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Want to win a million dollars? All you have to do is solve this 'simple' chess problem - Economic Times

Chess Research - Sun, 09/03/2017 - 02:51

Economic Times

Want to win a million dollars? All you have to do is solve this 'simple' chess problem
Economic Times
So what our research has shown is that - for all practical purposes - it can not be done," said Peter Nightingale, a senior research fellow at St Andrews. The prize money of one million USD, awarded by Clay Mathematics Institute in the US is available ...

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"Pow! Capturing Superheroes, Chess & Comics" - South County Times

World Chess Hall of Fame - Sun, 09/03/2017 - 01:54

"Pow! Capturing Superheroes, Chess & Comics"
South County Times
The World Chess Hall of Fame (WCHOF), 4652 Maryland Ave. in the Central West End, proudly debuts an interactive new exhibition, "Pow! Capturing Superheroes, Chess & Comics," on view March 23 through Sept. 17. This family-friendly exhibit is geared ...

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"Pow! Capturing Superheroes, Chess & Comics" - Webster Kirkwood Times

World Chess Hall of Fame - Sun, 09/03/2017 - 01:26

"Pow! Capturing Superheroes, Chess & Comics"
Webster Kirkwood Times
The World Chess Hall of Fame (WCHOF), 4652 Maryland Ave. in the Central West End, proudly debuts an interactive new exhibition, "Pow! Capturing Superheroes, Chess & Comics," on view March 23 through Sept. 17. This family-friendly exhibit is geared ...

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I'm making Mum proud with this violin... and a little poorer, too - The Times

Chess Research - Sat, 09/02/2017 - 18:04

The Times

I'm making Mum proud with this violin... and a little poorer, too
The Times
Tate Wang was 5½ when he decided he wanted to play the violin. His mother, Ying Wang, had played him classical music since he was a baby in the hope it would inspire him and was delighted the tactic had worked. Tate, now 7, has a violin lesson once a ...

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Why Computers Are Having Such A Hard Time With This Deceptively Simple Chess Puzzle - Gizmodo Australia

Chess Research - Sat, 09/02/2017 - 17:04

Gizmodo Australia

Why Computers Are Having Such A Hard Time With This Deceptively Simple Chess Puzzle
Gizmodo Australia
When the board becomes bigger and more queens are added, it creates a problem that, as a new paper published in The Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research points out, is next to impossible for a computer to solve in a reasonable amount of time.

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Grandmaster Levon Aronian Named Inaugural 2017 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz Champion - The Armenian Mirror-Spectator

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Sat, 09/02/2017 - 15:58

Grandmaster Levon Aronian Named Inaugural 2017 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz Champion
The Armenian Mirror-Spectator
With the eyes of the world on Saint Louis for the inaugural and historic Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz competition, the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (CCSCSL) crowned Levon Aronian the champion of the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz and the ...

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Grandmaster Levon Aronian Named Inaugural 2017 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz Champion - The Armenian Mirror-Spectator

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Sat, 09/02/2017 - 15:58

Grandmaster Levon Aronian Named Inaugural 2017 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz Champion
The Armenian Mirror-Spectator
SAINT LOUIS, Mo. — With the eyes of the world on Saint Louis for the inaugural and historic Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz competition, the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (CCSCSL) crowned Levon Aronian the champion of the Saint Louis Rapid ...

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Grandmaster Levon Aronian Named Inaugural 2017 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz Champion - The Armenian Mirror-Spectator

CCSCSL News Feed - Sat, 09/02/2017 - 15:58

Grandmaster Levon Aronian Named Inaugural 2017 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz Champion
The Armenian Mirror-Spectator
SAINT LOUIS, Mo. — With the eyes of the world on Saint Louis for the inaugural and historic Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz competition, the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (CCSCSL) crowned Levon Aronian the champion of the Saint Louis Rapid ...

Grandmaster Levon Aronian Named Inaugural 2017 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz Champion - The Armenian Mirror-Spectator

In the News - Sat, 09/02/2017 - 15:58

Grandmaster Levon Aronian Named Inaugural 2017 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz Champion
The Armenian Mirror-Spectator
SAINT LOUIS, Mo. — With the eyes of the world on Saint Louis for the inaugural and historic Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz competition, the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (CCSCSL) crowned Levon Aronian the champion of the Saint Louis Rapid ...

Hawke's Bay can be the Tuscany of New Zealand - Perley - New Zealand Herald

Chess Research - Sat, 09/02/2017 - 00:04

Hawke's Bay can be the Tuscany of New Zealand - Perley
New Zealand Herald
Since he first stood as a candidate for the Greens in 2014 his message has remained consistent, driven by his experience in land management, and framed by his wider studies and ongoing research. Born in Tokomaru Bay, his family shifted to Hawke's Bay ...

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Edgy exchange program: See what happens when a Dallas and a Guadalajara artist push the boundaries - Dallas News (blog)

Marcel Dzama, Jon Crumiller - Fri, 09/01/2017 - 18:37

Edgy exchange program: See what happens when a Dallas and a Guadalajara artist push the boundaries
Dallas News (blog)
Major contemporary artists such as Marcel Dzama, Jason Rhodes, Rirkrit Tiravanija and Sarah Crowner have passed through the doors of Cerámica Suro, and Suro has traveled far and wide as an ambassador for the city and his program. Several years ago ...

Averbakh (95), World's Oldest GM, Plays 4-Year-Old - Chess.com

Chess Research - Fri, 09/01/2017 - 16:55

Chess.com

Averbakh (95), World's Oldest GM, Plays 4-Year-Old
Chess.com
"In 1947, master [Benjamin] Blumenfeld, when was going to defend his Ph.D. dissertation, [had] done some chess experiments on me, and this is when we discovered this phenomenon. During Blumenfeld's research, I was going back to my 1939 Moscow ...

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Can You Solve the Million-Dollar, Unsolvable Chess Problem? - Atlas Obscura

Chess Research - Fri, 09/01/2017 - 12:44

Atlas Obscura

Can You Solve the Million-Dollar, Unsolvable Chess Problem?
Atlas Obscura
Faced with seemingly unsolvable problems, historically, people get creative, whether a sword through the Gordian Knot or the threat of one through a disputed baby. But a seemingly “simple” chess problem will require a sharper solution—so sharp, in ...
Why Computers Are Having Such a Hard Time With This Deceptively Simple Chess PuzzleGizmodo
Eight queens puzzle: $1m prize for anyone who can solve 'simple ...Sky News
£750000 prize for anyone who can solve a 'simple' chess puzzleiNews
HPCwire (blog) -Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research
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Psion's Opportunity - Electronics Weekly (blog)

Chess Research - Fri, 09/01/2017 - 08:29

Psion's Opportunity
Electronics Weekly (blog)
“In this country there was something called CPU in Cambridge which was Hermann Hauser and Chris Curry and there was Sinclair Research which came up with the Z80 microcomputer in 1980. Then I saw what Hermann Hauser was doing – he ... “He was ...

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Chess Supersite Corp (CHZP) Moving 0.00% in Session - Financial Newsweek

Chess Research - Fri, 09/01/2017 - 07:48

Chess Supersite Corp (CHZP) Moving 0.00% in Session
Financial Newsweek
Investors have a wide range of tools at their disposal when undertaking stock research. Many investors will opt to use a combination of technical and fundamental analysis. Staying on top of the stock market is no easy task. Knowing what information is ...

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'Simple' chess puzzle holds key to $1m prize - Phys.Org

Chess Research - Fri, 09/01/2017 - 05:35

Phys.Org

'Simple' chess puzzle holds key to $1m prize
Phys.Org
Although the problem has been solved by human beings, once the chess board increases to a large size no computer program can solve it. Professor Gent and his colleagues, Senior Research Fellow Dr Peter Nightingale and Reader Dr Christopher ...
£750000 prize for anyone who can solve a 'simple' chess puzzleiNews
Researchers Attach $1 Million Prize to Famous Chess PuzzleHPCwire (blog)

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£776,478 prize announced for anyone who can solve 'simple' chess ... - The Visitor

Chess Research - Fri, 09/01/2017 - 05:35

£776,478 prize announced for anyone who can solve 'simple' chess ...
The Visitor
A $1 million prize has been announced for anyone who can solve an allegedly "simple" chess puzzle.

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£776,478 prize announced for anyone who can solve 'simple' chess ... - Blackpool Gazette

Chess Research - Fri, 09/01/2017 - 05:35

£776,478 prize announced for anyone who can solve 'simple' chess ...
Blackpool Gazette
A $1 million prize has been announced for anyone who can solve an allegedly "simple" chess puzzle.

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US Masters goes to Vladimir Belous - Chessbase News

In the News - Fri, 09/01/2017 - 02:00
US Masters goes to Vladimir Belous  Chessbase News

Twenty-four grandmasters turned out for the US Masters 2017, which took place from 23rd to 28th of August in Greensboro, North Carolina. This 6th edition was ...

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