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Commentary: A Year in Review: Change and Collaboration in Fairfax County, Hunter Mill - Vienna Connection

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Wed, 12/20/2017 - 17:01

Vienna Connection

Commentary: A Year in Review: Change and Collaboration in Fairfax County, Hunter Mill
Vienna Connection
McNair Elementary School Chess Team outmaneuvered their opponents at Virginia Scholastic Chess Championships in both team and individual competitions, coming home with multiple championship trophies. Vienna Chorale celebrated their 30th anniversary of ...

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American Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana Wins 2017 London Chess Classic - New Kerala

CCSCSL News Feed - Wed, 12/20/2017 - 09:33

American Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana Wins 2017 London Chess Classic
New Kerala
The London Chess Classic awards a total prize fund of $300,000 and represents the last of five stops on the 2017 GCT - a circuit of international chess events featuring the world's elite chess talent, created in partnership between the Chess Club ...

Prodigal Sons - The Ringer (blog)

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Wed, 12/20/2017 - 09:01

The Ringer (blog)

Prodigal Sons
The Ringer (blog)
When he was 5, he entered kindergarten in NYC public schools, where he received chess instruction in class and at an afterschool program. His coach told me that Gus was the strongest player in his class. When we traveled to Arkansas for the next year ...

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Monthly Music Series: Halloran Brothers Holiday Reunion - Webster Kirkwood Times

World Chess Hall of Fame - Wed, 12/20/2017 - 02:29

Monthly Music Series: Halloran Brothers Holiday Reunion
Webster Kirkwood Times
Monthly Music Series at the World Chess Hall of Fame, 4652 Maryland Ave., presents the Halloran Brothers Holiday Reunion on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 7 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.) These talented brothers are sure to get you in the holiday spirit! This ...

Monthly Music Series: Halloran Brothers Holiday Reunion - South County Times

World Chess Hall of Fame - Wed, 12/20/2017 - 02:22

Monthly Music Series: Halloran Brothers Holiday Reunion
South County Times
Monthly Music Series at the World Chess Hall of Fame, 4652 Maryland Ave., presents the Halloran Brothers Holiday Reunion on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 7 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.) These talented brothers are sure to get you in the holiday spirit! This ...

World Chess Championships logos cause controversy - Tribune-Review

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Wed, 12/20/2017 - 02:00
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 ...

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Around the region, Dec. 20, 2017 - Republican & Herald

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Tue, 12/19/2017 - 23:24

Republican & Herald

Around the region, Dec. 20, 2017
Republican & Herald
Nativity BVM High School will host the 2018 Schuylkill County Scholastic Chess Tournament on Feb. 18, open to all students attending schools in Schuylkill County. There will be thee divisions: grades K to 4, 5 to 8 and 9 to 12. Schools that have a ...

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Chess will be a co-curricular activity at Malvern College Hong Kong - South China Morning Post

Chess Research - Tue, 12/19/2017 - 21:08

South China Morning Post

Chess will be a co-curricular activity at Malvern College Hong Kong
South China Morning Post
Academic research has proved that students who regularly play chess develop better concentration, as well as more effective logical and analytical skills. Chess also improves reading, writing, speaking, and reasoning abilities. The game helps students ...

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Researchers Reveal Secrets of Libratus Poker AI - Casino.Org News

Chess Research - Tue, 12/19/2017 - 16:02

Casino.Org News

Researchers Reveal Secrets of Libratus Poker AI
Casino.Org News
... the researchers say their work will have impact well beyond the felt. “The techniques that we developed are largely domain independent and can thus be applied to other strategic imperfect-information interactions, including non-recreational ...

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Researchers reveal how poker playing AI beat the best human players - ZDNet

Chess Research - Tue, 12/19/2017 - 03:39

ZDNet

Researchers reveal how poker playing AI beat the best human players
ZDNet
screen-shot-2017-12-19-at-08-26- Carnegie Mellon University. Mastering your facial expressions, learning when to bluff and when to raise -- poker is a game not only of luck but of technique and tactics. In the face of artificial intelligence (AI ...
Superhuman AI 'Libratus' Defeated Top Texas Hold'em Poker Pros, Creators Tell How It WorksFossbytes
Researchers Discover Inner Workings of Unbeatable Artificial Intelligence Poker PlayerElectronics360
Carnegie Mellon Reveals Inner Workings of Victorious AIHPCwire
The Register -Science
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Master level chess player opens Charlotte's first center dedicated to the game at age 26 - Charlotte Five

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Tue, 12/19/2017 - 02:10

Charlotte Five

Master level chess player opens Charlotte's first center dedicated to the game at age 26
Charlotte Five
Since middle school, chess has been an integral part of Peter Giannatos' life. He's participated in more than 200 tournaments, and is recognized as a master level player. In fact, he's a top-10 player in the state. After graduating from UNC Charlotte ...

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The Future of Art According to Trevor Paglen - Artsy

Marcel Dzama, Jon Crumiller - Tue, 12/19/2017 - 02:00
The Future of Art According to Trevor Paglen  Artsy

For as much as Paglen focuses on cutting-edge technology, the future of art he imagines remains firmly rooted in art forms of the past.

The Future of Art According to Trevor Paglen - Artsy

Marcel Dzama, Jon Crumiller - Tue, 12/19/2017 - 02:00
The Future of Art According to Trevor Paglen  Artsy

For as much as Paglen focuses on cutting-edge technology, the future of art he imagines remains firmly rooted in art forms of the past.

Superhuman AI 'Libratus' Defeated Top Texas Hold'em Poker Pros, Creators Tell How It Works - Fossbytes

Chess Research - Tue, 12/19/2017 - 01:11

Electronics360

Superhuman AI 'Libratus' Defeated Top Texas Hold'em Poker Pros, Creators Tell How It Works
Fossbytes
The researchers again proved their AI's poker skills several months later during a poker competition held in China where they used a new version of the AI called Lengpudashi. The reason why the AI's victory in Texas Hold'em Poker is different is ...
Researchers Discover Inner Workings of Unbeatable Artificial Intelligence Poker PlayerElectronics360
Carnegie Mellon Reveals Inner Workings of Victorious AIHPCwire
Revealed: How Libratus bot felted poker pros – and now it has cyber-security in its sightsThe Register
Science
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Canadian singer Elise LeGrow reimagines the classic R&B of Chess Records - 89.3 KPCC

Chess Research - Mon, 12/18/2017 - 17:23

89.3 KPCC

Canadian singer Elise LeGrow reimagines the classic R&B of Chess Records
89.3 KPCC
Interview Highlights: On what she likes about early R&B vocalists: Listening to singers like Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Martha Reeves — there are so many colors and textures to their voices and it means that years later, you're listening and it's ...

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Carnegie Mellon Reveals Inner Workings of Victorious AI - HPCwire

Chess Research - Mon, 12/18/2017 - 11:43

Carnegie Mellon Reveals Inner Workings of Victorious AI
HPCwire
In a paper published online Sunday by the journal Science, Tuomas Sandholm, professor of computer science, and Noam Brown, a Ph.D. student in the Computer Science Department, detail how their AI was able to achieve superhuman performance by breaking ...

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American Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana Wins 2017 London Chess Classic - NB Herard

CCSCSL News Feed - Mon, 12/18/2017 - 10:52

American Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana Wins 2017 London Chess Classic
NB Herard
The London Chess Classic awards a total prize fund of $300,000 and represents the last of five stops on the 2017 GCT – a circuit of international chess events featuring the world's elite chess talent, created in partnership between the Chess Club ...

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American Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana Wins 2017 London Chess Classic - Markets Insider

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Mon, 12/18/2017 - 09:47

American Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana Wins 2017 London Chess Classic
Markets Insider
"It's a great feeling to end this year's Grand Chess Tour on a high note by winning the London Chess Classic," said Caruana. "The competition is some of the toughest we face all year, and it's an honor to come out on top." The London Chess Classic ...

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American Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana Wins 2017 London Chess Classic - Markets Insider

CCSCSL News Feed - Mon, 12/18/2017 - 09:47

American Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana Wins 2017 London Chess Classic
Markets Insider
LONDON, Dec. 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- After nine rounds of competition spanning 10 days, American Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana was named the winner of the final leg of the prestigious Grand Chess Tour (GCT), the 2017 London Chess Classic. The contest ...

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