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Atmar: The Chess-Queen Of Afghan Politics – OpEd - Eurasia Review

Chess Research - Thu, 12/22/2016 - 20:12

Eurasia Review

Atmar: The Chess-Queen Of Afghan Politics – OpEd
Eurasia Review
His name is Mohammad Hanif Atmar, and he has been a very prominent political figure in the past 15 years, being so popular that almost all Afghan people and most international politicians know him. When the first time he caught the attention of the ...

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Peter Frankopan: The events of 1498 changed our world - BBC News

Chess Research - Thu, 12/22/2016 - 18:36

Peter Frankopan: The events of 1498 changed our world
BBC News
2016 has been a momentous year. BBC Radio 4's Today programme asked top historians whether there were parallels with years gone by. For many, the world of 2016 has felt strange, unfamiliar and threatening. Brexit, the election of Donald Trump, the ...

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Why Do Dictators Hate Chess? Garry Kasparov Explains Vladimir Putin. - Slate Magazine

Chess Research - Thu, 12/22/2016 - 12:53

Slate Magazine

Why Do Dictators Hate Chess? Garry Kasparov Explains Vladimir Putin.
Slate Magazine
Jacob Weisberg: I was doing a little research and I came upon this headline from CNN, Oct. 21, “Kasparov: Russia Absolutely Trying to Elect Trump.” And there are more like this. I mean, you were saying this all fall. And now you're hearing people ...
9 questions about Russia you were too embarrassed to askVox
Donald J. Trump on Twitter: "The United States must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability until such ...Twitter

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Study Shows Potential for Themed Hotels in Mainland China - Blooloop

Chess Research - Thu, 12/22/2016 - 10:11

Blooloop

Study Shows Potential for Themed Hotels in Mainland China
Blooloop
Postdoctoral Fellow Philipp Wassler and Associate Professor Kam Hung of the School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and a co-author in a recently published research article have suggested that there is an ...

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Poor Vision Linked to Physical Decline, Cognitive Problems in Older Adults - PsychCentral.com

Chess Research - Thu, 12/22/2016 - 07:07

PsychCentral.com

Poor Vision Linked to Physical Decline, Cognitive Problems in Older Adults
PsychCentral.com
The researchers also asked how often the participants read, wrote, played music, worked on crossword puzzles, did memory training, played card games, board games, or chess, and how frequently they engaged in social activities. Participants were asked ...

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OTC Stock Runner: What's Ahead for CHESS SUPERSITE CORPORATION (CHZP) - Thorold News

Chess Research - Thu, 12/22/2016 - 06:52

Thorold News

OTC Stock Runner: What's Ahead for CHESS SUPERSITE CORPORATION (CHZP)
Thorold News
Another concern related to OTC stocks is that it is difficult to research on these stocks, as not enough statistical data is published. These companies are classically smaller in size or have witnessed some problems or issues. Cautious investors will ...

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What it takes to be a great chess player - ResearchGate - ResearchGate (blog)

Chess Research - Thu, 12/22/2016 - 01:49

What it takes to be a great chess player - ResearchGate
ResearchGate (blog)
Insights from psychological science tell us how to excel at chess. By Guillermo Campitelli The world chess champion, Norwegian Magnus Carlsen, is 26 years...

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Humans Will Be Marrying Robots By 2050 Says AI Expert - Geek

Chess Research - Wed, 12/21/2016 - 18:55

Geek

Humans Will Be Marrying Robots By 2050 Says AI Expert
Geek
You might recognize Levy's name, either because of his chess-playing prowess or his decades-long involvement with artificial intelligence research. Levy, who happens to be a very good friend of computing pioneer Clive Sinclair, says that humans and ...

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UVM Researchers Measure Emotion in Stories - Seven Days

Chess Research - Wed, 12/21/2016 - 09:03

Seven Days

UVM Researchers Measure Emotion in Stories
Seven Days
His blog post includes a delightfully irreverent 1985 video of the author illustrating basic story shapes. In it, Vonnegut declares facetiously, "Computers can now play chess, so I don't know why they can't digest this very difficult curve I'm going to ...

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For older adults, poor vision can lead to physical decline and cognitive problems - EurekAlert (press release)

Chess Research - Wed, 12/21/2016 - 07:53

For older adults, poor vision can lead to physical decline and cognitive problems
EurekAlert (press release)
The researchers also asked how often the participants read, wrote, played music, worked on crossword puzzles, did memory training, played card games, board games, or chess, and how frequently they engaged in social activities. Participants were asked ...

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PolyU Study Finds Mainland China Lagging in Hotel Theming - Hospitality Net

Chess Research - Wed, 12/21/2016 - 05:15

PolyU Study Finds Mainland China Lagging in Hotel Theming
Hospitality Net
By investigating the views of hoteliers from the Chinese mainland, the researchers offer an insightful perspective on the possibilities for hotel theming in the country, identifying various opportunities for themed hotels to gain competitive advantages ...

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Chess Is Smart And Sexy! The Mysterious Psychology Of Chess ... - Science 2.0

Chess Research - Tue, 12/20/2016 - 11:47

Science 2.0

Chess Is Smart And Sexy! The Mysterious Psychology Of Chess ...
Science 2.0
The top picture is of former European Women's Chess Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk. It is there to show chess has become quite sexy. Magnus Carlsen has ...

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Welcome to nature.com - Nature.com

Chess Research - Mon, 12/19/2016 - 08:09

Nature.com

Welcome to nature.com
Nature.com
News like that doesn't stay under wraps for long, but the discovery was so momentous that the research team took nearly five months to analyse data from the two Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) detectors in Washington state ...

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Why You May Want to Take a Break Every 90 Minutes - ATTN

Chess Research - Sat, 12/17/2016 - 22:20

ATTN

Why You May Want to Take a Break Every 90 Minutes
ATTN
Research suggests that the way to maximize productivity might actually be to take more breaks — at least one every 90 minutes. This is because, the theory goes, taking breaks in short enough intervals allows us to fully recover our physical and ...

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Updated: Chinese Seize U.S. Navy Unmanned Vehicle - USNI News

Chess Research - Fri, 12/16/2016 - 11:36

USNI News

Updated: Chinese Seize U.S. Navy Unmanned Vehicle
USNI News
There are the cool-headed chess players of foreign policy, and then there are loud peckerwoods. Don't be a peckerwood. lib4 • 23 hours ... The one-page above 'LBS Glider System' is not describing an 'unclassified research drone'. Look at its ...

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CHESS Facility Helps Scale Up Solar Cells - I-Connect007

Chess Research - Fri, 12/16/2016 - 09:18

I-Connect007

CHESS Facility Helps Scale Up Solar Cells
I-Connect007
In a series of experiments with several different formulations, CHESS researchers placed newly coated cells in the path of a beam of high-energy X-rays. X-rays passing through a grid of atoms will emerge in a pattern from which the structure of the ...

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The Most Futuristic Predictions That Came True in 2016 - Gizmodo

Chess Research - Fri, 12/16/2016 - 08:33

The Most Futuristic Predictions That Came True in 2016
Gizmodo
In a tournament that rivaled the historical importance of Deep Blue vs chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov in 1996 and Deep Blue vs the best Jeopardy champs in 2011, Google's AlphaGo won four of the five games it played against Go world champion Lee Sedol ...

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CHESS facility helps scale up solar cells - Cornell Chronicle

Chess Research - Thu, 12/15/2016 - 15:20

Cornell Chronicle

CHESS facility helps scale up solar cells
Cornell Chronicle
In a series of experiments with several different formulations, CHESS researchers placed newly coated cells in the path of a beam of high-energy X-rays. X-rays passing through a grid of atoms will emerge in a pattern from which the structure of the ...

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CHESS facility helps scale up solar cells - Cornell Chronicle

Chess Research - Thu, 12/15/2016 - 15:20

Cornell Chronicle

CHESS facility helps scale up solar cells
Cornell Chronicle
In a series of experiments with several different formulations, CHESS researchers placed newly coated cells in the path of a beam of high-energy X-rays. X-rays passing through a grid of atoms will emerge in a pattern from which the structure of the ...

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Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin: Global chess match between Russia and the president-elect - Mic

Chess Research - Thu, 12/15/2016 - 10:04

Mic

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin: Global chess match between Russia and the president-elect
Mic
"Despite opposition research, despite people making up stuff about you, despite people telling the truth about you, the question is really, 'If you don't run and you have the skills, the passion and the ability, what happens to the people that you ...

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