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

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Fri, 12/08/2017 - 11:27

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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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The Geopolitics of Poland's “Three Seas Initiative” - Center for Research on Globalization

Chess Research - Fri, 12/08/2017 - 10:22

Center for Research on Globalization

The Geopolitics of Poland's “Three Seas Initiative”
Center for Research on Globalization
For Washington, Poland and their Three Seas Initiative are merely a chess play in a larger geopolitical game. The creation of Poland's costly LNG terminal and its strategy to become a central European gas hub via the Three Seas Initiative was not an ...

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Google's DeepMind AI Becomes One Of The Best Chess Players In The World In Just Four Hours - HuffPost UK

Chess Research - Fri, 12/08/2017 - 09:25

HuffPost UK

Google's DeepMind AI Becomes One Of The Best Chess Players In The World In Just Four Hours
HuffPost UK
Not content with absolutely thrashing humanity at Go, Google's DeepMind AI has now turned its attention to chess, and as expected it has put us all to shame. The specialist AlphaZero program was able to beat one of the world's best chess programs a ...
Google AI teaches itself 'superhuman' chess skills in four hoursSecurity Boulevard
AlphaZero AI beats champion chess program after teaching itself in four hoursTrend News Agency
'Superhuman' Google AI claims chess crownKenya Broadcasting Corporation
Techworm -Іnsіdеr Cаr Nеws
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Google AI teaches itself 'superhuman' chess skills in four hours - Security Boulevard

Chess Research - Fri, 12/08/2017 - 08:09

Kenya Broadcasting Corporation

Google AI teaches itself 'superhuman' chess skills in four hours
Security Boulevard
Human chess grandmaster Peter Heine Nielsen tells the BBC that he's “always wondered how it would be if a superior species landed on earth and showed us how they played chess.” Well, move aside, ugly, giant bags of mostly water: now we know, because ...
'Superhuman' Google AI claims chess crownKenya Broadcasting Corporation
AlphaZero AI Beats Champion Chess Program after Teaching Itself in Four HoursІnsіdеr Cаr Nеws

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Is it possible to boost your intelligence by training? We reviewed three decades of research - MENAFN.COM

Chess Research - Fri, 12/08/2017 - 05:57

Is it possible to boost your intelligence by training? We reviewed three decades of research
MENAFN.COM
The study can be considered the beginning of cognitive training research, investigating how practice in areas ranging from music to chess and puzzles impacts our intelligence. So what's the state of this research 35 years later – have scientists ...

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Google AI teaches itself 'superhuman' chess skills in four hours - Naked Security

Chess Research - Fri, 12/08/2017 - 05:41

Naked Security

Google AI teaches itself 'superhuman' chess skills in four hours
Naked Security
Human chess grandmaster Peter Heine Nielsen tells the BBC that he's “always wondered how it would be if a superior species landed on earth and showed us how they played chess.” Well, move aside, ugly, giant bags of mostly water: now we know, because ...
Google's DeepMind AI Becomes One Of The Best Chess Players In The World In Just Four HoursHuffPost UK
'Superhuman' Google AI claims chess crownKenya Broadcasting Corporation
AlphaZero AI beats champion chess program after teaching itself in four hoursMENAFN.COM
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Chess has brought Cardinals closer together - MLB.com

CCSCSL News Feed - Fri, 12/08/2017 - 05:21
Chess has brought Cardinals closer together  MLB.com

ST. LOUIS -- It's four hours before first pitch on a recent weekday afternoon, but the competition inside Busch Stadium is already reaching its climax.

'Superhuman' Google AI claims chess crown - Kenya Broadcasting Corporation

Chess Research - Fri, 12/08/2017 - 02:01

Kenya Broadcasting Corporation

'Superhuman' Google AI claims chess crown
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
Google says its AlphaGo Zero artificial intelligence program has triumphed at chess against world-leading specialist software within hours of teaching itself the game from scratch. The firm's DeepMind division says that it played 100 games against ...
AlphaZero AI Beats Champion Chess Program after Teaching Itself in Four HoursІnsіdеr Cаr Nеws

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

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Fri, 12/08/2017 - 02:00
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 ...

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Arrowhead Park High School to host chess tournament - Las Cruces Sun-News

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Fri, 12/08/2017 - 02:00
Arrowhead Park High School to host chess tournament  Las Cruces Sun-News

LAS CRUCES - High school students from across the region are set to compete in the 9th-12th Grade Championship Chess Tournament Saturday, Dec. 9, from ...

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

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Fri, 12/08/2017 - 02:00
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 ...

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This Is Our Fair: Mac McCaughan and Merge Records Have a Booth at NADA Miami - - ARTnews

Marcel Dzama, Jon Crumiller - Fri, 12/08/2017 - 02:00
This Is Our Fair: Mac McCaughan and Merge Records Have a Booth at NADA Miami -  ARTnews

“We actually haven't played in Miami since 1993,” said Mac McCaughan, holding an acoustic guitar on a makeshift stage outside NADA Miami on Thursday.

Sip, Sketch & Socialize: Op Art Coloring Meetup - South County Times

World Chess Hall of Fame - Fri, 12/08/2017 - 01:41

Sip, Sketch & Socialize: Op Art Coloring Meetup
South County Times
Sip, Sketch & Socialize: Op Art Coloring Meetup will be held Wednesday, Dec. 13, 6 p.m., at the World Chess Hall of Fame, 4652 Maryland Ave. in the Central West End. Unwind with a signature cocktail and an evening of coloring. Create geometric patterns ...

Sip, Sketch & Socialize: Op Art Coloring Meetup - Webster Kirkwood Times

World Chess Hall of Fame - Fri, 12/08/2017 - 01:41

Sip, Sketch & Socialize: Op Art Coloring Meetup
Webster Kirkwood Times
Sip, Sketch & Socialize: Op Art Coloring Meetup will be held Wednesday, Dec. 13, 6 p.m., at the World Chess Hall of Fame, 4652 Maryland Ave. in the Central West End. Unwind with a signature cocktail and an evening of coloring. Create geometric patterns ...

Google's DeepMind AI beats expert software at chess - iTnews

Chess Research - Thu, 12/07/2017 - 16:44

iTnews

Google's DeepMind AI beats expert software at chess
iTnews
Michael Wooldridge, a professor at the the University of Oxford, told the BBC. Google hasn't commented on the research, but DeepMind's paper said starting from "random play, and given no domain knowledge except the game rules, AlphaZero achieved within ...

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Google's DeepMind AI masters chess, beating expert software - PC Authority

Chess Research - Thu, 12/07/2017 - 16:02

PC Authority

Google's DeepMind AI masters chess, beating expert software
PC Authority
Google's DeepMind AI has "superhuman abilities", beating specialist chess software within 24 hours of learning the game, according to a Cornell University paper authored by DeepMind. With a single algorithm, AlphaGo Zero was able to reach world-beating ...

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In Just 4 Hours, Google's AI Mastered All The Chess Knowledge in History - Futurism

Chess Research - Thu, 12/07/2017 - 11:40

Futurism

In Just 4 Hours, Google's AI Mastered All The Chess Knowledge in History
Futurism
Chess isn't an easy game, by human standards. But for an artificial intelligence powered by a formidable, almost alien mindset, the trivial diversion can be mastered in a few spare hours. In a new paper, Google researchers detail how their latest AI ...
Google's DeepMind AI masters chess, beating expert softwareIT PRO
Google's 'superhuman' DeepMind AI claims chess crownBBC News
Google's 'superhuman' AlphaZero AI becomes one of the best chess players in the world after learning the game from ...Daily Mail
PCMag -The Guardian -The Verge -arXiv
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ASX to replace settlement network with Digital Asset's DLT platform - Finextra (press release)

Chess Research - Thu, 12/07/2017 - 03:44

Finextra (press release)

ASX to replace settlement network with Digital Asset's DLT platform
Finextra (press release)
The Australian Securities Exchange has confirmed plans to replace its Chess post-trade settlement system with a new blockchain-based platform provided by Digital Asset. The exchange operator has been testing Digital Asset's technology in parallel to ...
Australia's stock exchange is moving to a blockchain style system for trade settlementsBusiness Insider Australia
Blythe Masters: ASX Blockchain Embrace 'Precedent Setting'CoinDesk
ASX to upgrade to Blythe Masters' blockchain Digital Asset Holdings technologyThe Australian Financial Review

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In Just 4 Hours, Google's AI Mastered All The Chess Knowledge in History - ScienceAlert

Chess Research - Wed, 12/06/2017 - 20:47

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In Just 4 Hours, Google's AI Mastered All The Chess Knowledge in History
ScienceAlert
That broader focus means AlphaZero doesn't just play chess. It also plays Shogi (aka Japanese chess) and Go too – and, perhaps unsurprisingly, it only took two and eight hours respectively to master those games as well. For now, Google and DeepMind's ...
Google's 'superhuman' DeepMind AI claims chess crownBBC News
DeepMind's AI became a superhuman chess player in a few hours ...The Verge
Alphabet's Latest AI Show Pony Has More Than One TrickWIRED
The Times -Chess.com -arXiv
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