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Macon County owed thousands by state for prisoner autopsies - Quad-Cities Online

Chess Research - Mon, 03/13/2017 - 09:14

Macon County owed thousands by state for prisoner autopsies
Quad-Cities Online
1967 -- 50 years ago: Steve Eagles, East Moline, won the Quad City chess championship with a perfect 6-0 score to conclude the double round robin tournament in the LeClaire Hotel last night. Eagles became the eighth man to hold the Quad City ...

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Experts: Springing ahead can also cause health problems - WNYT

Chess Research - Sun, 03/12/2017 - 17:59

WNYT

Experts: Springing ahead can also cause health problems
WNYT
Wong had to get up early Sunday morning for a chess tournament with her son, Ellis, in Saratoga Springs. She says he could have used that extra hour to focus more. "It's been really tough getting up and getting into game ... In addition, the state ...

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The 10000-hour rule is wrong and perpetuates a cruel myth - Business Insider

Chess Research - Sun, 03/12/2017 - 15:53

Business Insider

The 10000-hour rule is wrong and perpetuates a cruel myth
Business Insider
A decade ago, Magnus Carlsen, who at the time was only 13 years old, created a sensation in the chess world when he defeated former world champion Anatoly Karpov at a chess tournament in Reykjavik, Iceland, and the next day played then-top-rated Garry ...

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Podcast: Using GPUs and AI to Fight Cybercrime - insideHPC

Chess Research - Sun, 03/12/2017 - 11:36

insideHPC

Podcast: Using GPUs and AI to Fight Cybercrime
insideHPC
For the past ten years, he has been teaching courses on deep learning and evolutionary computation at Bar-Ilan University, in addition to supervising the research of graduate students in these fields. He has also served in numerous capacities ...

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Stimulants Enhance Cognitive Performance in Top Chess Players - Medscape

Chess Research - Fri, 03/10/2017 - 11:50

Medscape

Stimulants Enhance Cognitive Performance in Top Chess Players
Medscape
The psychostimulants methylphenidate and modafinil appear to significantly enhance cognition in a group of expert chess players, new research shows. A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of top chess players showed that use of the two ...
Scientists Show Cognitive Enhancing Drugs Can Improve Chess PlayPharmaceutical Processing

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Computers can now challenge — and defeat — pro poker players - Bend Bulletin

Chess Research - Fri, 03/10/2017 - 02:03

Bend Bulletin

Computers can now challenge — and defeat — pro poker players
Bend Bulletin
Then they mastered chess, go, “Jeopardy!” and even a few Atari video games. Now computers can challenge humans at the poker table — and win. DeepStack, a software program developed at the University of Alberta's Computer Poker Research Group, ...
University of Alberta poker bot Deepstack defeats Texas Hold 'em prosCantech Letter

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Does Chess Improve Cognitive Skills? What Science Says - Chess.com

Chess Research - Fri, 03/10/2017 - 02:00
Does Chess Improve Cognitive Skills? What Science Says  Chess.com

It is commonly believed that teaching chess at schools will improve the cognitive skills of pupils in other areas, such as math. But is this actually true? What is the ...

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Stimulants Enhance Cognitive Performance in Top Chess Players - Medscape

Chess Research - Fri, 03/10/2017 - 02:00
Stimulants Enhance Cognitive Performance in Top Chess Players  Medscape

Can stimulants enhance cognition even in those who are already at the top of their game? A new study suggests they do.

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Cognitive Benefits of Chess - Chessbase News

Chess Research - Fri, 03/10/2017 - 02:00
Cognitive Benefits of Chess  Chessbase News

Dr. Chandramallika Basak is one of the leading researchers in the area of working memory and cognitive control, training strategies, cognitive and brain ...

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Does Chess Improve Cognitive Skills? What Science Says - Chess.com

Chess Research - Fri, 03/10/2017 - 02:00
Does Chess Improve Cognitive Skills? What Science Says  Chess.com

It is commonly believed that teaching chess at schools will improve the cognitive skills of pupils in other areas, such as math. But is this actually true? What is the ...

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These three drugs may boost your thinking skills but cost you time-wise - Los Angeles Times

Chess Research - Thu, 03/09/2017 - 05:01

Los Angeles Times

These three drugs may boost your thinking skills but cost you time-wise
Los Angeles Times
New research shows that for tournament-level chess players, they can. In a series of experiments, researchers found that caffeine, the stimulant Ritalin and the stay-awake drug modafinil ever-so-slightly improved players' chances of winning a game ...

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SITI Company's John Cage-Inspired Play CHESS MATCH NO. 5 Starts Tonight at Abingdon - Broadway World

Chess Research - Wed, 03/08/2017 - 23:37

SITI Company's John Cage-Inspired Play CHESS MATCH NO. 5 Starts Tonight at Abingdon
Broadway World
CHESS MATCH NO. 5 is a new play based on texts from the many public conversations with American composer, writer, artist, and philosopher John Cage. SITI actors Will Bond and Ellen Lauren embody the dramatic journey of a long-term relationship over the ...

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Maybe You, Too, Could Become A Super Memorizer - NPR

Chess Research - Wed, 03/08/2017 - 15:03

NPR

Maybe You, Too, Could Become A Super Memorizer
NPR
The researchers used functional MRI machines to scan the brains of subjects as they rested, and again as they recited the list of words. In the group that did memory palace training, Konrad, Dresler and their colleagues found that the volunteers' brain ...

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Plymouth Public Library news - Wicked Local Plymouth

Chess Research - Wed, 03/08/2017 - 05:44

Wicked Local Plymouth

Plymouth Public Library news
Wicked Local Plymouth
Drop by the Reference Department and set up some time with a genealogy volunteer who can help you get started, or assist you in advance research as finding out about your lineage. ... Chess Club, The Royal Game: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays. The program is ...

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Okinawans making moves to keep 'chunji' chess alive - Asahi Shimbun

Chess Research - Tue, 03/07/2017 - 16:10

Asahi Shimbun

Okinawans making moves to keep 'chunji' chess alive
Asahi Shimbun
The traditional game lost ground to shogi after World War II, partly because Okinawans abandoned their own culture to assimilate into Japan's main islands, according to Akira Nakamura at the Research Institute of Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts.

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