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Crazy Eights Chess Tournament Results - Arizona Daily Sun

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Fri, 11/03/2017 - 22:05

Crazy Eights Chess Tournament Results
Arizona Daily Sun
On Saturday, Oct. 28, chess players competed in the Crazy Eight's Chess Tournament at Sinagua Middle School. Students were placed in eight groups according to rating. Each group had a chance to win a first-place trophy. The last two groups had 10 in ...

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Human trounces AI bots at StarCraft video game - BBC News - BBC News

Chess Research - Fri, 11/03/2017 - 19:51

BBC News

Human trounces AI bots at StarCraft video game - BBC News
BBC News
Computers are good at chess but humans still win when it comes to more complex games like StarCraft.

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Human trounces AI bots at StarCraft video game - BBC News

Chess Research - Fri, 11/03/2017 - 19:50

BBC News

Human trounces AI bots at StarCraft video game
BBC News
Computers may be able to beat humans at Chess and Go but they are a poor second when it comes to video game StarCraft. ... As well as Facebook, bots for the StarCraft tournament were made by AI researchers in Norway, Australia and South Korea.

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'Lettuce Chess,' Today's Comic by Robin Vehrs - VICE - VICE

Chess Research - Fri, 11/03/2017 - 15:56

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'Lettuce Chess,' Today's Comic by Robin Vehrs - VICE
VICE
A passerby on a horse explains the rules of the road to a pair of cheapskates playing chess in the middle of the street.

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World Chess Hall of Fame | STLParent.com - STL Parent

World Chess Hall of Fame - Fri, 11/03/2017 - 12:21

World Chess Hall of Fame | STLParent.com STL Parent

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Feature: Ripstone On Making the Right Moves With Chess Ultra on Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Life

Chess Research - Fri, 11/03/2017 - 08:03

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Feature: Ripstone On Making the Right Moves With Chess Ultra on Nintendo Switch
Nintendo Life
Can you talk about the level of research that went into producing these challenges based on classic matches? Chess has been around for over 1500 years, meaning competitive chess has a rich history filled with incredible moments of success and failure.

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Petoskey Stones score wins at chess championships - Petoskey News-Review

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Fri, 11/03/2017 - 06:57

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Petoskey Stones score wins at chess championships
Petoskey News-Review
PETOSKEY – The Petoskey Stones, a youth chess team of the Petoskey District Library Chess Gang, participated in the Michigan Scholastic Club Chess Championships at Oakland University on Saturday, Oct. 21. Seven players traveled to compete in the K-3, ...

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Lauren Rudd: Swinging from the rafters is a game for monkeys, not investors - The Oshkosh Northwestern

Chess Research - Fri, 11/03/2017 - 05:42

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Lauren Rudd: Swinging from the rafters is a game for monkeys, not investors
The Oshkosh Northwestern
As the end of the 2017 comes into sight, it is time once again to view Wall Street in a manner like the end game of a chess match. And yes, like chess, it takes special skills to master the Street's annual end game. What makes this time of the year so ...

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'The State of the World' at Musée d'art Contemporain de Montréal - BLOUIN ARTINFO

Marcel Dzama, Jon Crumiller - Fri, 11/03/2017 - 04:31

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'The State of the World' at Musée d'art Contemporain de Montréal
BLOUIN ARTINFO
Marcel Dzama, On the Banks of the Red River (detail), 2008. Wood, glazed ceramic sculptures, metal, fabric, 1/3 218.4 x 642.6 x 246.4 cm Collection of the Musée d'art Contemporain de Montréal. (Musée d'art Contemporain de Montréal). Related. Venues.

Plastic Chess Set Manufacturer, The House of Staunton, Discusses Scholastic Benefits of Making Chess a Hobby - Markets Insider

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Fri, 11/03/2017 - 04:05

Plastic Chess Set Manufacturer, The House of Staunton, Discusses Scholastic Benefits of Making Chess a Hobby
Markets Insider
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Nov. 3, 2017 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Tournament chess set provider, The House of Staunton, shares the many brainy benefits associated with chess as a hobby. Chess is a challenging and exciting sport. Similar to an actual marathon, ...

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Plastic Chess Set Manufacturer, The House of Staunton, Discusses Scholastic Benefits of Making Chess a Hobby - Markets Insider

Chess Research - Fri, 11/03/2017 - 04:05

Plastic Chess Set Manufacturer, The House of Staunton, Discusses Scholastic Benefits of Making Chess a Hobby
Markets Insider
Those with a family history of Alzheimer's may be interested in chess's ability to ward off the disease. Research indicates older adults who play chess are less likely to develop memory loss. Your brain, like any other muscle, operates on a "use it or ...

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The $1 Million Chess Puzzle - Chess.com

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Thu, 11/02/2017 - 16:14

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The $1 Million Chess Puzzle
Chess.com
That's right, GM Ben Finegold is now a businessman, having recently opened the Chess Club & Scholastic Center of Atlanta. That name should sound familiar. After all, Finegold was the first-ever resident GM at the St. Louis version. Here's his guided ...

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