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Fancy Chess Set Manufacturer, The House of Staunton, Shares the Evolution of Chess - Gamasutra

Chess Research - Fri, 10/20/2017 - 05:00

Fancy Chess Set Manufacturer, The House of Staunton, Shares the Evolution of Chess
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The theory on the origin of chess is debated. However, research and archeological evidence lead us to believe that chess originated in India around 600 A.D. At this time, the Gupta Empire played a similar game with pieces that would later become the ...

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Fancy Chess Set Manufacturer, The House of Staunton, Shares the Evolution of Chess - Markets Insider

Chess Research - Fri, 10/20/2017 - 04:08

Fancy Chess Set Manufacturer, The House of Staunton, Shares the Evolution of Chess
Markets Insider
The theory on the origin of chess is debated. However, research and archeological evidence lead us to believe that chess originated in India around 600 A.D. At this time, the Gupta Empire played a similar game with pieces that would later become the ...

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Four professors awarded DARPA Director's Fellowship - The Brown Daily Herald

Chess Research - Thu, 10/19/2017 - 22:40

The Brown Daily Herald

Four professors awarded DARPA Director's Fellowship
The Brown Daily Herald
As a researcher in artificial intelligence, Konidaris explained that many AI researchers are currently failing to intelligently process both low-level tasks, like picking up and identifying objects, and high-level tasks, such as playing chess. His work ...

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On Chess: Through coaching, elite college players overcome flaws ... - KBIA

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Thu, 10/19/2017 - 14:09

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On Chess: Through coaching, elite college players overcome flaws ...
KBIA
Working on chess at higher levels is definitely a different experience than when you first experience the magic of the sport. The leaps and bounds that a.

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On Chess: Through coaching, elite college players overcome flaws - KBIA

In the News - Thu, 10/19/2017 - 14:09

KBIA

On Chess: Through coaching, elite college players overcome flaws
KBIA
Ramirez is the new coach of the Saint Louis University Chess Team and a regular live broadcast commentator, in English and Spanish, for the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. Copyright 2017 St. Louis Public Radio. To see more, visit St.

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On Chess: Through coaching, elite college players overcome flaws - St. Louis Public Radio

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Thu, 10/19/2017 - 14:08

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: Through coaching, elite college players overcome flaws
St. Louis Public Radio
This is a fundamental question for me as coach of the Saint Louis University chess team. Our team boasts five grandmasters and an international master — already among the best of the best. Working with them has allowed me insight into how different ...

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On Chess: Through coaching, elite college players overcome flaws - St. Louis Public Radio

In the News - Thu, 10/19/2017 - 14:08

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: Through coaching, elite college players overcome flaws
St. Louis Public Radio
Ramirez is the new coach of the Saint Louis University Chess Team and a regular live broadcast commentator, in English and Spanish, for the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. Tags: Chess · On Chess · Top Stories · TweetShareGoogle+Email.

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[OP-ED]: There are no winners in Dreamers debate - AL DIA News

Chess Research - Thu, 10/19/2017 - 11:28

AL DIA News

[OP-ED]: There are no winners in Dreamers debate
AL DIA News
Public confidence in government is now at a historic low, with only 4 percent of us believing Washington will do what is right “just about always” and 16 percent believing it would do so “most of the time,” according to the Pew Research Center. And the ...

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Special Forces Soldier Killed In Niger Remembered For His Devotion To Learning And Self-Improvement - Task & Purpose

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Thu, 10/19/2017 - 06:30

Task & Purpose

Special Forces Soldier Killed In Niger Remembered For His Devotion To Learning And Self-Improvement
Task & Purpose
As a fourth-grader, Black was irritated when his brother won a trophy at a chess tournament. Instead of festering, he dedicated himself to mastering the game. By the time Black was in the sixth grade, he was among the best scholastic chess players in ...

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Of course teachers fear robo-marking - Courier Mail

Chess Research - Wed, 10/18/2017 - 21:57

Courier Mail

Of course teachers fear robo-marking
Courier Mail
They can translate foreign languages, trounce grand masters at chess, pilot planes, design buildings, compose music and they will soon drive cars. Nevertheless, the New South Wales Teachers Federation claims that computers are incapable of marking ...

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Of course teachers fear robo-marking - Daily Telegraph

Chess Research - Wed, 10/18/2017 - 21:56

Daily Telegraph

Of course teachers fear robo-marking
Daily Telegraph
They can translate foreign languages, trounce grand masters at chess, pilot planes, design buildings, compose music and they will soon drive cars. Nevertheless, the New South Wales Teachers Federation claims that computers are incapable of marking ...

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Special Forces soldier remembered in Fayetteville ceremony - Fayetteville Observer

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Wed, 10/18/2017 - 17:23

Fayetteville Observer

Special Forces soldier remembered in Fayetteville ceremony
Fayetteville Observer
As a fourth-grader, Black was irritated when his brother won a trophy at a chess tournament. Instead of festering, he dedicated himself to mastering the game. By the time Black was in the sixth grade, he was among the best scholastic chess players in ...

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Artificial intelligence: Learning to play Go from scratch - Nature.com

Chess Research - Wed, 10/18/2017 - 15:18

Nature.com

Artificial intelligence: Learning to play Go from scratch
Nature.com
When chess fell to computers, Go was left standing as the board game that humans could count on to dominate computers for a long time. In a result that surprised many at how soon it arrived, the artificial-intelligence (AI) program AlphaGo defeated a ...
Stunning AI Breakthrough Takes Us One Step Closer to the SingularityGizmodo
World's greatest game-playing computer thrashed by its next-genCosmos (blog)
Artificial Intelligence Learns to Learn Entirely on Its OwnQuanta Magazine
DailyTech -DeepMind -DeepMind
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Artificial intelligence: Learning to play Go from scratch - Nature.com

Chess Research - Wed, 10/18/2017 - 15:18

Nature.com

Artificial intelligence: Learning to play Go from scratch
Nature.com
When chess fell to computers, Go was left standing as the board game that humans could count on to dominate computers for a long time. In a result that surprised many at how soon it arrived, the artificial-intelligence (AI) program AlphaGo defeated a ...
Stunning AI Breakthrough Takes Us One Step Closer to the SingularityGizmodo
How DeepMind's AlphaGo Zero learned all by itself to trash world champ AI AlphaGoThe Register
DeepMind's latest AI breakthrough is its most significant yetWired.co.uk
Quanta Magazine -Motherboard -DailyTech -DeepMind
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World's greatest game-playing computer thrashed by its next-gen - Cosmos (blog)

Chess Research - Wed, 10/18/2017 - 13:01

Cosmos (blog)

World's greatest game-playing computer thrashed by its next-gen
Cosmos (blog)
The autodidactic achievement, described in the journal Nature, marks a milestone in artificial intelligence research that could have far reaching impacts beyond the realm of the board game's 19x19 grid. “Ultimately, we want to harness algorithmic ...
Stunning AI Breakthrough Takes Us One Step Closer to the SingularityGizmodo
DeepMind's latest AI breakthrough is its most significant yetWired.co.uk
Google DeepMind: AI becomes more alienBBC News

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The lives of the 4 US soldiers killed in Niger - WSYR

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Wed, 10/18/2017 - 12:57

WSYR

The lives of the 4 US soldiers killed in Niger
WSYR
"He became irritated in the 4th grade when his brother won a trophy at a chess tournament and he didn't," his obituary said. "He turned his frustration into action, spending an entire summer studying and learning chess. Bryan then dominated scholastic ...

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What's Behind Chess Supersite Corp (CHZP)'s Movement - Concord Register

Chess Research - Wed, 10/18/2017 - 12:56

What's Behind Chess Supersite Corp (CHZP)'s Movement
Concord Register
Having goals can eventually make the day to day investing decisions at little bit easier over time. Once a plan is in place, investors can then spend more time focusing on the proper stocks to add to the portfolio. Dedicating time for extensive stock ...

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