St. Louis AND Chess

Chess's New Best Player Is A Fearless, Swashbuckling Algorithm
FiveThirtyEight
Sergey Karjakin, the Russian world championship runner-up, said he'd pay “maybe $100,000” for access to the program. One chess commentator joked that Russian president Vladimir Putin might help Karjakin access the program to prepare for next year's ...

Chess's New Best Player Is A Fearless, Swashbuckling Algorithm  FiveThirtyEight

Chess is an antique, about 1500 years old, according to most historians. As a result, its evolution seems essentially complete, a hoary game now largely trudgi…

Chess’s New Best Player Is A Fearless, Swashbuckling Algorithm  FiveThirtyEight

Chess is an antique, about 1500 years old, according to most historians. As a result, its evolution seems essentially complete, a hoary game now largely trudgi…

World Chess Championships logos cause controversy  Tribune-Review

Logos unveiled for the 2018 World Chess Championship are drawing plenty of reaction online, but little to do with the chess. The logos feature two intertwined ...

Playoffs To Decide 2018 Grand Chess Tour  Chess.com

The 2018 Grand Chess Tour will be decided in a four-player playoff final to be held at the London Chess Classic. This was announced at a press meeting today ...

Chess.com

AlphaZero: Reactions From Top GMs, Stockfish Author
Chess.com
Photo: Maria Emelianova/Chess.com. How much would you pay to be the only top player to have access to AlphaZero? Nepomniachtchi: "Nowadays it's enough to have Stockfish or something. I can hardly believe you can pull out something spectacular from ...

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AlphaZero Chess: Reactions From Top GMs, Stockfish Author  Chess.com

The news about AlphaZero beating Stockfish 64-36 without a single loss after just four hours of self-training has shocked the chess world. Chess.com has early ...

AlphaZero Chess: Reactions From Top GMs, Stockfish Author  Chess.com

The news about AlphaZero beating Stockfish 64-36 without a single loss after just four hours of self-training has shocked the chess world. Chess.com has early ...

The Guardian

London confirmed as venue for Magnus Carlsen's world title defence in 2018
The Guardian
In that case the billionaire Rex Sinquefield, who has made his home city of St Louis into a global chess capital and who could easily fund a much larger purse, may try to have the match switched to the US. Marketing the challenger in London will not be ...

London confirmed as venue for Magnus Carlsen’s world title defence in 2018  The Guardian

The world champion will play a 12-game series in November next year against the winner of the candidates series.

St. Louis Chess Center Fired Trans Woman for 'Gender Non-Conforming Appearance,' Suit Alleges  Riverfront Times

St. Louis Chess Center Fired Trans Woman for 'Gender Non-Conforming Appearance,' Suit Alleges  Riverfront Times

St. Louis Chess Center Fired Trans Woman for 'Gender Non-Conforming Appearance,' Suit Alleges  Riverfront Times

Carlsen Dominates Speed Chess; Defeats So  Chess.com

World Champion Magnus Carlsen and Americans Dominate at Champions Showdown in Saint Louis
Markets Insider
At the end of the tournament, each winner took home $60,000, while the opponents took home an impressive $40,000 for a grand total of $400,000, courtesy of the generous support of Saint Louis Chess Club founders Dr. Jeanne and Rex Sinquefield.

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World Champion Magnus Carlsen and Americans Dominate at Champions Showdown in Saint Louis
Markets Insider
At the end of the tournament, each winner took home $60,000, while the opponents took home an impressive $40,000 for a grand total of $400,000, courtesy of the generous support of Saint Louis Chess Club founders Dr. Jeanne and Rex Sinquefield.

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World Champion Magnus Carlsen and Americans Dominate at Champions Showdown in Saint Louis
TASS
At the end of the tournament, each winner took home $60,000, while the opponents took home an impressive $40,000 for a grand total of $400,000, courtesy of the generous support of Saint Louis Chess Club founders Dr. Jeanne and Rex Sinquefield.

and more »

World Champion Magnus Carlsen and Americans Dominate at Champions Showdown in Saint Louis
PR Newswire (press release)
At the end of the tournament, each winner took home $60,000, while the opponents took home an impressive $40,000 for a grand total of $400,000, courtesy of the generous support of Saint Louis Chess Club founders Dr. Jeanne and Rex Sinquefield.

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Carlsen-Ding Biggest Champions Showdown Win  Chess.com

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