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Google's deep-learning Alpha Zero masters chess from scratch in 4 hours––then doesn't lose - Genetic Literacy Project

Chess Research - Fri, 01/12/2018 - 08:04

Genetic Literacy Project

Google's deep-learning Alpha Zero masters chess from scratch in 4 hours––then doesn't lose
Genetic Literacy Project
The Alpha Zero neural network uses reinforcement learning to teach itself things from scratch. It does not rely on previous knowledge - which in the case of chess is surprising, as the mass of knowledge on the game accumulated in centuries of ...

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BETHLEHEM LIBRARY: A Time for Tea - Spotlight News

Chess Research - Fri, 01/12/2018 - 07:05

Spotlight News

BETHLEHEM LIBRARY: A Time for Tea
Spotlight News
... to our research and database resources. Anyone can access it inside the library, and Bethlehem cardholders will also be able to log in offsite. Students can search a collection of more than 115,000 articles, newspapers, videos, atlases and more in ...

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BETHLEHEM LIBRARY: A Time for Tea - Spotlight News

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Fri, 01/12/2018 - 07:05

Spotlight News

BETHLEHEM LIBRARY: A Time for Tea
Spotlight News
We are pleased to announce the addition of Scholastic Go! to our research and database resources. Anyone can access it inside the library, and Bethlehem cardholders will also be able to log in offsite. Students can search a collection of more than 115 ...

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Techmate: How AI rewrote the rules of chess - Financial Times

Chess Research - Fri, 01/12/2018 - 04:31

Financial Times

Techmate: How AI rewrote the rules of chess
Financial Times
The breakthrough came 21 moves into one of the 100 games between the two machines: Stockfish 8, one of the world's leading computer chess engines; and AlphaZero, an upstart program developed by DeepMind, Google's artificial intelligence research arm ...

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Techmate: How AI rewrote the rules of chess - Financial Times

Chess Research - Fri, 01/12/2018 - 02:00
Techmate: How AI rewrote the rules of chess  Financial Times

Does the human-like strategy of Google's AlphaZero represent the dawn of flexible computers?

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Page A1 | e-Edition | themercury.com - Manhattan Mercury

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Thu, 01/11/2018 - 16:09

Manhattan Mercury

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SNOWBOUND - Manhattan Mercury

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Thu, 01/11/2018 - 16:09

Manhattan Mercury

SNOWBOUND
Manhattan Mercury
Opening reception for “Things Bright and Beautiful,” 5-8 p.m.. The newest exhibit runs through Feb. 17. Strecker Nelson West Gallery. MAC BirdHouse Music Series presents Socks in the Frying Pan, 7:30 p.m.. For tickets and information, visit ...

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On Chess: St. Louis universities dominate Collegiate Chess Championships - St. Louis Public Radio

World Chess Hall of Fame - Thu, 01/11/2018 - 13:23

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: St. Louis universities dominate Collegiate Chess Championships
St. Louis Public Radio
The 2017 Pan-American Intercollegiate Chess Championships saw St. Louis teams prevail yet again. The tournament was held in Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 27-30. Sixty teams from all over the U.S., Canada and Mexico took part in the six-round Swiss tournament ...

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Synopsys Forms Technical Advisory Board for Software Integrity Group - Dark Reading

Chess Research - Thu, 01/11/2018 - 11:25

Synopsys Forms Technical Advisory Board for Software Integrity Group
Dark Reading
The initial board members include Dr. Brian Chess (Oracle), Dr. Neil Daswani (Symantec), Dr. Charlie Miller (Cruise Automation), and Dr. Laurie Williams(North Carolina State University). Brian Chess , Ph.D., is global vice president of infrastructure ...

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Greenwich City Scholastic Chess Championship Jan. 21 - Greenwich Post

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Thu, 01/11/2018 - 10:34

Greenwich Post

Greenwich City Scholastic Chess Championship Jan. 21
Greenwich Post
Stanwich took the team prize for 4th grade at last year's Greenwich City Scholastic Chess Championship with just a two-member team of Jackson Gerardi and Harrison Servedio. —Photo by Polly Wright. Registration is now open for the 2018 Greenwich City ...

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Composer Spotlight Series: Shostakovich - Webster Kirkwood Times

World Chess Hall of Fame - Thu, 01/11/2018 - 02:13

Composer Spotlight Series: Shostakovich
Webster Kirkwood Times
THIS EVENT HAS SOLD OUT. The Composer Spotlight Series at the World Chess Hall of Fame, 4652 Maryland Ave. in the Central West End, will be presented Thursday, Jan. 11, at 7 p.m. Members of the Saint Louis Symphony will perform music by Shostakovich: a ...

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Composer Spotlight Series: Shostakovich - West End Word

World Chess Hall of Fame - Thu, 01/11/2018 - 02:02

Composer Spotlight Series: Shostakovich
West End Word
THIS EVENT HAS SOLD OUT. The Composer Spotlight Series at the World Chess Hall of Fame, 4652 Maryland Ave. in the Central West End, will be presented Thursday, Jan. 11, at 7 p.m. Members of the Saint Louis Symphony will perform music by Shostakovich: a ...

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On Chess: St. Louis universities dominate Collegiate Chess Championships - St. Louis Public Radio

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Thu, 01/11/2018 - 02:00
On Chess: St. Louis universities dominate Collegiate Chess Championships  St. Louis Public Radio

The 2017 Pan-American Intercollegiate Chess Championships saw St. Louis teams prevail yet again. The tournament was held in Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 27-30.

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Day and Knight! Edward R. Murrow High School's chess team takes title again - Brooklyn Daily

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Thu, 01/11/2018 - 02:00
Day and Knight! Edward R. Murrow High School's chess team takes title again  Brooklyn Daily

The team: Edward R. Murrow High School's chess teams play after school following their Jan. 7 victory at the Greater New York Scholastic Chess Championship.

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Day and Knight! Edward R. Murrow High School's chess team takes title again - Brooklyn Daily

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Wed, 01/10/2018 - 23:53

Day and Knight! Edward R. Murrow High School's chess team takes title again
Brooklyn Daily
They also play free of charge at Chess in the Schools, a business that supports low-income youth development through chess, according to Weiss. Murrow's deep appreciation for chess attracts students from a variety of backgrounds. Senior and four-year ...

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Robots and time travel at CES 2018 - euronews

Chess Research - Wed, 01/10/2018 - 12:50

euronews

Robots and time travel at CES 2018
euronews
Anyone who came for the robot companions, won't be disappointed. Robots are everywhere, doing chores, playing games and providing companionship. One, from the Industrial Technology Research Institute, plays scrabble. It uses 3-D vision recognition and ...

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Why scientists solve the harder problems first - Kankakee Daily Journal

Chess Research - Wed, 01/10/2018 - 07:51

Why scientists solve the harder problems first
Kankakee Daily Journal
I posed the colds-versus-black-hole puzzle to Edward Tenner, a historian at Princeton University, whose upcoming book is titled "The Efficiency Paradox: What Big Data Can't Do." He pointed out people often underestimate the brilliance of nature — and ...

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