History of Chess
Chess was never just a game. Before chess became a symbol of genius, it was a tiny battlefield built from war, power, and the human need to outthink fate.
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The Chess Cheating Epidemic
The Chief Chess Officer of Chess.com describes the crisis he confronted when Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen lost a tournament match to a suspected cheater.
How a 7th-Century War Game Transformed Into a Symbol of Intelligence | TheCollector
Chess has evolved over centuries from an ancient Indian board game into a global competitive sport, reflecting cultural exchange over time and the rise of computing.
Something weird is happening with LLMs and chess
Are they good or bad?
Checkmate with Scale: Google DeepMind’s Revolutionary Leap in Chess AI
The intersection of artificial intelligence and the ancient game of chess has long captivated researchers, offering a fertile ground for testing the limits of computational strategy and intelligence. The journey from IBM's Deep Blue, which in 1997 famously defeated the reigning…
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Chess Tactics Explained in English: Ward Farnsworth's Predator at the Chessboard
Learn chess tactics taught in plain English; the most complete body of instruction on the subject yet written.
ChessRoots - Chess opening graph from over 800 million Chess games
Chess openings visualized from over 800 million Lichess games, 2 million tournament games and 1 million chess engine games.
A Free 700-Page Chess Manual Explains 1,000 Chess Tactics in Plain English
In 2011, Ward Farnsworth published a two-volume collection called Predator At The Chessboard: A Field Guide To Chess Tactics (Volume 1 - Volume 2) where he explains countless chess tactics in plain English.