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Highland Middle School to hold youth chess tournament - Belleville News-Democrat

Chess Research - Mon, 04/04/2016 - 10:19

Highland Middle School to hold youth chess tournament
Belleville News-Democrat
Chess is challenging. Research indicates that it promotes better brain function and improved memory. Chess is a strategy game that requires the players to develop a plan of action. Chess is a game that increases problem-solving skills, improves reading ...

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Learning offensive hacking at Infiltrate - CSO Online

Chess Research - Mon, 04/04/2016 - 06:56

Learning offensive hacking at Infiltrate
CSO Online
Coskun will discuss recent research in malware. The "analysis of state-sponsored malwares like Flame, Duqu, Uruborus and the Regin revealed that these were designed to sustain long-term intelligence-gathering operations by remaining under the radar.".

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Why Bauhaus will never go out of style - Deutsche Welle

Chess Research - Mon, 04/04/2016 - 04:36

Deutsche Welle

Why Bauhaus will never go out of style
Deutsche Welle
This chess set designed by Josef Hartwig in 1923 is another icon of the Bauhaus style. ... Color photography did not exist at the time, so they had to research the colors that would have been typically used to recreate this office and produce their own ...

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Bauhaus designs revisited - Deutsche Welle

Chess Research - Mon, 04/04/2016 - 04:30

Deutsche Welle

Bauhaus designs revisited
Deutsche Welle
At the beginning of the 20th century, revolutionary designers gathered around Walter Gropius and established the Bauhaus movement. An exhibition in Bonn explores what makes the iconic style so timeless. Bundeskunsthalle Bonn - Ausstellung Das ...

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Youthful players bring energy to chess - Paducah Sun

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Mon, 04/04/2016 - 00:24

Paducah Sun

Youthful players bring energy to chess
Paducah Sun
This year the Denominators have won every tournament they've played against other scholastic teams throughout the "Quad A" region, which in the Kentucky Chess Association spans from Fulton County up to Breckinridge and down to Cumberland. For all ...

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Clubs & Meetings: April 5-11 - Prescott Daily Courier

Chess Research - Sun, 04/03/2016 - 22:19

Clubs & Meetings: April 5-11
Prescott Daily Courier
Drop-in Chess 2 p.m. Saturday at Prescott Public Library, 215 E. Goodwin St. 928-777-1526. Drumming Circle, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays on the square, downtown Prescott. Dawn Gilbreath Whitehawk, 928-830-9482; email ... National Association of ...

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Report card - April 3, 2016 - Bismarck Tribune

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Sun, 04/03/2016 - 13:45

Report card - April 3, 2016
Bismarck Tribune
Bismarck schools competed at the State Scholastic Chess Tournament on March 12. High senior Stuart Wolf won an unprecedented fourth consecutive high school individual state title and led the Bismarck High School team to a first-place victory by one ...

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Improve your brain function with these simple and effective techniques - Times of India

Chess Research - Sun, 04/03/2016 - 13:34

Times of India

Improve your brain function with these simple and effective techniques
Times of India
Even a simple round of chess is effective. While reading is encouraged to boost your ... Research has it that music has the ability to help improve concentration and even the brain's capacity to remember events. Reading is another habit that a lot of ...

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If I could talk to the animals; Chainsaw artist creates zoo - Harrison Daily (subscription)

Chess Research - Sun, 04/03/2016 - 12:12

Harrison Daily (subscription)

If I could talk to the animals; Chainsaw artist creates zoo
Harrison Daily (subscription)
3.29-C- DH Fred1.jpg. A couple of carved wooden horses share the porch with a stone chess set, all made by Fred Hilton. 3.29 -C-DH Fred5.jpg ... Hilton likes to research the animals that he makes. “Hey, I learned a lot about elephants doing research ...

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Buckle up: He knew 'the fastest man alive' - Rio Rancho Observer

Chess Research - Sun, 04/03/2016 - 10:06

Rio Rancho Observer

Buckle up: He knew 'the fastest man alive'
Rio Rancho Observer
Stapp began research at Muroc Dry Lake in California in March 1947. From December 1947 to August 1948, he made 16 rocket sled runs, suffering painful injuries that he felt were a small price to pay for the invaluable data he was gathering. After more ...

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Artificial Intelligence Banking System Embezzles Money From Customers - The Inquisitr

Chess Research - Sun, 04/03/2016 - 09:33

The Inquisitr

Artificial Intelligence Banking System Embezzles Money From Customers
The Inquisitr
Just a few weeks ago, a computer program developed by Google DeepMind in London beat the world's top-ranked chess player at the board game Go, as reported by The Economist. According to researchers, the computational task is far harder to wing than ...

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Top of the morning, April 3, 2016 - Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

Chess Research - Sun, 04/03/2016 - 06:07

Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

Top of the morning, April 3, 2016
Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette
Brooks is the UI's version of Bobby Fischer, a research scientist and chess Grandmaster who works his tail off to promote the board game to C-U's youngsters. The energetic crowd at today's ChessFest — noon start at Jefferson Middle School; walk-up ...

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Bismarck chess champ maintains title through high school - Washington Times

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Sun, 04/03/2016 - 01:03

Bismarck chess champ maintains title through high school
Washington Times
“I probably knew how to play chess before I knew how to ride a bike,” he said. Countless games later, he won his fourth straight title in the North Dakota scholastic competition last month, the Bismarck Tribune (http://bit.ly/1Y0vwKn ) reported. He ...

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Computers can be programmed to win, but not to play - Albuquerque Journal

Chess Research - Sun, 04/03/2016 - 00:45

Albuquerque Journal

Computers can be programmed to win, but not to play
Albuquerque Journal
The success of AlphaGo was seen as a breakthrough in artificial intelligence research. (The Associated ... Chess masters contemplating a move will look ahead to the next several moves that could follow any initial move they might make. Go players can't ...
Robot workers ready to take your call? Photo: ThinkStockYass Tribune

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Weekly Calendar, April 3, 2016 - Grand Junction Daily Sentinel

Chess Research - Sun, 04/03/2016 - 00:16

Grand Junction Daily Sentinel

Weekly Calendar, April 3, 2016
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
... CMU, AAPG Distinguished Lecturer David A. Ferrill, director, Department of Earth Material and Planetary Sciences, Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas, will speak on “Mechanical Stratigraphy and Normal Faulting,” guests welcome, 242-9062.

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This week in the Bahamas Commentary by Elcott Coleby: Mar 28 - Apr 1 - thebahamasweekly.com

Chess Research - Sat, 04/02/2016 - 20:02

This week in the Bahamas Commentary by Elcott Coleby: Mar 28 - Apr 1
thebahamasweekly.com
From Exuma the Prime Minister flew to Grand Bahama where he participated in a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a stem cell research and therapy center. The grand opening ... The chess tournament was also held over the Easter weekend.

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Robot workers ready to take your call? Photo: ThinkStock - Yass Tribune

Chess Research - Sat, 04/02/2016 - 16:22

Yass Tribune

Robot workers ready to take your call? Photo: ThinkStock
Yass Tribune
A far more complex game than chess, this was a "holy grail" moment for machine learning, an important milestone in history. ... Forrester Research calculates 16 per cent of jobs in the US will be completely displaced by automation and AI in the next ...

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Chess Notes - The Boston Globe

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Sat, 04/02/2016 - 13:45

Chess Notes
The Boston Globe
The Massachusetts Chess Association's Spiegel Cup Scholastic Championships have concluded, and, as predicted, 12-year-old Carissa Yip won the “14 and Under Section” with a perfect 4-0 score. In the high school section, the favorite, Mika Brattain of ...

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Evangelicalism a stereotype in politics - Billings Gazette

Chess Research - Sat, 04/02/2016 - 13:40

Billings Gazette

Evangelicalism a stereotype in politics
Billings Gazette
Research says that the evangelical population is a largely white and Protestant group. ... Evangelicals rose from being just pawns in the political schematic to something more influential, like a bishop or a rook, in the political chess game some time ago.

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St. Louis earnings tax heads to voters - STLtoday.com

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Sat, 04/02/2016 - 11:00

STLtoday.com

St. Louis earnings tax heads to voters
STLtoday.com
Rex Sinquefield, a multimillionaire stock market pioneer, is adamantly against it. Sinquefield is Slay's largest campaign donor, adding to the political intrigue. “I'm not beholden to any donor,” Slay said last month. Sinquefield is a longtime opponent ...

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