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On Chess: Observations from the 2017 Super Nationals VI Chess ... - St. Louis Public Radio

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Thu, 05/25/2017 - 06:07

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On Chess: Observations from the 2017 Super Nationals VI Chess ...
St. Louis Public Radio
The biggest chess event of all time was held May 12-15 in Nashville. In total, 5,577 players vied for prizes in the three national events which are held together at ...

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On Chess: Observations from the 2017 Super Nationals VI Chess Tournament - St. Louis Public Radio

In the News - Thu, 05/25/2017 - 06:07

St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: Observations from the 2017 Super Nationals VI Chess Tournament
St. Louis Public Radio
Finegold has secured several GM norms across the U.S. and is a familiar face around the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis and a popular name within the Club's Resident Grandmaster rotation. Finegold has offered outstanding commentary for ...

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On Chess: Observations from the 2017 Super Nationals VI Chess ... - KBIA

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Thu, 05/25/2017 - 06:06

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On Chess: Observations from the 2017 Super Nationals VI Chess ...
KBIA
The biggest chess event of all time was held May 12-15 in Nashville. In total, 5577 players vied for prizes in the three national events which are held.

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Armenia's Hayk Martirosyan to participate in Match of the Millennials: USA vs the World - Panorama.am

In the News - Thu, 05/25/2017 - 03:12

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Armenia's Hayk Martirosyan to participate in Match of the Millennials: USA vs the World
Panorama.am
The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, in cooperation with US Chess Federation and World Chess Federation (FIDE), organizes the Match of the Millennials: USA vs the World to be held 24- 29 July 2017 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.

On Chess: Observations from the 2017 Super Nationals VI Chess Tournament - St. Louis Public Radio

In the News - Thu, 05/25/2017 - 02:00
On Chess: Observations from the 2017 Super Nationals VI Chess Tournament  St. Louis Public Radio

The biggest chess event of all time was held May 12-15 in Nashville. In total, 5,577 players vied for prizes in the three national events which are held together at ...

On Chess: Observations from the 2017 Super Nationals VI Chess Tournament - St. Louis Public Radio

In the News - Thu, 05/25/2017 - 02:00
On Chess: Observations from the 2017 Super Nationals VI Chess Tournament  St. Louis Public Radio

The biggest chess event of all time was held May 12-15 in Nashville. In total, 5,577 players vied for prizes in the three national events which are held together at ...

Chess might help you become better at math, but not for the reasons you think. - Sciworthy

Chess Research - Wed, 05/24/2017 - 18:26

Sciworthy

Chess might help you become better at math, but not for the reasons you think.
Sciworthy
Chess has been proposed as a way of improving math abilities, despite the fact that math and chess do not have as much in common as people think. Previous studies suggest that playing chess might benefit students indirectly, say researchers in Denmark ...

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UW Develops Substance Abuse Adherence mHealth Application - mHealthIntelligence.com

Chess Research - Wed, 05/24/2017 - 08:38

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UW Develops Substance Abuse Adherence mHealth Application
mHealthIntelligence.com
May 24, 2017 - Researchers from the University of Wisconsin's Center for Health Enhancement Systems Studies (CHESS) developed an mHealth app for substance abuse adherence that is a finalist for an $100,000 grant award from the Harvard Innovation in ...

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The AI fight is escalating: This is the IT giants' next move - ITworld

Chess Research - Wed, 05/24/2017 - 04:25

ITworld

The AI fight is escalating: This is the IT giants' next move
ITworld
It's not just about work: AI software can now play chess, go, and some retro video games better than any human -- and even drive a car better than many of us. These superhuman performances, albeit in narrow fields, are all possible thanks to the ...

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What Chess Master Garry Kasparov's Loss to IBM's Deep Blue in 1997 Can Teach You about Trading in Today's Markets - Stock Investor

Chess Research - Tue, 05/23/2017 - 15:10

Stock Investor

What Chess Master Garry Kasparov's Loss to IBM's Deep Blue in 1997 Can Teach You about Trading in Today's Markets
Stock Investor
Second, any edge stemming from original research has all but disappeared. In 1815, Baron Rothschild used carrier pigeons to learn about the outcome of the Battle of Waterloo ahead of other investors. George Soros attributed his early success by ...

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Google's AI technology is taking on a team of the world's top Go players in China - CNBC

Chess Research - Mon, 05/22/2017 - 19:06

CNBC

Google's AI technology is taking on a team of the world's top Go players in China
CNBC
DeepMind, an AI research group within Google's parent company Alphabet, is bringing out its AlphaGo software to play the ancient board game Go in China this week. Unlike its previous ... Go is harder than chess. There are more potential moves for a ...
Google's AlphaGo AI Beats Human Go ChampionPCMag
Computer beats Chinese champion in ancient board game of goWashington Post
Google's AlphaGo beats world's best 'Go' player in the first of three matchesDigital Trends
Gizmodo India -DeepMind -New York Times
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Westside charter school students find success in chess - Corpus Christi Caller-Times

Chess Research - Mon, 05/22/2017 - 10:01

Corpus Christi Caller-Times

Westside charter school students find success in chess
Corpus Christi Caller-Times
According to a 2016 Michigan State University research study, chess skill is determined by more than intensive training. It requires intelligence, especially in younger players. But Wheeler still believes in the three P's: practice, practice, practice ...

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Youngsters using chess to give back - Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Mon, 05/22/2017 - 07:01

Youngsters using chess to give back
Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette
"It's never a mandatory thing. We believe that community giving is important and it's one of the things we're pleased to combine with the chess playing." The concept was developed by Schechter while she was the scholastic director at Dr. G's ChessWorks ...

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The incredible life of DeepMind founder Demis Hassabis, the computer whiz who sold his AI lab to Google for £400 ... - Business Insider

Chess Research - Sun, 05/21/2017 - 02:40

Business Insider

The incredible life of DeepMind founder Demis Hassabis, the computer whiz who sold his AI lab to Google for £400 ...
Business Insider
Nicknamed the "superhero of artificial intelligence" by The Guardian, Hassabis is a former child chess prodigy with degrees in computer science and cognitive neuroscience from Cambridge and University College London respectively. Hassabis co-created ...
Five things we learned about Google DeepMind co-founder Demis Hassabis on Radio 4s Desert Island DiscsCity A.M.

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CHESS CLUB & SCHOLASTIC CENTER - Ad from 2017-05-21 - STLtoday.com

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Sun, 05/21/2017 - 00:47

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CHESS CLUB & SCHOLASTIC CENTER - Ad from 2017-05-21
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We provide this commenting area for readers to exchange ideas and opinions on the day's news. Passionate views, pointed criticism and critical thinking are welcome. Name-calling, crude language, off-topic remarks and abuse are not. You must be logged ...

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From the Extension: Chess is good for students' minds - Daily Commercial

Chess Research - Sat, 05/20/2017 - 10:51

Daily Commercial

From the Extension: Chess is good for students' minds
Daily Commercial
Chess is beautiful in the way that it is not discriminatory. Chess knows no boundaries of gender, age, intelligence, race, or socio-economic status and can be taught to anyone who wants to learn. As evidenced by research completed by K. Storey in 2000, ...

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Norman Chess Club holds season-ending tournament | News OK - NewsOK.com

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Sat, 05/20/2017 - 05:05

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Norman Chess Club holds season-ending tournament | News OK
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The Norman Chess Club finished its season with a tournament at the Norman Library.

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