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Chess Takes World
Written by Matthew Hennessey 02 March 2008
When people think of chess, they usually think of Russia. But chess
excellence has now gone global: The current World Champion is from India,
and the current World Junior Champion is an Egyptian. Since 1991, Russian
players and teachers have fanned out in a chess diaspora, gradually
affecting how, and where, the game is played.
For all but three years between 1948 and 2000, Russian players laid
exclusive claim to the title of World Chess Champion. The lone exception
came in 1972 when the American maverick Bobby Fischer, who died last month
in Iceland at the age of 64, wrested the title from Russian Boris Spassky.
While his victory would become a defining cultural moment of the Cold War,
Fischer's tenure at the top was merely an interlude. He relinquished the
title in 1975 to Anatoly Karpov, and Russians held the top spot for the
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Business lessons from chess grand masters
Written by John Kay 11 February 2008
People who hold to a single idea, or a fixed design,
generally lose in chess, as they lose in battle, in business and in
economics.
Bobby Fischer, who died two weeks ago,
may have been the greatest chess player in history. The 1972 match in
which he won the world championship from the Russian Boris Spassky is
certainly the best known chess match in history.
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How Your Chess Program Defeats You - part 2
Written by Kurt Godden 06 February 2008
In Part 1 of this article, I explained how a chess
program plays the opening, and I also outlined the Minimax procedure that
is used to play the middle game. This blog continues the discussion by
revealing the primary difficulty faced by a computer chess program, and
how that difficulty is overcome. As before, we will refer to our nefarious
computer opponent as the satanic "Chessifer". Also as stated in Part 1, you need
no background in computer science to understand this discussion.
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How Your Chess Program Defeats You - Part1
Written by Kurt Godden 2 February 2008
The history of computer chess is long and
fascinating, and it has had a profound influence on the field of
Artificial Intelligence, though I will not go into that history here.
Under the assumption that it is wise to understand your enemy, this
article will explain, if not all the nuances, at least the fundamentals of
how your computer program regularly defeats you in a game of chess. Let us
refer to our common digital enemy as the satanic 'Chessifer'
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What would be the ideal diet for a chess player?
Written by Roberto Baglione on 11 January 2007
Chess players give a lot of importance to daily physical exercises, but since
its not a physical game no one talks about the eating habits and ideal diet for
chess players. Roberto Baglione from the Department of Nutrition, National Sport
High Performance Center, Buenos Aires, Argentina has systematically studied the
eating habits of grandmasters. His study involved 72 active International
Grandmasters (17 women and 55 men, 18-55 years old) from thirty-five countries
who answered an e-mail questionnaire including fifteen topics. Article contains
observations as well as many recommendations for the chess players. This article
will help the chess players to schedule their diet.....more >> |
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Paul Morphy : history, playing style and games.
Written by Sandeep Gohad 05 December 2007
Paul Morphy can be considered the first modern player, although his
games might not look modern, it is because he didn't need the sort of slow
positional systems that modern
grandmasters use, or that Staunton, Paulsen, and later Steinitz developed. His
opponents hadn't yet mastered the open game, so he played it against them and he
preferred open
positions because they brought quick success. He played open games almost to
perfection, but he was equally good in handling positional games. Morphy was a genius who intuitively knew what was best, much like Capablanca.
He was considered to
have been the strongest chess master of his time and an unofficial World
Champion. He was the first
recorded chess prodigy in history!
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Very few Indian Chess coaches in FIDE Chess Trainer and Chess Instructor list?
Written by Sandeep Gohad 03 September 2007
FIDE and FIDE Trainers Committee
has published the confirmed list of successful FIDE training title applicants via 2nd Direct Approval Process, and the list of
new successful graduates from FIDE Academy Seminars held in USA, Germany and
Singapore. Its really surprising and disappointing to see FIDE's Chess Trainer
and Chess Instructor list. There are just 2-3 Indian names in the FIDE approved Chess Instructors
list.
This article will introduce chess coaches to FIDE's chess training program.....more >> |
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Why Chess players perform poorly in the second half of the tournament?
Written by Siddharth Gopakumar 16 June 2007
In this article, Siddharth Gopakumar talks about
performances of top chess players in the world, why most of the chess players
start so well in the first half of the chess tournament yet in the second half
they failed to perform to that high standard. Why chess players prefer Round
Robin chess events? What solutions could be put forward to improve the rating
performance in open chess events?
This article includes statistics, analysis and research of the world’s top chess
players in both halves of the chess tournament. Sounds interesting! isnt it? We
hope our readers would enjoy reading this article.....more >> |
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The first physical evidence confirmed that Chess came from India.
Written by Sandeep Gohad 22 March 2007
Chess's precise origins is no more a mystery now! A research team claims to have moved a
step closer to proving that chess originated around the northern Indian city of Kanauj in the 5th century. ....more >> |
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Personal Chess Manager makes life easy
Written by Saurabh Ambekar 25 Jan 2007
Have you had trouble maintaining the score sheets of the chess tournaments you played few years back? Are you perplexed by uploading your score sheet game to the computer? Do mistakes in your score sheets bug you when you try to analyze your chess game after it is over? Here's a solution for you. Try MonRoi's Personal Chess Manager (PCM)! ....more >> |
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Can Bluetooth device help chess players during the game?
Written by Sandeep Gohad 13 Dec 2006
In the last week there was a buzz about Umakant Sharma and Bluetooth
device found in his cap
Due to Umakant Sharma matter, suddenly Bluetooth (and of course Mr. Umakant
Sharma :) ) got the popularity and media attention in chess world. Before we
move to Bluetooth device, lets see the short summary of Umakant Sharma matter.
In the Air Marshal Subroto Mukerjee Memorial All India Open FIDE Rating Chess
Tournament, Umakant Sharma found with a Bluetooth device, the device was found
in his cap while his Mobile phone was in the bag near to his seat. AICF will do further enquiries and
will take necessary
action.
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