlights a fundamental artificial intelligence conundrum (“Business loses ground in the innovation game”, The undercover economist, October 28). While AlphaGo Zero performs ...

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Human trounces AI bots at StarCraft video game - BBC News - BBC News

Chess Research - Fri, 11/03/2017 - 19:51

BBC News

Human trounces AI bots at StarCraft video game - BBC News
BBC News
Computers are good at chess but humans still win when it comes to more complex games like StarCraft.

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Google News
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Human trounces AI bots at StarCraft video game - BBC News

Chess Research - Fri, 11/03/2017 - 19:50

BBC News

Human trounces AI bots at StarCraft video game
BBC News
Computers may be able to beat humans at Chess and Go but they are a poor second when it comes to video game StarCraft. ... As well as Facebook, bots for the StarCraft tournament were made by AI researchers in Norway, Australia and South Korea.

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'Lettuce Chess,' Today's Comic by Robin Vehrs - VICE - VICE

Chess Research - Fri, 11/03/2017 - 15:56

VICE

'Lettuce Chess,' Today's Comic by Robin Vehrs - VICE
VICE
A passerby on a horse explains the rules of the road to a pair of cheapskates playing chess in the middle of the street.

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Google News
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Feature: Ripstone On Making the Right Moves With Chess Ultra on Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Life

Chess Research - Fri, 11/03/2017 - 08:03

Nintendo Life

Feature: Ripstone On Making the Right Moves With Chess Ultra on Nintendo Switch
Nintendo Life
Can you talk about the level of research that went into producing these challenges based on classic matches? Chess has been around for over 1500 years, meaning competitive chess has a rich history filled with incredible moments of success and failure.

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