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SLU gets record gift of $50 million to boost research - St. Louis Public Radio

Chess Research - Tue, 08/28/2018 - 02:00
SLU gets record gift of $50 million to boost research  St. Louis Public Radio

Local philanthropists Rex and Jeanne Sinquefield are donating $50 million to Saint Louis University to help bolster the school's research efforts. The gift.

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Sinquefield Cup: Three winners (one playoff)! - Chessbase News

In the News - Tue, 08/28/2018 - 02:00
Sinquefield Cup: Three winners (one playoff)!  Chessbase News

The sixth edition of the Sinquefield Cup had an unprecedented finish. Levon Aronian defeated Alexander Grischuk in a memorable game, while Magnus ...

'Survival of the laziest': Finally, a scientific reason to stay on the couch - Chicago Tribune

Chess Research - Mon, 08/27/2018 - 17:06

Chicago Tribune

'Survival of the laziest': Finally, a scientific reason to stay on the couch
Chicago Tribune
But consider this: All that exercise may be a selfish act - a shortsighted game of checkers in an evolutionary chess match that's been going on for eons. And by not stepping ... The researchers studied the fossils of bivalves and gastropods in the ...
'Survival of the laziest': Finally, there's a scientific reason to not get off the couchWashington Post

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Boomers and Beyond - Wicked Local

Chess Research - Mon, 08/27/2018 - 15:17

Boomers and Beyond
Wicked Local
Spotlighted volunteer opportunities: This month's spotlighted opportunities include: Quilting Group leader; TRIPPS – data entry support, and/or research and writing on transportation topics; Information Desk – backup; Lunch Program, 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m ...

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'Survival of the laziest': Finally, a scientific reason to stay on the couch - SFGate

Chess Research - Mon, 08/27/2018 - 14:33

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'Survival of the laziest': Finally, a scientific reason to stay on the couch
SFGate
But consider this: All that exercise may be a selfish act - a shortsighted game of checkers in an evolutionary chess match that's been going on for eons. And by not stepping ... The researchers studied the fossils of bivalves and gastropods in the ...
'Survival of the laziest': Finally, there's a scientific reason to not get off the couchWashington Post

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AI Couldn't Beat a Team of Professional Gamers at DOTA 2, but It Held Its Own - Futurism

Chess Research - Mon, 08/27/2018 - 12:34

AI Couldn't Beat a Team of Professional Gamers at DOTA 2, but It Held Its Own
Futurism
AI may be able to best humans at games like Go and chess and poker. But for the cooperative ... During the tournament, research group OpenAI had its OpenAI Five, a team comprising five neural networks, play against professional DOTA 2 players. It was a ...

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Researchers want to make an AI that can destroy human beings in Dota 2 - The Outline

Chess Research - Mon, 08/27/2018 - 10:54

The Outline

Researchers want to make an AI that can destroy human beings in Dota 2
The Outline
We wanted to work on getting bots to play complex video games because in many ways they are a step closer to the real world than games like chess and Go, which are very cerebral, but not continuous. In chess and Go, you have time to stop and think ...
OpenAI's Dota 2 defeat is still a win for artificial intelligenceThe Verge

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Researchers want to make an AI that can destroy human beings in Dota 2 - The Outline

Chess Research - Mon, 08/27/2018 - 10:54

The Outline

Researchers want to make an AI that can destroy human beings in Dota 2
The Outline
We wanted to work on getting bots to play complex video games because in many ways they are a step closer to the real world than games like chess and Go, which are very cerebral, but not continuous. In chess and Go, you have time to stop and think ...

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The Sinquefield Cup - Final results / standings - Chessbase News

In the News - Mon, 08/27/2018 - 02:00
The Sinquefield Cup - Final results / standings  Chessbase News

Live games and commentary from Saint Louis! Fabiano Caruana, Magnus Carlsen and Levon Aronian tied for first place, while Caruana also tied for fourth place ...

Top 10 Benefits of Chess - Chess.com

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Mon, 08/27/2018 - 02:00
Top 10 Benefits of Chess  Chess.com

Chess is played everyday around the world and brings people of different cultures and backgrounds together. Let's take a look at the top 10 benefits of learning ...

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The Sinquefield Cup - Final results / standings - Chessbase News

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Mon, 08/27/2018 - 02:00
The Sinquefield Cup - Final results / standings  Chessbase News

Live games and commentary from Saint Louis! Fabiano Caruana, Magnus Carlsen and Levon Aronian tied for first place, while Caruana also tied for fourth place ...

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Carlsen, Caruana, Aronian All Earn Sinquefield Cup Titles As Playoff Nixed - Chess.com

Chess Research - Mon, 08/27/2018 - 02:00
Carlsen, Caruana, Aronian All Earn Sinquefield Cup Titles As Playoff Nixed  Chess.com

First there was a two-man playoff. Then a three-man playoff. Then, no playoff at all. After a wild day at the 2018 Sinquefield Cup when the gamesmanship didn't ...

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Top 10 Benefits of Chess - Chess.com

Chess Research - Mon, 08/27/2018 - 02:00
Top 10 Benefits of Chess  Chess.com

Chess is played everyday around the world and brings people of different cultures and backgrounds together. Let's take a look at the top 10 benefits of learning ...

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Top 10 Benefits of Chess - Chess.com

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Mon, 08/27/2018 - 02:00
Top 10 Benefits of Chess  Chess.com

Chess is played everyday around the world and brings people of different cultures and backgrounds together. Let's take a look at the top 10 benefits of learning ...

Categories: Scholastic Chess

The Sinquefield Cup - Final results / standings - Chessbase News

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Mon, 08/27/2018 - 02:00
The Sinquefield Cup - Final results / standings  Chessbase News

Live games and commentary from Saint Louis! Fabiano Caruana, Magnus Carlsen and Levon Aronian tied for first place, while Caruana also tied for fourth place ...

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Garry Kasparov will play Chess960 event in Saint Louis - Chessbase News

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Mon, 08/27/2018 - 02:00
Garry Kasparov will play Chess960 event in Saint Louis  Chessbase News

The Sinquefield Cup 2018 is not over yet but that does not stop the Saint Louis Chess Club from announcing its next big event: in about two weeks, from ...

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Sinquefield Cup: Nothing yet decided - Chessbase News

In the News - Mon, 08/27/2018 - 02:00
Sinquefield Cup: Nothing yet decided  Chessbase News

Everything looked set for a day full of fireworks when the eighth round of the Sinquefield Cup had just begun — Grischuk opened with 1.f4, Karjakin and ...

The Sinquefield Cup - Final results / standings - Chessbase News

World Chess Hall of Fame - Mon, 08/27/2018 - 02:00
The Sinquefield Cup - Final results / standings  Chessbase News

Live games and commentary from Saint Louis! Fabiano Caruana, Magnus Carlsen and Levon Aronian tied for first place, while Caruana also tied for fourth place ...

The Sinquefield Cup - Final results / standings - Chessbase News

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Mon, 08/27/2018 - 02:00
The Sinquefield Cup - Final results / standings  Chessbase News

Live games and commentary from Saint Louis! Fabiano Caruana, Magnus Carlsen and Levon Aronian tied for first place, while Caruana also tied for fourth place ...

Categories: St. Louis AND Chess

Top 10 Benefits of Chess - Chess.com

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Mon, 08/27/2018 - 02:00
Top 10 Benefits of Chess  Chess.com

Chess is played everyday around the world and brings people of different cultures and backgrounds together. Let's take a look at the top 10 benefits of learning ...

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