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Published time: 26 Dec, 2017 17:47 Israel’s chess governing body is seeking compensation from the organizers of an international chess competition in Saudi Arabia after its players were denied visas to participate in the tournament. The King Salman World Chess Championships Blitz & Rapid which runs from December 26 to 30 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, […]
Published time: 24 Dec, 2017 16:53 Edited time: 24 Dec, 2017 16:53 Riyadh has refused to issue visas for Israeli players who were expected to take part in a Saudi-hosted chess tournament, the World Chess Federation said. Israel says it is considering a response. The speed chess tournament, named after King Salman, will see “the […]
Max Deutsch, a speed learner who conquered back-flips, Hebrew and perfect pitch, is testing the limits of self-improvement. Next up: the world’s greatest chess player. WSJ.com: What’s News US
Interest in chess has been growing in the US and Russia since the intense showdown between Magnus Carlsen and Sergey Karjakin, says Russian grandmaster Alexander Riazantsev. He talked to RT about the future of the mind sport and the players to watch. Riazantsev became Russian chess champion in 2016 as well as European champion in […]
Today, Wizards of the Coast announced the next Dungeons & Dragons video game, Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms, a clicker game from Codename Entertainment. It is launching sometime in summer or early fall, and it’ll be on the Steam PC gaming platform. Idle Champions is the second D&D game announced (so far) this year […]
REUTERS Garry Kasparov is one of the greatest chess players of all time. And to that end, Business Insider asked him in an interview what he thinks separates a good chess player from a great one. “I would say that when you go to the very, very top, it’s an ability to come up with […]
Viktor Korotayev/Reuters Garry Kasparov, one of the greatest chess players of all time, is famous for his pair of faceoffs against the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue. Kasparov won the first match against the computer, 4-2, in 1996, but lost in the rematch, 3½-2½, in 1997. He recently published a book, “Deep Thinking,” about the experience. […]
Thomson Reuters Two things happened in Syria recently that went under the radar. First, US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) claimed to have ousted Islamic State (IS) fighters from the last IS-controlled districts in Tabqa. This is a town 25 miles west of the IS’s de facto capital, Raqqa. According to the Syrian Kurdish Hawar News […]
There are just some things ‘Magic’ has that other games don’t. The post Why Magic: The Gathering Beats Poker or Chess Any Day appeared first on WIRED. WIRED
Sweep the pawn! Sweep the pawn! CBS’ Scorpion takes a (musical) cue from the original Karate Kid this week, as seen in this exclusive sneak peek. RELATEDScorpion‘s Katharine McPhee Talks Paige’s Frustrations, Walter’s ‘ILY’ In “Keep it in Check, Mate” (airing Monday at 10/9c), Walter and Sylvester (played by Elyes Gabel and Ari Stidham) must […]
