Algorithms: Blind Chess Players of India (First Run Features, NR)Written by Sarah Boslaugh Thursday, 26 February 2015 21:59 Chess was invented in India, and the country is home to 32 active grandmasters including world no. 5 Viswanathan Anand. Algorithms:...
Erenburg wins Baltimore Open 2015
The 53rd Annual Baltimore Open was held from 6-8th February at the Sheraton BWI, 1110 Old Elkridge Landing Road in Linthicum, Maryland, USA. The tournament consisted of seven sections: Championship (FIDE rated), U2100, U1900, U1700, U1500, U1250 and U1000....
Chess and Education
Chess and Education, Meeting FIDE-ECU-RSSUFeb 9, 2015 On 7th February, during the Moscow Open 2015, a joint meeting between the representatives of FIDE, ECU and Russian State Social University was held in the University premises. The representatives of the...
Checkmate in 487 bytes!
Smallest ever chess program: 487 bytes BootChess has smashed the record for the smallest computer implementation for chess, held since 1983, with a total size of only 487 bytes Rudolph Muller January 28, 2015 BootChess is now the smallest...
2 share 1st at Cardinal Open
Vladimir Georgiev and Ashwin Jayaram share first place in Cardinal OpenJan 27, 2015 The 38th Cardinal Open Chess Tournament was held on 23-25th January, 2015, at the Embassy Suites Airport Hotel in Columbus, Ohio, USA. The event had five...
Chess helps children with many skills
Pawns and king helping children’s problem solvingKate ScotterTuesday, January 20, 2015 9:30 AM As part of the Chess in Schools and Communities initiative, Scarning Primary School, near Dereham, has become one of the first schools in Norfolk to host...
Final Results of 1st CrossFit Chess / Fitness Challenge
All members of the #1 Ranked Webster University National Championship Team are CrossFitters. They train at CrossFit26. Being fit helped them with grueling competitions such as PanAm InterCollegiate Championship & Final Four, etc. Earlier today, they put their chess...
Webster U grad student share 1st at Tim Just Winter Open
Tim Just’s Winter Open 2015 Chicagoland’s longest continuously run chess tournament organized by the same organizer, Tim Just’s Winter Open/Reserve, was held on 3-4th January at the Embassy Suites Chicago North Shore in Deerfield, Illinois, USA. The tournament format...
International Rapid Tournament “Paul Keres Memorial” 2015 LIVE!
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The real Kings of Chess
The Real Kings of Chess Are ComputersComputer chess programs can handily beat the best human players in the world—and their games are no less fascinatingBy CHRISTOPHER CHABRISJan. 9, 2015 1:11 p.m. ET In late November, the latest official world...