Ken Regan Published July 2, 2015 By MICHAEL FLATT Reprinted from AtBuffalo When the chess world suspects someone of having cheated in a tournament, Ken Regan, UB associate professor of computer science, is the guy who gets the call....
How To Catch Chess Cheaters
How To Catch A Chess CheaterJune 21, 2014 7:58 AM ETWeekend Edition Saturday – NPR3 min 58 sec Download Ken Regan could be called a chess detective. NPR’s Scott Simon talks to the computer scientist and chess master whose...
What constitutes evidence of cheating?
The Crown Game Affair January 13, 2013 by KWRegan What constitutes evidence of cheating? Faye Dunaway is an Academy Award-winning actress who co-starred with the late Steve McQueen in the 1968 movie “The Thomas Crown Affair.” She plays a freelance insurance...
Chess Knightmare
Chess Knightmare and Turing’s DreamMay 31, 2012By IM Ken Regan Viswanathan Anand retained his chess world championship title yesterday, by defeating challenger Boris Gelfand in a rapid-chess playoff after the twelve regulation games ended in a 6-6 tie. Yet...
More from Dr. Ken Regan regarding computer cheating
“Fidelity” Website FAQ Some technical information to supplement the Tue. 3/20/2012 New York Times article, in particular the top-ten list. See also General Remarks, including some responses to queries and items and concerns on other sites, and my “Parable...
Players Whose Moves Most Matched Computers
Chess Players Whose Moves Most Matched ComputersPublished: March 19, 2012 Source: New York Times As part of his research into modeling how people play chess, Kenneth W. Regan has analyzed the performances of thousands of players over the last...
48th Canadian Open by IM Ken Regan
48th Canadian OpenA report by IM Ken Regan The 48th Canadian Open Championship by Pinnacle Consultants, Inc., took place July 9–17 at the Westin Harbour Castle in Toronto. First prize was shared by Grandmasters Joel Benjamin, Dejan Bojkov, and...
Happy Pi Day!
We dedicate this year’s Pi day to IM Ken Regan! This Pi is for you 🙂 3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971693993751058209749445923078164062862089986280348253421170679 8214808651328230664709384460955058223172535940812848111745028410270193852110555964462294895493038196 4428810975665933446128475648233786783165271201909145648566923460348610454326648213393607260249141273 724587006606315588174881520920962829254091715364367892590360011330530548820466521384146951941511609… Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
A very difficult endgame
This is the position after 45…Kb6 in the Kramnik – Grischuk game. Kramnik played 46.Kg2 and the game ended in a draw. However, can White win this? I have not read any analysis which shows a win for White....