In a thrilling battle that came down to the final games, Stockfish won the Chess.com Computer Chess Championship this week, edging out the machine-learning engine Lc0.
Stockfish scored 82.5/150 to reclaim its championship title and top Lc0, which came in at 81 points. Lc0 had won the last Computer Chess Championship in a historic performance.
The neural-network engine Leelenstein was third with 76/150, and Houdini trailed far behind in fourth at 60.5 points in the CCC 8: Deep...
Alexander Grischuk reached the final of the FIDE Grand Prix in Moscow. Today, the Russian grandmaster defeated Hikaru Nakamura in the second classical game. Ian Nepomniachtchi and Radoslaw Wojtaszek will be playing a tiebreak tomorrow for the right to face Grischuk.
Nakamura's great predecessor Bobby Fischer used to have a narrow opening repertoire for the larger part of his career, based on 1.e4 as White and the Najdorf and King's Indian as Black. Those were different times, and...
We all love our ancient game for its beauty and inner logic, but have you thought about what attracts you most to chess? Some people would swear that there is nothing better than Jose Capablanca's positional masterpieces or one of Magnus Carlsen's endgames, where he demonstrates his magic.
While these are valid viewpoints, many chess players (especially those less advanced), might find those games plain boring. However, it is difficult for me to imagine a true chess player whose heart wouldn't beat...
David Bronstein might be one of the best chess players ever who did not become world champion, and you can learn a lot from his games. In this lesson, find out how Bronstein opened up the chessboard to destroy his opponents.
So... I know it's been a while since I formally wrote to you. I started a series which many (including myself) were expecting good things from, and a second post has not come up. Where have I been? Why have I not been writing to you?
Before I begin, please note that this won't be exquisitely written... I simply want this to be a conversation to my viewers on a (somewhat) serious note.
My last blog was over a month ago... and the one before that was all the way back in February....
Chess in a Filipino park, chess as a therapy for tough times and as a source for marketing and for cartoons. There are interesting new facts about female participation, and the female GM Harika Dronavalli shares her journey. And have you seen the new thing in chess streams: eye-tracking?
Enjoy this new episode of In Other News.
Chess in the Park
The Black-and-White Jungle
Grandmaster Marketing
Chess Cartoons
The Best (and Worst) Countries to be a Female Chess Player
Harika's TEDx Talk
Eye-Tracking,...
Anish Giri tells David Cox about the multicultural upbringing that shaped his chess talent, why social media has been huge for the game and the moments when he’s believed he can become world champion.
As the current world number-four, Anish Giri is one of the best-known chess players on the planet. But that’s not just because of his skill over the board. The Dutchman has built a rapidly growing Twitter following, thanks to his quick-fire wit and willingness to engage with everyone, from...
Both semifinal games—Ian Nepomniachtchi vs. Radoslaw Wojtaszek and Hikaru Nakamura vs. Alexander Grischuk—ended in draws rather abruptly today at the FIDE Grand Prix in Moscow. Tomorrow is the second day of classical chess.
The players can hardly be blamed for a match strategy that gives them optimal chances to advance to the next round. For the fans, it was not great to have just two classical games today and see both end in draws in quite lively positions.
The...
WHO ARE THEY?
Everyone wants to win a brilliancy prize, but few get to experience it. In this article, I’ve found several “unknown players” who actually were able to grasp that dream.
Can you solve these positions?
If you do, you won't get a brilliancy prize, but you will feel pretty good as you howl in joy to the heavens.
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Harry Rombach: Born 1899 (Ukraine), died 1981 (Canada). A skilled teacher, journalist and composer of problems and studies, he was born...
