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A better Kim vs. Trump 'Endgame' - Chessbase News

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Tue, 10/03/2017 - 02:00

A better Kim vs. Trump 'Endgame' Chessbase News

Ten days ago we proposed a contest to "fix" the cover of New Scientist magazine's September 23rd issue, which featured a fictitious illustration of President ...

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What Does A Chess Uniform Look Like? - CBS St. Louis

World Chess Hall of Fame - Tue, 10/03/2017 - 02:00

What Does A Chess Uniform Look Like? CBS St. Louis

There are millions of chess players, but no uniform. That could change as St. Louis designers step in.

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La Casa Encendida - E-Flux

Marcel Dzama, Jon Crumiller - Mon, 10/02/2017 - 23:37

E-Flux

La Casa Encendida
E-Flux
La Casa Encendida of Fundación Montemadrid is pleased to present Drawing on a Revolution featuring the work of Marcel Dzama (Winnipeg, Canada, 1974), a total immersion in the creative universe of one of the most prominent artists on the contemporary ...

Robert Chess Sells 6400 Shares of Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) Stock - Week Herald

Chess Research - Mon, 10/02/2017 - 18:19

Robert Chess Sells 6400 Shares of Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) Stock
Week Herald
Nektar Therapeutics (NASDAQ:NKTR) Director Robert Chess sold 6,400 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 21st. ... Finally, Evercore ISI assumed coverage on Nektar Therapeutics in a research note on Thursday, August 17th.

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Chess player fired by Iran over headscarf joins US team - WHIO

Chess Research - Mon, 10/02/2017 - 11:42

Chess player fired by Iran over headscarf joins US team
WHIO
TEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian news agency says a woman who was kicked off the national chess team for attending an international competition without wearing an Islamic headscarf has joined the U.S. team. The semi-official ISNA news agency reported ...

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How Fast Could You Double Your Money in the Stock Market? - Madison.com

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

Madison.com

How Fast Could You Double Your Money in the Stock Market?
Madison.com
According to research from the Stern School of Business at NYU, the average annual return on the S&P 500 from 1928 to 2016 was 11.42%. So we might reasonably estimate that an investment in the S&P 500 could conceivably double in just over six years ...

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Featured Chess Set: October 2017 | World Chess Hall of Fame - World Chess Hall of Fame |

World Chess Hall of Fame - Sun, 10/01/2017 - 02:00

Featured Chess Set: October 2017 | World Chess Hall of Fame World Chess Hall of Fame |

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Texas State/ChessKid Online Scholastic Championship! - chesskid.com

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Sun, 10/01/2017 - 02:00

Texas State/ChessKid Online Scholastic Championship! chesskid.com

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How AI Learned to Bluff and Beat Humans at Poker - Big Think

Chess Research - Sat, 09/30/2017 - 14:30

Big Think

How AI Learned to Bluff and Beat Humans at Poker
Big Think
The list of recent defeats where humans were overmatched by machines are well-known: chess champion Garry Kasparov losing against IBM's Deep Blue, Jeopardy wiz Ken Jennings being soundly defeated by IBM's Watson, and Go champion Lee Sodol ...

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How AI Learned to Bluff and Beat Humans at Poker - Big Think

Chess Research - Sat, 09/30/2017 - 13:23

Big Think

How AI Learned to Bluff and Beat Humans at Poker
Big Think
The list of recent defeats where humans were overmatched by machines are well-known: chess champion Garry Kasparov losing against IBM's Deep Blue, Jeopardy wiz Ken Jennings being soundly defeated by IBM's Watson, and Go champion Lee Sodol ...

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Chess activity coming alive in Southwest Florida - Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Fri, 09/29/2017 - 17:53

Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Chess activity coming alive in Southwest Florida
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
These tournaments are sponsored by the Sarasota Scholastic Chess (suncoastchess.org) founded by Danko and Heidi Bodar, Wolf Weinhold and Rick Knowlton. The organization is a group of parents, coaches, and chess enthusiasts dedicated to bringing ...

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Chess activity coming alive in Southwest Florida - Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Chess Research - Fri, 09/29/2017 - 17:53

Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Chess activity coming alive in Southwest Florida
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
There have been many studies on the benefits of chess and other brain games for both young and old. A growing body of research shows that chess improves kids' thinking and problem solving skills as well as their math and reading scores. Chess helps ...

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Chess activity coming alive in Southwest Florida - Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Fri, 09/29/2017 - 13:16

Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Chess activity coming alive in Southwest Florida
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
These tournaments are sponsored by the Sarasota Scholastic Chess (suncoastchess.org) founded by Danko and Heidi Bodar, Wolf Weinhold and Rick Knowlton. The organization is a group of parents, coaches, and chess enthusiasts dedicated to bringing ...

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Chess activity coming alive in Southwest Florida - Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Chess Research - Fri, 09/29/2017 - 13:16

Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Chess activity coming alive in Southwest Florida
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
There have been many studies on the benefits of chess and other brain games for both young and old. A growing body of research shows that chess improves kids' thinking and problem solving skills as well as their math and reading scores. Chess helps ...

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Top 30 most boring sports in the world revealed - Devon Live

Chess Research - Fri, 09/29/2017 - 11:34

Devon Live

Top 30 most boring sports in the world revealed
Devon Live
Gregory Tatton-Brown, a spokesman for online casino Casumo.com , who commissioned the research, said: “Brits have a funny relationship with sports that many people would consider 'boring'. “Some people almost enjoy the fact that their favourite sports ...

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Are Computers Already Smarter Than Humans? - TIME

Chess Research - Fri, 09/29/2017 - 09:10

TIME

Are Computers Already Smarter Than Humans?
TIME
For example, the best chess-trained computers can at this point strategize many moves ahead, problem-solving far more deftly than can the best chess-playing humans. Computers learn much more quickly, too, narrowing complex choices to the most optimal ...

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