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When an Amateur Challenges a Chess Grandmaster - Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal
When an Amateur Challenges a Chess Grandmaster
Wall Street Journal
One famous scholarly paper in 1973 concluded: “There are no instant experts in chess—certainly no instant masters or grandmasters.” The academics behind the original research guessed that it would require somewhere between 10,000 and 50,000 hours.
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Wall Street Journal
One famous scholarly paper in 1973 concluded: “There are no instant experts in chess—certainly no instant masters or grandmasters.” The academics behind the original research guessed that it would require somewhere between 10,000 and 50,000 hours.
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Categories: Chess Research
IOC sets date, time to announce Russia Olympic decision - OlympicTalk (blog)
OlympicTalk (blog)
IOC sets date, time to announce Russia Olympic decision
OlympicTalk (blog)
“Chess has centuries, even millenia of history, which esports, obviously, they don't,” Carlsen said by phone after competing in the Champions Showdown at the Chess Club & Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. “Personally, for me, it wouldn't make sense ...
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OlympicTalk (blog)
“Chess has centuries, even millenia of history, which esports, obviously, they don't,” Carlsen said by phone after competing in the Champions Showdown at the Chess Club & Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. “Personally, for me, it wouldn't make sense ...
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Categories: Scholastic Chess
In 'Life 3.0,' Max Tegmark Explores a Robotic Utopia — or Dystopia - Undark Magazine
In 'Life 3.0,' Max Tegmark Explores a Robotic Utopia — or Dystopia
Undark Magazine
Edmonton research crafting artificial intelligence for courts,” the headline reads); how AI will shake up policing; how AI can (allegedly) detect Alzheimer's disease 10 years before symptoms appear; and, lest we become nervous about the pace of change ...
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Edmonton research crafting artificial intelligence for courts,” the headline reads); how AI will shake up policing; how AI can (allegedly) detect Alzheimer's disease 10 years before symptoms appear; and, lest we become nervous about the pace of change ...
Categories: Chess Research
Researchers find link between playing multiplayer games and intelligence - Bel Marra Health
Bel Marra Health
Researchers find link between playing multiplayer games and intelligence
Bel Marra Health
Our research would suggest that your performance in these games can be a measure of intelligence. Research in the past has pointed to the fact that people who are good at strategy games such as chess tend to score highly at IQ tests. Our research has ...
Bel Marra Health
Our research would suggest that your performance in these games can be a measure of intelligence. Research in the past has pointed to the fact that people who are good at strategy games such as chess tend to score highly at IQ tests. Our research has ...
Categories: Chess Research
Senior Chinese envoy heads to North Korea amid chill in ties - KMOV.com
KMOV.com
Senior Chinese envoy heads to North Korea amid chill in ties
KMOV.com
U.S. President Donald Trump, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017. (AP Photo/Andy Wong). BEIJING (AP) — China was preparing to dispatch its highest-level ...
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U.S. President Donald Trump, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017. (AP Photo/Andy Wong). BEIJING (AP) — China was preparing to dispatch its highest-level ...
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Categories: World Chess Hall of Fame
Tara Lipinski, Johnny Weir lead NBC Olympic primetime figure skating team - OlympicTalk (blog)
OlympicTalk (blog)
Tara Lipinski, Johnny Weir lead NBC Olympic primetime figure skating team
OlympicTalk (blog)
“Chess has centuries, even millenia of history, which esports, obviously, they don't,” Carlsen said by phone after competing in the Champions Showdown at the Chess Club & Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. “Personally, for me, it wouldn't make sense ...
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OlympicTalk (blog)
“Chess has centuries, even millenia of history, which esports, obviously, they don't,” Carlsen said by phone after competing in the Champions Showdown at the Chess Club & Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. “Personally, for me, it wouldn't make sense ...
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Categories: Scholastic Chess
Good Video Game Players Are More Intelligent, Study Says - CBS Los Angeles
CBS Los Angeles
Good Video Game Players Are More Intelligent, Study Says
CBS Los Angeles
“Research in the past has pointed to the fact that people who are good at strategy games such as chess tend to score highly at IQ tests. Our research has extended this to games that millions of people across the planet play every day,” Professor Alex ...
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CBS Los Angeles
“Research in the past has pointed to the fact that people who are good at strategy games such as chess tend to score highly at IQ tests. Our research has extended this to games that millions of people across the planet play every day,” Professor Alex ...
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Categories: Chess Research
Magnus Carlsen: Put chess in Olympics before esports - OlympicTalk (blog)
OlympicTalk (blog)
Magnus Carlsen: Put chess in Olympics before esports
OlympicTalk (blog)
“Chess has centuries, even millenia of history, which esports, obviously, they don't,” Carlsen said by phone after competing in the Champions Showdown at the Chess Club & Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. “Personally, for me, it wouldn't make sense ...
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OlympicTalk (blog)
“Chess has centuries, even millenia of history, which esports, obviously, they don't,” Carlsen said by phone after competing in the Champions Showdown at the Chess Club & Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. “Personally, for me, it wouldn't make sense ...
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Categories: Scholastic Chess
Springs student named finalist for national research competition - Shelby County Reporter
Shelby County Reporter
Springs student named finalist for national research competition
Shelby County Reporter
Jiao received top individual honors in one of two regions in the 2017 Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology, a top science research competition for high school students. Jiao, who has earned a $3,000 scholarship in the competition so far ...
Shelby County Reporter
Jiao received top individual honors in one of two regions in the 2017 Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology, a top science research competition for high school students. Jiao, who has earned a $3,000 scholarship in the competition so far ...
Categories: Chess Research
Cornell to use $15M state grant for CHESS facility upgrades, creating 100 new jobs - The Central New York Business Journal
The Central New York Business Journal
Cornell to use $15M state grant for CHESS facility upgrades, creating 100 new jobs
The Central New York Business Journal
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source, or CHESS, has plans for more than $80 million in upgrades and improvements at the scientific research facility in Ithaca. Empire State Development has offered Cornell University a ...
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The Central New York Business Journal
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source, or CHESS, has plans for more than $80 million in upgrades and improvements at the scientific research facility in Ithaca. Empire State Development has offered Cornell University a ...
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Categories: Chess Research
Good Video Game Players Are More Intelligent, Study Says - CBS Philly
CBS Philly
Good Video Game Players Are More Intelligent, Study Says
CBS Philly
“Research in the past has pointed to the fact that people who are good at strategy games such as chess tend to score highly at IQ tests. Our research has extended this to games that millions of people across the planet play every day,” Professor Alex ...
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CBS Philly
“Research in the past has pointed to the fact that people who are good at strategy games such as chess tend to score highly at IQ tests. Our research has extended this to games that millions of people across the planet play every day,” Professor Alex ...
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Categories: Chess Research
Wallace Spearmon on partying with Usain Bolt - OlympicTalk (blog)
OlympicTalk (blog)
Wallace Spearmon on partying with Usain Bolt
OlympicTalk (blog)
“Chess has centuries, even millenia of history, which esports, obviously, they don't,” Carlsen said by phone after competing in the Champions Showdown at the Chess Club & Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. “Personally, for me, it wouldn't make sense ...
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OlympicTalk (blog)
“Chess has centuries, even millenia of history, which esports, obviously, they don't,” Carlsen said by phone after competing in the Champions Showdown at the Chess Club & Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. “Personally, for me, it wouldn't make sense ...
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Categories: Scholastic Chess
Nigeria women's bobsled team nears historic Olympic berth - OlympicTalk (blog)
OlympicTalk (blog)
Nigeria women's bobsled team nears historic Olympic berth
OlympicTalk (blog)
“Chess has centuries, even millenia of history, which esports, obviously, they don't,” Carlsen said by phone after competing in the Champions Showdown at the Chess Club & Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. “Personally, for me, it wouldn't make sense ...
and more »
OlympicTalk (blog)
“Chess has centuries, even millenia of history, which esports, obviously, they don't,” Carlsen said by phone after competing in the Champions Showdown at the Chess Club & Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. “Personally, for me, it wouldn't make sense ...
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Categories: Scholastic Chess
Lt. Gov. Hochul announces $15M from state for CHESS upgrade - Cornell Chronicle
Cornell Chronicle
Lt. Gov. Hochul announces $15M from state for CHESS upgrade
Cornell Chronicle
This has enabled all CHESS beam lines to be aligned to a single beam orbit, enhancing the X-ray beam quality for research in physics, chemistry, biology, and environmental and materials sciences. Over the next five years, CHESS-U is expected to create ...
Cornell Chronicle
This has enabled all CHESS beam lines to be aligned to a single beam orbit, enhancing the X-ray beam quality for research in physics, chemistry, biology, and environmental and materials sciences. Over the next five years, CHESS-U is expected to create ...
Categories: Chess Research
Study: Skill in games like League of Legends correlates to higher intelligence - Dot Esports
Dot Esports
Study: Skill in games like League of Legends correlates to higher intelligence
Dot Esports
If you're a high ranked League of Legends player, there's a good chance your IQ is higher than average, according to a series of studies performed by University of York researchers that links high intelligence to in-game skill. The study compares games ...
You might be a smart person if you are really good at these two popular video gamesBT.com
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Dot Esports
If you're a high ranked League of Legends player, there's a good chance your IQ is higher than average, according to a series of studies performed by University of York researchers that links high intelligence to in-game skill. The study compares games ...
You might be a smart person if you are really good at these two popular video gamesBT.com
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Categories: Chess Research
US Olympic curling trials men's finals set; oldest athlete eliminated - OlympicTalk (blog)
OlympicTalk (blog)
US Olympic curling trials men's finals set; oldest athlete eliminated
OlympicTalk (blog)
“Chess has centuries, even millenia of history, which esports, obviously, they don't,” Carlsen said by phone after competing in the Champions Showdown at the Chess Club & Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. “Personally, for me, it wouldn't make sense ...
and more »
OlympicTalk (blog)
“Chess has centuries, even millenia of history, which esports, obviously, they don't,” Carlsen said by phone after competing in the Champions Showdown at the Chess Club & Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. “Personally, for me, it wouldn't make sense ...
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Categories: Scholastic Chess
Chef David Chang joins NBC Olympics as correspondent - OlympicTalk (blog)
OlympicTalk (blog)
Chef David Chang joins NBC Olympics as correspondent
OlympicTalk (blog)
“Chess has centuries, even millenia of history, which esports, obviously, they don't,” Carlsen said by phone after competing in the Champions Showdown at the Chess Club & Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. “Personally, for me, it wouldn't make sense ...
and more »
OlympicTalk (blog)
“Chess has centuries, even millenia of history, which esports, obviously, they don't,” Carlsen said by phone after competing in the Champions Showdown at the Chess Club & Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. “Personally, for me, it wouldn't make sense ...
and more »
Categories: Scholastic Chess
You might be a smart person if you are really good at these two popular video games - BT.com
BT.com
You might be a smart person if you are really good at these two popular video games
BT.com
In the first of the two studies, the researchers found a “strong correlation” between skill levels in League Of Legends and scores in standard paper-and-pencil intelligence tests – similar to that seen between IQ and chess performances. The second part ...
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BT.com
In the first of the two studies, the researchers found a “strong correlation” between skill levels in League Of Legends and scores in standard paper-and-pencil intelligence tests – similar to that seen between IQ and chess performances. The second part ...
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Categories: Chess Research
First Flight Chess at Lara Academy - Trinidad News
Trinidad News
First Flight Chess at Lara Academy
Trinidad News
Local junior chessists will be vying for a share in the $5,000 prize-fund at stake for the First Flight Chess Life – a scholastic chess contest sponsored by First Flight Air Ambulance Company with assistance from the Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs.
Trinidad News
Local junior chessists will be vying for a share in the $5,000 prize-fund at stake for the First Flight Chess Life – a scholastic chess contest sponsored by First Flight Air Ambulance Company with assistance from the Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs.
Categories: Scholastic Chess
Multi-player video games 'take brains' - NEWS.com.au
Medical Xpress
Multi-player video games 'take brains'
NEWS.com.au
A similar association has been seen between IQ and chess performance. Professor Alex Wade, from the University of York, said: "Games such as League of Legends and DOTA 2 are complex, socially-interactive and intellectually demanding. "Our research ...
Multiplayer video games: Researchers discover link between skill and intelligenceMedical Xpress
Being good at video games is a measure of intelligence, study findsThe Independent
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NEWS.com.au
A similar association has been seen between IQ and chess performance. Professor Alex Wade, from the University of York, said: "Games such as League of Legends and DOTA 2 are complex, socially-interactive and intellectually demanding. "Our research ...
Multiplayer video games: Researchers discover link between skill and intelligenceMedical Xpress
Being good at video games is a measure of intelligence, study findsThe Independent
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