| 单词 | chess player |
| 例句 | Less than a week shy of his nineteenth birthday, Bobby Fischer had just established himself as one of the most extraordinary chess players in the world. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z At the final round, the applause from the American audience appeared to be sincere and respectful, but privately, a plaintive cry went up among many of the chess players: “What’s wrong with American chess?” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Some chess players felt that it was an insult to proclaim Fischer the greatest American player at seventeen, and thereby diminish the reputation of Reshevsky at fifty. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “I’m no great chess player, but I would say not. By starting over, white loses the advantage of going first.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z By the end of the summer, Lau Po had taught me all he knew, and I had become a better chess player. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “Fish!” they’d bleat, using the chess player’s derisive term for a really weak player, whenever Bobby made an obvious blunder. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z A certain amount of skepticism and even resentment was felt by many of the chess players who took the time to read it. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Several other boys from the tournament traveled with him and he visited Los Angeles and Long Beach, where he stayed in the home of chess player/entrepreneur Lina Grumette and swam in her pool. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Friends and advisors reminded him that if he accepted, he’d be the only chess player ever to have a ticker-tape parade, and probably there’d never be another chess player receiving the distinction. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Additionally, Bobby regularly received unsolicited advice from fellow chess players, as well as offers from companies that wanted him to sponsor products. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Kirk eventually earned an MBA from Auburn University, became a seasoned chess player, a vegetarian, and a marathon runner. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z But the chess players seemed not to notice. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z This imbalance provoked criticism for its promotion of the belief that all chess players are seriously addled. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z A chess player himself, Laucks liked to surround himself with other players, many of them offbeat and highly talented. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It was at this point that Bobby saw himself not just as a chess player, but as a Cold War warrior in defense of his country. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z One evening, the men, who were joined by Jan Timman from Holland, the number three-ranked chess player in the world, went off to what Broodhaers described as a “raunchy” nightclub in downtown Brussels. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Outside of the Soviet Union, where chess masters were comfortably supported by the state, no chess player could survive on his tournament winnings. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z In the same way, some chess players can be emotionally stirred by mentally replaying a brilliant game by a great master. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He stared at the mud like a chess player thinking out a move. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Drawing his last game and coming in sixth, Bobby Fischer became the youngest chess player ever to qualify to play in the Candidates tournament, and the youngest international grandmaster in the history of the game. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “I’m the best Japanese chess player I know,” he said. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “Just imagine. This really nice kid, this great chess player, maybe the greatest chess player who ever lived. When he plays chess he is...mean! I mean, really mean!” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z For many chess players—and especially for those people who don’t know the game—witnessing two players competing without sight of a board can evoke astonishment. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z His chess prowess and velvet tongue may have blinded some people to his despicable past, proving the adage that sometimes chess players make strange team fellows. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The only trouble was that he would never be a very good chess player. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The captain was a good chess player, and the games were always interesting. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Despite besting twenty-three of the world’s most eminent chess players, though, he remained relatively unimpressed with his performance: “I am satisfied with the result, but not with my play.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The main fear of every top notch chess player, the story went on, “is the inexplicable error from which no one is immune,” the chance blunder. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z But what Bobby liked most was that nobody at the inn, other than Bezold and his son Michael, an up-and-coming chess player, knew who he was. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Reflecting for a moment, he added, “One thing is certain—I am not going to be a professional chess player.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Bobby dragged himself to the phone, and Kissinger started off in his deep, German-accented voice, “This is the worst chess player in the world calling the best chess player in the world.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He was also a chess player who had a great reverence for the accomplishments of Bobby Fischer and an affection for him as a man. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Bronstein looked like what one might picture a chess player to look like. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Kok had a noble agenda: He wanted Bobby to continue his career, and he wanted to be a privileged witness to his games, as did almost all chess players. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Clayton walked past the dog run, the chess players, and the skateboarders along the walkway. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z He also enjoyed his status as the school’s resident chess player. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Nigro also had another agenda: At first, Bobby was somewhat of a slow player, and the chess players in the park were just the opposite. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z An American tourist—a chess player—approached Bobby one day and invited him to dinner. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He said again that he thought of himself as the best Japanese chess player in the whole United States. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z You got to have weeks and weeks and weeks in which to think these things through, to try to be that master chess player, when you in fact, you are not. Vince Gilligan: I’ve never Googled “Breaking Bad” 2012-07-23T20:47:00Z Many, if not most, chess players view chess as a sport and approach it as such. Myths and unknowns about chess and the contenders for the World Chess Championship 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z Real chess players don't need a board to visualise the game. Lost in the Yoko Ono labyrinth 2012-06-18T18:03:42Z “I am like a chess player,” he added. Christo’s Latest Work Weighs 650 Tons. And It Floats. 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z The Dadaist and Surrealist compatriots Man Ray and Marcel Duchamp were chess players, and Duchamp was something of a chess obsessive who competed in tournaments. Books and Museum Treats for Art Lovers 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z Mr. Windom, who was also a tournament chess player, was married five times. William Windom, Emmy Winner and TV Everyman, Dies at 88 2012-08-19T19:20:06Z It takes place in 1980 at an annual gathering where teams of nerds compete to see which of their programs can do better against a human chess player. Movie Review: ‘Computer Chess’ Depicts Programmers in 1980 2013-07-16T22:06:36Z It's a last chance this week in Manchester for Matt Charman's play, The Machine, about chess player Garry Kasparov doing battle with a computer. What to see: Lyn Gardner's theatre tips 2013-07-12T16:03:25Z In “EEG,” she lists chess players exterminated by the Nazis or lost to suicide. In Gory, Majestic Fiction, a Hard Look at the Holocaust’s Stubborn Silences 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z Chess is returning to the BBC airwaves for the first time in 50 years, with boxer Lennox Lewis among the chess players being challenged to a game. Chess chat show comes to BBC Radio 4 2013-12-18T11:44:59Z I’d love to say I’m being a very smart, forward-thinking chess player here, and have everything planned out months or years in advance. Breaking Down the 'Breaking Bad' Finale With Vince Gilligan 2010-06-14T12:23:00Z Garbus's documentary is a portrait of the American chess player which focuses on his famous 1972 tournament in Iceland against the Russian Boris Spassky. Child prodigy 2011-07-15T01:11:11Z But then, as Tevis admitted, he only wrote it for the money since his previous book — about a female chess player — never even reached a second printing during his lifetime. Review | ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ is a bestseller, but its author, Walter Tevis, was hardly a one-hit wonder 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z “It is already part of my legacy that women chess players are accepted and becoming grandmasters,” Ms. Gaprindashvili said. A Chess Pioneer Sues, Saying She Was Slighted in ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z The best chess player on the Hill may just be House Chaplain Barry Black, who took over White for the Democrats around Move 15 and tried his best to resurrect a pretty ugly position. SANDS: Campaigning and competing on Capitol Hill 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z Most of Ms. Garbus’s interview subjects are chess players rather than psychologists, so the question of Fischer’s possible mental illness is left to hover at the margins of the film. Movie Review: ?Bobby Fischer Against the World,? Documentary - Review 2011-09-08T23:43:53Z In the series' final scene, she's outside with Russia's amateur street chess players who crowd her when they recognize the celebrity in their midst. The fluidity of "The Queen's Gambit" is its secret weapon 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z “They were too nice to her,” Judit Polgar, the only female chess player to have been ranked in the top 10, told the New York Times of the show. Perspective | ‘The Queen’s Gambit,’ a period drama that erases sexism from 1960, is the best fantasy show of the year 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z The world’s best chess player is, at the very least, unique in his or her superiority, and that fact alone redeems the champion’s possible unfitness for other activities. Bobby Fischer, “Pawn Sacrifice,” and Movies About Geniuses 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z In the late 1700s and early 1800s, a machine known as “The Turk” became a sensation by winning matches against expert chess players. Review | In ‘2034: A novel of the Next World War,’ it’s man against machine 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z The next day she impulsively skips her flight home to join a group of adoring chess players in what appears to be Moscow's famous Sokolniki Park. In "The Queen’s Gambit" and beyond, chess holds up a mirror to life 2020-12-26T05:00:00Z Philidor, who hailed from a distinguished family of French musicians, was probably at least as well known in his day as a master chess player as he was a successful composer of comic operas. Review | Chamber quartet dips into pleasingly unknown territory 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z But, between the lines, I saw the ultimate chess player in Jay. Jay-Z’s ‘Black Album’ Helped Me Beat the Odds. Will We Finally Even Them? 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z “The house felt more like a night zoo,” Nathaniel says, “with moles and jackdaws and shambling beasts who happened to be chess players, a gardener, a possible greyhound thief, a slow-moving opera singer.” A Mother Keeps Wartime Secrets in Michael Ondaatje’s New Novel 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z How does the greatest chess player in history feel being unable to win? Garry Kasparov Says We Are Living in Chaos, But Remains an Incorrigible Optimist 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z Published in the geroscience journal Age, by comparing statistics of 96 Grandmasters at similar career phases, researchers looking into cognitive decline were able to say that chess players peak at the age of 31. The age when you hit 'peak loneliness' – and other life milestones 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z But I realize that I can’t compete with the leading chess players today. Garry Kasparov Says We Are Living in Chaos, But Remains an Incorrigible Optimist 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z Even at their young ages, the female chess players in my video are keenly aware of being stereotyped. The Girls Fighting Stereotypes in the World of Scholastic Chess 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z But Mr. Maguire certainly shows us the beginnings of all that and gives us a man who, while a great chess player, was poorly suited to become the central figure in a Cold War carnival. Review: ‘Pawn Sacrifice,’ Another Take on the Royal Game 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z Chess is a great game, but even the finest chess player in the world isn't an artist. Sorry MoMA ... 2012-11-30T16:17:16Z Another superstar, Justus Williams, joins the team as a new sixth grade student, and at 11-years-old has already won some of the highest national honors possible for a young chess player. Brooklyn Castle: The Cool Kids Play Chess 2012-10-19T18:42:39Z There he converts a detention room of teenagers into chess players. Movie Review: ‘Life of a King’ Stars Cuba Gooding Jr., and Chess 2014-01-17T00:12:28Z “It was exaggerated makeup to support that she’s really besides herself, not fitting into the idea of a chess player,” Ms. Binder said. ‘Queen’s Gambit’ Costumes Make Us Want to Toss Our Leggings 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z Skaters, musicians and chess players by the Washington Arch stopped and stared as we passed, holding our plastic candles and following an imposing lamplighter in a bowler hat. Two New York Neighborhoods Set the Stage for Decadence and Loss 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z It's anchored at the southern tip of Fifth Avenue by Washington Square Park, where street performers mingle with protesters and chess players. Big Apple Spotlight: Downtown Drinks 2010-05-18T20:00:00Z Washington Square Park, with its 1892 triumphal arch, remains a magnet for chess players and social activism. ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ Offers a Tour of a Lost New York 2019-02-03T05:00:00Z This free event exercises mental muscle, as chess players gather for a day of competition and clinics. Spare Times for Children for Aug. 14-20 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z To others, he was better known as the professional chess player he became in the 1920s. Marcel Duchamp's gift to New York 2013-01-06T17:59:01Z When I asked them what a chess player most needs, they didn’t talk about strategic thinking or rules of the game; they mentioned determination and the ability to face a challenge without being intimidated. The Girls Fighting Stereotypes in the World of Scholastic Chess 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z I’m no more of a chess player than a chimpanzee. Vince Gilligan: I’ve never Googled “Breaking Bad” 2012-07-23T20:47:00Z None of us are Bobby Fischer, none of us are chess players, particularly in my writers room. Vince Gilligan: I’ve never Googled “Breaking Bad” 2012-07-23T20:47:00Z Here was this lone American against this team from the Soviet Union who honed and nurtured their chess players. Child prodigy 2011-07-15T01:11:11Z Behind me was Kowloon, a wall of dense grid-like apartment blocks with thumping basketball courts, chess players and trees filled with twittering sparrows. China's new high-speed train from Hong Kong to Guangzhou 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z The study, which was published online in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, presents what the researchers say is the first large-scale evidence of gender bias against young female chess players. Female chess players may experience gender bias from parents, mentors 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z After a chess player and a climber competed without wearing headscarves other prominent women defied the authorities by violating the hijab law and voicing support for the protests. What has changed in Iran one year since Mahsa Amini protests erupted? 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z "Fain is playing this like a chess player. He's leading 21st century negotiations for unions." UAW union embraces social media as labor talks toughen ahead of deadline 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z Niemann alleged he had been falsely accused of cheating after a row between him and another top chess player broke out during a tournament last year. Chess player Hans Niemann's $100m lawsuit over cheating claims dismissed 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z In actuality however, there was an expert chess player hidden inside the box who wielded the chess pieces by moving the manikin's arms. From "holy hype" to AI sentience, tech has a history of inflating its potential 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z Lives Lived: Sultan Khan beat some of the world’s top chess players despite growing up with little access to chess books. Summer Heat 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z Eli Marquis, 12, said the chess players are constantly learning new skills and tactics — like opening and closing moves — allowing them to improve and ensuring they don’t get bored. Real-life ‘The Queen’s Gambit’: Custodian leads school chess teams in Maine 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z Casual observers, as well as newly avid chess players, may attribute the trend to pandemic lockdown and boredom, or perhaps to the popularity of the 2020 Netflix mini-series “The Queen’s Gambit.” The Grandmaster Plan to Turn Hordes of Kids Into Chess Fanatics 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z It was a bold gambit by the 25-year-old Kenyan chess player to disguise himself as a woman to compete in his country's female open chess tournament. Male chess player dons disguise to compete as woman 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z He had the arm muscles of a chess player. Dick Fosbury, 76, Whose ‘Flop’ Transformed the High Jump, Is Dead 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Since then, Millas has significantly improved his elo, a point system that measures how good a chess player is compared with others. Drew Millas and his chessboard bring camaraderie to Nats clubhouse 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z One of the first lessons the instructors impart is that piloting a rescue boat here means thinking like a chess player. In a Treacherous Corner of Washington, a Classroom With 40-Foot Waves 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z An Iranian chess player who defected to Spain after she competed without a hijab and was warned not to return to her country met with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in Madrid on Wednesday. Lebanon's Mikati says divisions in judiciary may have “dangerous consequences” if not resolved 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z Omondi is a known chess player, but Wanjala believes he thought his odds would be better in the women's category given the higher standard of play in the men's part of the tournament. Male chess player dons disguise to compete as woman 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, top Iranian chess player Sara Khadem took part in a tournament in Kazakhstan without a hijab for the second day running, in an apparent gesture of solidarity with the women-led protest movement. Iran protests: 100 detainees facing death penalty - rights group 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z He rose to national stardom with that performance, which saw him defeat 73 of the best chess players in his age group and win his division. Nigerian child chess prodigy granted US asylum 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z Magnus Carlsen, the world’s best chess player, was defeated by an American teenager, Hans Niemann, who was previously known only to serious fans of the game and mostly as an abrasive jerk. Your Tuesday Briefing 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z The day before he beat the greatest chess player in the world, Hans Niemann was a curly-haired 19-year-old American known only to serious fans of the game and mostly as an abrasive jerk. He’s the Bad Boy of Chess. But Did He Cheat? 2022-12-04T05:00:00Z Ms. Li, the chess player, said she had felt that she had more space to discuss her identity from a generational perspective. Applying to College, and Trying to Appear ‘Less Asian’ 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z “Sometimes people don’t even know there is a chess club here. It’s important to invest in the chess players,” said Abdul-Alim, who has covered chess since 2005. Howard students host nighttime chess game to raise funds for competition 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z Carlsen — a 31-year-old world champion who is generally considered one of the greatest chess players ever — has not commented on his social media posts about the the lawsuit. Chess star Hans Niemann sues over cheating allegations 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z “There is no merit to Hans’ allegations, and Chess.com looks forward to setting the record straight on behalf of its team and all honest chess players.” Expensive gambit: U.S. chess master Hans Moke Niemann sues world champ over cheating charges 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z Lawyers for Chess.com dismissed the allegations, and said the company "looks forward to setting the record straight on behalf of its team and all honest chess players." Chess cheating row: Hans Niemann sues accusers Magnus Carlsen and Chess.com for libel 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z Whereas a chess player who relies on AI to solve a board problem is not seeking to maximize but to minimize. Perspective | How do we draw the line between sports cheaters and sports strivers? 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z “We take great pride in being able to host the top chess players from across the world at the Saint Louis Chess Club,” executive director Tony Rich said in a statement Wednesday morning. Chess site alleges ‘likely’ cheating by Hans Niemann in more than 100 games 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z “There is no merit to Hans’ allegations, and Chess.com looks forward to setting the record straight on behalf of its team and all honest chess players,” according to the statement. Chess star Hans Niemann sues over cheating allegations 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z A top chess player accused of cheating has insisted he is "not going to back down" after making his first comments on the scandal in nearly a month. Hans Niemann: Chess player accused of cheating 'not backing down' 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z Carlsen is considered by many to be the greatest chess player of all time, but lost to Niemann in an in-person game in September. Chess cheating row: Hans Niemann sues accusers Magnus Carlsen and Chess.com for libel 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z A chess player at the centre of a cheating row gripping the game "likely" cheated in more than 100 games online, according to an investigation. Hans Niemann 'likely cheated' in more than 100 games, investigation finds 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z Women’s Chess Championships, we anticipate hosting another successful event, complete with rigorous protocols to ensure the best chess players in the country can continue to compete on an even playing field.” Chess site alleges ‘likely’ cheating by Hans Niemann in more than 100 games 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z A lauded Scandinavian chess player was so angered by an opponent’s behavior during a game that he took drastic action. In chess, a long history of cheating, chicanery and Cold War shenanigans 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z All chess players - men and women - can become grandmasters, which is the highest title a chess player can attain, if they have a rating of 2,500 and above. Ilya Smirin: Chess commentator sacked for sexist comments during match 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z You can see this in grandmaster chess players, whose heart rates triple to cantering under their shirts. Perspective | When chess is hard and cheating is easy, the next move is complicated 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z Former World Champion chess player Garry Kasparov recently weighed in with an assessment of Putin's leadership and how he may be holding his position. Is it the beginning of the end for Putin? 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z Cheating by a chess player, particularly in an online game, probably would involve connecting to a chess computer, or engine, capable of playing at a higher level than any human has been able to attain. Chess site alleges ‘likely’ cheating by Hans Niemann in more than 100 games 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z The resignation came shortly after Carlsen, considered by many to be the greatest chess player of all time, unexpectedly lost to Niemann in another tournament game, ending a 53-game winning streak. In chess, a long history of cheating, chicanery and Cold War shenanigans 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z The very top female chess players have this title. Ilya Smirin: Chess commentator sacked for sexist comments during match 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z A pair of American physiology researchers, Leroy DuBeck and Charlotte Leedy, were the first to wire tournament chess players with a variety of sensors to verify the relationship between thought and action. Perspective | When chess is hard and cheating is easy, the next move is complicated 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z “He’s really good for his age; there’s no question about that,” said Paul Townsend, 62, an avid chess player and member of England’s chess federation. His Next Move: A Ukrainian Boy Starts a New Life Through Chess 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z In Mr. Baryshpolets’s hometown, Kyiv, on a recent Saturday, chess players gathered in Shevchenko Park, laying out plastic chess pieces on stone tables while they waited for partners. Ukrainian Grandmaster Bids to Unseat Russian Head of World Chess Body 2022-08-06T04:00:00Z One of the most notorious examples of chess-based trickery was that of the “Mechanical Turk,” a late 17th-century contraption that claimed to be an automated chess player. In chess, a long history of cheating, chicanery and Cold War shenanigans 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z Mr Smirin's comments were picked up by several female chess players, including former female world champion Susan Polgar who called for a public apology and for him to be sacked over the "highly insulting" comments. Ilya Smirin: Chess commentator sacked for sexist comments during match 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z Anyone who questions whether strategic thought requires an athletic-like stamina should consider the physical toll on chess players, who can drop 10 pounds or more in a tournament with their metabolic burn rates. Perspective | When chess is hard and cheating is easy, the next move is complicated 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z It was also the match that stirred the imagination of a generation of young Indian chess players. Chess Olympiad 2022: Why India may sweep medals at the Chennai edition 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z James was a skilled fencer and chess player, Josefa said, and taught her how to recognize the constellations and shoot a bow and arrow when she was a child. Aerospace engineer and Black WWII veteran falsely labeled a mutineer dies at 101 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z Magnus Carlsen, the world’s top chess player, said he would not play in the world championship next year because he lacked the motivation. Your Thursday Briefing: Russia Expands Its Territorial Ambitions 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z Despite his clear talent, he was not sure that he wanted to become a professional chess player — a viable career in the Soviet Union — so he continued his regular education. Alexander Nikitin, Who Coached a Chess Champion, Dies at 87 2022-06-12T04:00:00Z Much like a chess player, which she is. Swiatek beats Gauff 6-1, 6-3 for 2nd French Open title 2022-06-04T04:00:00Z It might just be a good enough reason for them to get to know their country's best chess players by name. Chess Olympiad 2022: Why India may sweep medals at the Chennai edition 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z “God has a new chess partner,” the lawyer said, referring to Rodríguez Orejuela’s reputation for outsmarting his enemies and rivals, for which he earned the nickname “the chess player.” Leader of now-defunct Colombian drug cartel dies in US jail 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z They continued improving as chess players until their matches became something close to an addiction, complete with trash talking that still echoes today. The Third Baseman’s Gambit 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z Frye likened Lue as a coach to a chess player sacrificing a lesser piece to edge closer to checkmate. Why Clippers coach Tyronn Lue becomes an 'assassin' during playoffs 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z What was supposed to be a marathon has become a sprint for one of the world’s best chess players as he hopes for a shot at the world title. A Long March in April for Ding Liren, China’s No. 1 chess star 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z Those who knew him described the relatively recent Italian immigrant as a musician, painter, avid chess player and tiramisu expert, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Chicago teen with multiple felony charges allegedly stabbed bartender to death 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z Even as small-scale protests continue to simmer in Russian cities and significant artists, scholars athletes and even chess players publicly condemn the war, Mr. Putin insisted the week-old invasion is unfolding according to plan. Russia advances in Ukraine’s south as U.S. widens sanctions net 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z Russian chess players who have expressed support for the invasion, including former world champion Anatoly Karpov, face ethics charges and sanctions from the game’s Paris-based governing body. Russian chess grandmasters slam invasion of Ukraine in joint appeal to Putin 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z Vladimir Lenin and other Bolsheviks were avid chess players, Hudson said, and the Soviet leaders believed the 1917 Russian Revolution “came too early.” Russia dominated chess for a half-century. The game’s organizing body has now banned tournaments in the country. 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z “FIDE will take any necessary action to ensure the security of chess players and other members of the chess community.” Russian chess suffers as war divides two great powers of the game 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z Despite Mr. Putin’s iron grip on political power, a number of prominent Russians, including artists, athletes, chess players and business leaders have also gone public with their opposition to the war. In Russia, protests of invasion persist despite Kremlin crackdown 2022-02-27T05:00:00Z Often described as coldly calculating, like the chess player and judo fighter that he is, his speech on Monday resembled more that of an angry dictator than a shrewd strategist. Russia-Ukraine crisis: How likely is it to escalate into broader war? 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z Russians are famously great chess players, yet there are moments when even the steeliest grandmasters find their initial advances on the board blocked and must adjust strategy. Opinion | Putin as chess master: Strong opening but weak endgame in Ukraine 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z An experienced chess player who was also named Mr Nottingham in 1969, he said the small amount was "basically loose change that I had in my pocket". Nottinghamshire grandfather bags £2,700 win from 3p bet 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z “He’s thorough. He’s kind of a chess player.” Saints GM compliments Flores as coaching search continues 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z The researchers are aware of the privacy risks posed by the system, which could be used to unmask anonymous chess players online. AI unmasks anonymous chess players, posing privacy risks 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z But while some analysts have portrayed Mr. Putin as a wily chess player adroitly manipulating the West, his latest gambit could backfire. Can the West Stop Russia From Invading Ukraine? Here’s What You Need to Know. 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z Last year, Wolff, the retired chess player, helped launch a new political organization that aims to elect local officials focused on solving pressing problems. San Francisco’s vaunted tolerance dims amid brazen crimes 2021-12-11T05:00:00Z Carlsen, 31, is widely considered the best chess player since at least Garry Kasparov, and perhaps the best of all time. The World Chess Championship Has Everything but Wins and Losses 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z It’s no secret most chess players are attracted to the flashy and the spectacular. Savoring the mellow joys of positional chess 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z That last title, a period tale about a female chess player in a man’s world, won. The Emmys tried to look diverse. But they gave us predictable white winners 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z She had played against at least 59 male chess players by 1968, the year in which the episode was set, according to the legal papers. Soviet chess legend sues Netflix for 'sexist' line in Queen's Gambit show 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z “There’s a widespread sense that things are on the wrong track in San Francisco,” said Patrick Wolff, 53, a retired professional chess player from the Boston area who has lived in the city since 2005. San Francisco’s vaunted tolerance dims amid brazen crimes 2021-12-11T05:00:00Z A tournament-level chess player in his youth, he could be thinking several moves ahead, feinting to disguise his true strategy. Review: Does billionaire contrarian Peter Thiel contain multitudes? A biography weighs in 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z “And you’ve got to pick and choose your battles and stay sound and committed to what you’re doing and get ready to play chess with one of the best chess players in the world.” Mac vs. Zach: Rookie QBs highlight latest Pats-Jets showdown 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z At almost any hour of the day, you can find chess players on the east side of the circle, hunched over in concentration. Driver’s nightmare or urban oasis? Discover D.C.’s traffic circles — from the bustling to the bucolic. 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z "The Queen's Gambit", based on a 1983 novel by Walter Tevis, tells the story of young orphan Beth Harmon who becomes the world's best chess player in the Cold War era. Soviet chess legend sues Netflix for 'sexist' line in Queen's Gambit show 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z The Rev. Al Sharpton, who maintains relationships with most of the players in New York’s Democratic politics, described Mr. Heastie as an unpredictable political “chess player.” Carl Heastie: The Man Who Would Oversee Cuomo’s Impeachment 2021-08-04T04:00:00Z July proved a disorienting month for patriotic American chess players. Crowning achievement: Niemann, Wang and Kaidanov claim chess titles 2021-07-27T04:00:00Z Many chess players say making side deals in chess is essentially harmless. The Dark Side of Chess: Payoffs, Points and 12-Year-Old Grandmasters 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z But as so often happens, Jarecki decided against the life of a full-time chess player and decided to pursue other career paths. Carol Jarecki: From chess mom to one of the game’s greatest referees 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z Edward Bonds was a football player, a runner, a wrestler, a chess player, a soul singer and a lottery winner several times over. Edward Bonds, an athlete, coach, and singer, dies of complications of covid-19 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z Right now we’re watching that show about the chess player, which is really good. How a Neurosurgeon (and Netflix Star) Spends His Sundays 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z During the next several months, Saleh - an avid chess player - will be involved in making key moves to build a winner. Saleh begins tough task of changing Jets’ identity, culture 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z During the next several months, Saleh — an avid chess player — will be involved in making key moves to build a winner. Saleh begins tough task of changing Jets’ identity, culture 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z “It was quite accurate on how someone might become a great chess player, but maybe there would be more downfalls,” he said. How a Young Chess Phenom Spends His Sundays 2020-12-25T05:00:00Z The miniseries tells the fictional story of an orphaned chess prodigy on her rise to becoming the world’s greatest chess player. Unplug this season with puzzles and board games that both distract and entertain | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z In fact, great chess players use a combination of strategic intuition, pattern recognition and calculation to decide their moves; intuition alone is plenty to beat much weaker players. Perspective | Five myths about chess 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z Relationship tip: Do not watch a chess movie with a chess player. ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ accepted — with reservations 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z An ex-associate covering for Perry defends a chess player accused of killing a TV celebrity. Movies on TV this week: 'Kramer vs. Kramer' on TCM and more 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z In June, 16 of Twitch's top streamers played in a round robin chess tournament after being coached by a number of world-class chess players, including Nakamura. Chess is taking over the online video game world — and both are changing from this unlikely pairing 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z Austin Emile was a chess player before he took up soccer. Pandemic Leaves a Void for Young Athletes Seeking to Make College Teams 2020-06-06T04:00:00Z But the more we see chess players up close, the more it is obvious Fischer was a gargantuan outlier. Fast and furious: Carlsen and Nakamura transform chess into an adrenaline sport 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z But as the philosopher Homer Simpson once remarked of alcohol, for the chess player the game is both the cause of and the solution to all of life’s problems. Chess a casualty and a consolation in time of coronavirus lockdown 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z Vernigora was also a professional chess player and was studying at Moscow State University. Young chess players 'killed by laughing gas' 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z The current renaissance in chess is happening at the confluence of livestreaming technology, video game culture and one grandmaster's exceptional skills as both a chess player and entertainer. Chess is taking over the online video game world — and both are changing from this unlikely pairing 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z He is considered one of the greatest chess players in history. Chess master Garry Kasparov loses to computer in first of 6-game match: This Day in History 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z He was happy to be a part of the 20 or so chess players. High school’s new chess club is starting up quickly 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z “I’m not a highly cultured guy,” says the world’s strongest chess player and, for a brief giddy moment before Christmas, the No 1 Premier League fantasy football player on the planet. Magnus Carlsen: ‘You need to be very fortunate to be No 1 in fantasy football’ 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z Erstwhile Liverpool defender Nick Tanner has regained the number one spot in the fantasy football world rankings, days after he was briefly overtaken by the world’s top chess player, Magnus Carlsen. US briefing: Trump impeachment letter, Australia fires and teen vaping 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z Magnus Carlsen, the world’s best chess player for the last decade, is leading the Premier League’s official fantasy football table, beating over seven million players. Chess champion Magnus Carlsen moves to top of world fantasy football rankings 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z The world’s top chess player, Magnus Carlsen, is on the verge of another sporting triumph after climbing to third place – out of more than 7 million players worldwide – in the Fantasy Premier League. US briefing: NZ volcano, China trade war and Christian bill mill 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z Magnus Carlsen, the world’s best chess player for the last decade, is on the brink of reaching the top in another game – fantasy football. World chess champion on the verge of topping fantasy football table 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z It’s commonplace to compare ball handlers to chess players who see the game unfolding multiple moves ahead. Giving Thanks for Luka Dončić 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z As one former cabinet minister puts it: “He’s no chess player. He thinks one move at a time.” Any Johnson Brexit deal sows seeds of future confrontation with the EU | Rafael Behr 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z “When a such a legendary personality extends his desire to improve the level of America’s most talented chess players, it is a sign that some goodwill is possible between us,” he said. Russian chess legend Anatoly Karpov unable to get U.S. visa, friend... 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z “She was a chess player,” said her student, novelist David Treuer. Toni Morrison, 'Beloved' author captured tragic and joyful complexion of life and race, has died 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z His father, for all his technological skills, was also a musician, chess player, polymath and voracious reader. At Big Blue, America’s first black software engineer blazed a trail but paid a heavy price 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z Souvik Cole, a chess player and a Westlake Center security guard who has seen the area’s transformation, said “having something to do here makes all the difference.” ‘Can girls play?’ For Westlake Park’s diverse, quirky chess community, the answer is yes 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z A screenwriter friend of mine emailed me midway through the event to say that Sanders resembled “a very angry chess player in Washington Square Park in an undershirt and madras shorts in the summer heat.” And now, the dream of a Harris-Buttigieg ticket 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z Trump is not a master chess player, he just bluffs his opponents into forfeiting their moves — and that is exactly what he is doing to House Democrats. Eleven things Nancy Pelosi gets wrong about impeachment 2019-06-08T04:00:00Z I’m a chess player, so I’ll go with this one from Murray Head. California Inc.: After a milestone, all eyes are on the S&P 500 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z He thought he was well-equipped, especially as a chess player accustomed to thinking several moves ahead. At Big Blue, America’s first black software engineer blazed a trail but paid a heavy price 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z Many of the questions I received as world champion centered on why the Soviet Union produced so many great chess players. Opinion | The heart-warming tale of the 8-year-old chess champion is quintessentially American 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z “You can’t imagine what the world’s best chess player is up to.” A Forgotten Italian Port Could Become a Chinese Gateway to Europe 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z He’s also built a nice sideline as perhaps the best blindfold chess player of his era. Class act Vladimir Kramnik retires from competitive chess at age 43 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z He is more of a chess player – a manipulator – than any top draft choice since Luck. Trevor Lawrence is already great at 19. Money is keeping him out of the NFL 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z “It’s like a novice chess player going against” a grandmaster. Former NFL Pro Bowl Players try curling with Olympic goal 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z Similarly, Turing suggested, there might be no contradiction in a bad chess player making a chess program that plays brilliantly. How the Artificial Intelligence Program AlphaZero Mastered Its Games 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z “For now, it is inspiring new moves for chess players.” "Superhuman" AI Triumphs Playing the Toughest Board Games 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z Its 2017 decision to deny visas to the Israeli chess players was broadly denounced, and many contestants boycotted the tournament. Saudis Disqualified from Hosting Chess Match After Israelis Complain 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z “Some of the pulse rates are absolutely terrifying. I mean, it’s actually a miracle that some chess players don’t expire on the spot, frankly,” Pein said. Magnus Carlsen's tense victory sends interest in chess soaring 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z Yet in the unofficial contest of legends, where chess players rank the all-time greats, his performance is slipping. Chess: Magnus Carlsen set fair for a further reign as world champion 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z The logic of Carlsen’s decision was obvious: he is the best fast chess player in the world, and so he would be favored in the tie-break games, which are played under faster time controls. Magnus Carlsen Won the Chess World Championship Again, but Something Has Changed 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z And last December, Saudi Arabia came under fire for denying visas to seven Israeli chess players in a World Chess Federation tournament. At a sporting event in an Arab capital, an unexpected sound: The Israeli national anthem 2018-11-25T05:00:00Z Better yet, chess players can scour the Internet for other Square Off players and challenge them to matches. Holiday Gift Guide 2018 - Best in learning and edutainment 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z Alongside other work from his four-decade career, Alveng exhibited new photographs he shot around the world at the grave sites of former world champion chess players. The Magnus Effect: Norway Falls Hard for Chess 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z This is evident by the troll-like figure awaiting a chess player in the corner. Westworld, Ho! Inside Evermore, where the future of theme parks is not about rides but play - Los Angeles Times 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z Carlsen is now widely regarded as the best chess player of all time. Magnus Carlsen Won the Chess World Championship Again, but Something Has Changed 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z When chess-playing computer programs eclipsed the best human chess players, did that stop people from playing chess? Why data is the new oil: What we mean when we talk about “deep learning” 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z “He used to be a chess player and loved maths,” his brother Jishnu remembers. 'Is our life just worth a photo?': the tragic death of a couple in Yosemite 2018-11-03T04:00:00Z But in 2015, he angered women chess players when he suggested women were not suited to the game. Chess leadership race reaches endgame 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z Jenkins is a most thoughtful tactician, perhaps the voice players have been missing, but even the most gifted chess players make mistakes. Malcolm Jenkins, the new face of NFL player protests, says ‘We’re really just at the beginning’ 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z “Those two guys were chess players,” Lewis said. HOF Preview: Lewis ‘heart and soul’ of Ravens for 17 years 2018-07-29T04:00:00Z The best chess players once came from big cities like Moscow and New York that had a concentration of grandmasters who could teach younger players and raise their level of play. Why data is the new oil: What we mean when we talk about “deep learning” 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z Krabbé is a cyclist and also a championship chess player, and he’s exceptionally good on the tactics and mind games involved. On your bike: the best books about cycling 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z American chess player Nazi Paikidze also drew international attention when she refused to attend the Women's World Championship in Iran in 2016. Chess player boycotts Iran over headscarf 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z Abhi joins great chess players such as the late Bobby Fischer, who was the only U.S. Children in community chess program shine 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z In a famous study of chess players by Adriaan de Groot in the 1960s, pieces were shown on a board for five seconds and then removed. Perspective | How is LeBron James always one move ahead? Let’s ask the scientists. 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z At the time — not four months ago — De Sousa proudly described himself as a chess player who uses strategic thinking to avoid pitfalls. It’s checkmate for Baltimore’s latest police commissioner 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z It would have to be Duchamp, because he could perhaps teach me to play chess – he was one of the best chess players in France. David Shrigley: ‘Self-delusion is quite important if you want to be an artist’ 2018-04-29T04:00:00Z Ukrainian chess player Anna Muzychuk said that she did not want to wear an abaya, the full-length, loose-fitting robes women are required to wear in public in Saudi Arabia. Chess player boycotts Iran over headscarf 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z “But don’t forget, we are also chess players.” China Conducts War Games, and Taiwan Is the Target 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z Hungary has produced brilliant mathematicians, physicists, and chess players. How Viktor Orban Bends Hungarian Society to His Will 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z "I think you need to have someone that's a good chess player, and at the same time, that isn't afraid to get into a street fight and to take a punch," Avenatti said. The Stormy Daniels swirl of trouble for President Trump: How bad is it? 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z Morphy and Bobby Fischer are the only two legitimate claimants to the title of greatest American chess player of all time. For Mardi Gras, a celebration of Paul Morphy, New Orleans’ finest 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z “Anyone who knows me knows that I’m a chess player, and I don’t like to be outwitted,” he told reporters. Baltimore’s new police leader faces numerous challenges 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z He said he is “a chess player” who has always been focused on the operational side of policing. Baltimore mayor fires police commissioner, citing rise in crime 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z It said that 10 of the world’s top male chess players and 11 of the top female players would participate, along with players from 55 countries. Saudi Arabia blocks Israel’s chess team from world championships 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z Her sister, also a chess player, will also miss the event. Chess champion to miss Saudi Arabia tournament over women's rights 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z The world’s top three chess players from Norway, Armenia and Azerbaijan are participating in the tournament. Saudi Arabia hosts world chess games, testing reform limits 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z “The event is not a world championship if they prevent chess players from several countries from taking part,” Aizenberg said. Israeli chess players denied visas for event in Saudi Arabia 2017-12-24T05:00:00Z “The event is not a world championship if they prevent chess players from several countries from taking part,” Aizenberg told Reuters. Chess federation says Israel excluded from Saudi-hosted match 2017-12-24T05:00:00Z Such puzzles, for people unfamiliar with them, are available in books for chess players. Decatur school’s chess club making all the right moves 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z “David Boren is a 3-D chess player in a world of checkers players,” Tom Cole, a Republican congressman whose district includes Oklahoma’s campus in Norman, said. The President Who Politicked Oklahoma Back to the Top 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z “The same applies for many other chess players who are waiting for their visa invitation letters. We are making a huge effort to ensure that all players get their visas.” Chess federation vows 'huge effort' to include Israelis in Saudi-hosted match 2017-11-27T05:00:00Z Are you the best chess player in hip-hop? RZA: 'Martin Shkreli sold our album on eBay for $1.2m – he could have got more' 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z “The event is not a world championship if they prevent chess players from several countries from taking part,” Aizenberg told Reuters. Chess federation says Israel excluded from Saudi-hosted match 2017-12-24T05:00:00Z Enrolled in an alternative public school after struggling in big classrooms, Le was an avid chess player. He was 20 and unarmed. A police shooting brings Seattle's Vietnamese Americans into the world of activism 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z He says Putin is a “chess player” who has distracted Democrats and the media into focusing on Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election and any possible collusion with Trump associates. A look at the 3 Utah Republicans running for US House seat 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z “The same applies for many other chess players who are waiting for their visa invitation letters. We are making a huge effort to ensure that all players get their visas.” Chess federation vows 'huge effort' to include Israelis in Saudi-hosted match 2017-11-27T05:00:00Z Replace the Estonian fencers with Latvian sprinters or Dutch chess players, and the plot — not to mention the cheesy suspense music — would be the same. Review | ‘The Fencer’ dresses up the underdog sports movie with a veneer of political intrigue 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z While the rest of the world goes on vacation, chess players get down to work. Virginia puts on a show as Alex Lenderman takes U.S. Open Chess Championship 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z He won the competition in 2014 - a title that helped earn him his grandmaster status the same year, at 16, elevating him among some of the world’s youngest chess players to reach that level. Utah chess prodigy aims for national title, Mormon mission 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z Herrod, echoing comments he made in a debate the evening before, told the crowd that Russian President Vladimir Putin is “a chess player” who has out-maneuvered the Obama administration and U.S. media. Utah GOP faithful backs ex-legislator for Chaffetz’s seat 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z A skilled chess player, Osagie easily beats most of the customers who challenge him at his shop. 7th-grader becomes Baltimore’s first-ever national chess champion 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z For decades, leading computer scientists believed that, given the traditional status of chess as an exemplary demonstration of human intellect, a competent computer chess player would soon also surpass all other human abilities. Artificial Intelligence: Chess match of the century : Nature : Nature Research 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z He is a master chess player on the geopolitical stage, rivaling, or surpassing, the KGB spymaster, Putin. Trump’s brilliant move turns tables on Putin and the world 2017-04-08T04:00:00Z The chess grandmaster and former junior champion headed to St. Louis last Friday, where he will compete against nine of the country’s top chess players younger than 21 in hopes of winning his second U.S. Utah chess prodigy aims for national title, Mormon mission 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z The event features the nation’s top 24 chess players and will crown both the U.S. champion and the U.S. women’s champion. US Chess Championship underway in St. Louis 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z Meet Santiago Ramón y Cajal, an artist, photographer, doctor, bodybuilder, scientist, chess player and publisher. Hunched Over a Microscope, He Sketched the Secrets of How the Brain Works 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z The chess player was born in Crimea and at 12 became the youngest grandmaster ever, before moving to Russia in 2009. At World Chess Championship, Familiar Overtones of East-West Politics 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z “Like a grand master chess player, Sessions devised strategy after strategy to block, thwart, delay and ultimately defeat the bill.” Opponents of legal immigration hope their ties to Jeff Sessions will influence Trump 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z “I’m scared when I see a chess player playing checkers — and we are checkers.” With Trump, Russia Goes From Thursday’s Foe of U.S. to Friday’s Friend 2016-12-31T05:00:00Z The website FiveThirtyEight.com ranked the Crimson Tide the No. 1 team over the past 80 years using an adapted ELO power rating, a formula originally created to grade chess players. Huskies facing what could be the greatest team ever 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z Aged 12, he ranked seventh in the whole country in the under-13 category for chess players. Who is Peter Thiel and why is he advising Donald Trump? - BBC News 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z The result is a controlled version of chaos on the chessboard, and it provides an interesting challenge for new and old chess players. Really Bad Chess: An app that’s a twist on an old game 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z Woody Harrelson, the actor who is a skilled chess player himself, was there. World Chess Championship Kicks Off With V.I.P. Treatment 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z From the mid-20th century through the millennium, chess players from the former Soviet Union, or Russia after the fall of the state in 1991, dominated the highest level of chess competition against their international counterparts. A Throwback Showdown for Chess’s New Generation 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z “He’s the first chess player to be a model.” World Chess Smackdown on South Street! Be There! 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z Because sometimes those traits are predictors of criminality, and other times they are just predictors of, say, a lousy chess player. A Criminal Trait in the Refusal to Wait? 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z In his 2013 book, “Average Is Over,” Mr. Cowen briefly mentioned how two average human chess players, working with three regular computers, were able to beat both human chess champions and chess-playing supercomputers. The Pentagon’s ‘Terminator Conundrum’: Robots That Could Kill on Their Own 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z "There is a great deal of difference between a 100m sprinter and a chess player - one looks at process, and the other is much more analytical and thinking," he says. Sport 'mechanic of the mind' brings Olympic expertise to firms - BBC News 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z My personal experience might be helpful to other chess players considering whether or not to follow Paikidze’s example or to support her position. Who benefits from a chess championship boycott? Not Iranian women | Ghoncheh Ghavami 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z Ringoir, a grandmaster chess player known as the “Belgian Butcher,” is a flight risk in a sharp wind. NFL’s John Urschel has a brain made for math. And he’s willing to risk it on the field. 2016-10-08T04:00:00Z Some of the chess players got speaking roles, and others helped with the crew. Uganda’s ‘Queen of Katwe’ got her start at this slum chess school 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z Women chess players are displeased with being asked to wear hijab at a chess world championship in Iran. Professional Women Chess Players Object to Wearing Hijab At World Championship in Iran 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z It was the first visit by the world’s greatest chess player to the world’s most powerful city. Thoughts from champ Magnus Carlsen on chess, intuition and fashion 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z I was probably the most average chess player in the world. Truth, beauty and annihilation: my quest for chess mastery | Stephen Moss 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z And now, three seasons into his NFL career, the notoriety of being a professional football player/math PhD student/chess player has turned him into a peculiar celebrity. NFL’s John Urschel has a brain made for math. And he’s willing to risk it on the field. 2016-10-08T04:00:00Z “It’s better to be a chess player than the pieces.” Michael Bromberg, leading health-insurance lobbyist, dies at 78 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z The job requires hyper-vigilance, and the strategic mind of a chess player able to think 15 moves ahead, to avoid being featured in case law or the evening news. This is what being a Seattle cop is like 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z She was an accomplished chess player, nationally ranked as a child. Laurel Fan, 34, known in Seattle climbing community, dies in fall 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z “The highest art of the chess player,” he says, “lies in not allowing your opponent to show you what he can do.” Truth, beauty and annihilation: my quest for chess mastery | Stephen Moss 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z "He was a chess player on the football field and he put people in checkmate in a minute on the defensive end." HOF 2016: Ken "Snake" Stabler makes Hall 1 year after death 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z “He was a pretty good chess player out there, always two or three steps ahead of everybody else on the different tacks and wind shifts.” Olympian Trevor Moore loved the water; it’s where he was last seen 2016-07-31T04:00:00Z Ms. Polgar, who is widely considered the best female chess player ever, said women were often held back by lower ambition, choosing to play in the less competitive all-female events rather than in open tournaments. 4 Young Chess Masters Tackle a Persistent Puzzle: The Gender Gap 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z “He always admonished me for playing too fast. He was a chess player in its truest sense.” Soviet-Born Chess Grandmaster Dead at 85 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z “While all artists are not chess players,” he said, “all chess players are artists.” Truth, beauty and annihilation: my quest for chess mastery | Stephen Moss 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z Third-grade teacher Wyntra Storms, a mentor to the young chess players, said the unrest that followed Brown's death was difficult on the kids. Amid turmoil, chess helps Ferguson kids cope, excel 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z Third-grade teacher Wyntra Storms, a mentor to the young chess players, said the unrest that followed Brown’s death was difficult on the kids. Amid turmoil, chess helps Ferguson kids cope, excel 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z Tall, sombre, intense, Drake was a championship chess player in high school whose gift for mathematics, computers and languages made him a natural for foreign eavesdropping and the cryptographic and linguistic skills it required. How the Pentagon punished NSA whistleblowers | Mark Hertsgaard 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z Hailed by some as the best chess player the world has ever seen, he’s appeared on TV, radio, billboards and the sides of buses. Magnus Carlsen: the cool grandmaster who cries when he loses to himself 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z I had become a marginally better chess player, but there was no great evidence I had become a better, more focused person. Truth, beauty and annihilation: my quest for chess mastery | Stephen Moss 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z It’s official: The kindergarten and first-grade chess players from Public School 77, who were profiled in The New York Times last month, are now the national champions for their grade levels. New York’s Littlest Chess Players Win National Championship 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z “If there are some very good chess players in the area, I bet we could give them a good game.” Chess club hopes for members, interest in centuries-old game 2016-05-07T04:00:00Z “Americans gravitate towards champions—full stop, end of story. You don’t need Bobby Fischer,” Seirawan said, referring to the greatest American chess player of all time, whose heyday was the nineteen-sixties and seventies. A Chess Renaissance in the Midwest 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z You never see defeated chess players dropping to their knees and rending their garments. Magnus Carlsen: the cool grandmaster who cries when he loses to himself 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z It had become apparent to me why Duchamp likened chess players to artists. Truth, beauty and annihilation: my quest for chess mastery | Stephen Moss 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z In a room across the hall, Reid Segarra, a kindergartner, unwound the dilemma of the young chess player. The Littlest Chess Champions 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z The informal group of chess players have been meeting at the library for about 1½ years. Chess club hopes for members, interest in centuries-old game 2016-05-07T04:00:00Z “Imagine that this city would become the most noticeable spot, chess spot, on the world map,” Garry Kasparov, arguably the greatest chess player ever, alongside Fischer, told the crowd gathered at the U.S. A Chess Renaissance in the Midwest 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z Fischer was considered by many to be the greatest chess player of all time. From Kubrick to Cowell: offshore dealings of the stars laid bare in Panama Papers 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z He recalled an unhappy experience in 2011 while training with Garry Kasparov, who successfully defended his championship in 1995 at the World Trade Center, and whom many consider the greatest chess player of all. That Other Game of Thrones 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z When elite chess players were studied, the ones with lower IQ’s often worked harder and then did better because they felt they were at a disadvantage. The 4 Rituals That Will Make You an Expert at Anything 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z “We certainly welcome chess players of any skill level or even those who want to learn to play chess,” Dr. Wisenburn said. Chess club hopes for members, interest in centuries-old game 2016-05-07T04:00:00Z For one of the country’s greatest chess players, it is a familiar approach. An End to a Chess Grandmaster’s Eviction Battle Could Be Near 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z As you probably don’t know, computers have been beating human chess players for years, but Go has long been something of a holy grail for machines. Farhad and Mike Discuss the Apple Case and a Go-Playing Computer Program 2016-03-12T05:00:00Z “That is always a good thing, publicity, good or bad,” Kwai Keong Chan, a chess player from Hong Kong, was quoted as saying. In the Age of Google DeepMind, Do the Young Go Prodigies of Asia Have a Future? 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z He rides a horse bare-chested, defeats a series of chess players, organizes "Winter Olympic Games in 40 degrees", tranquilizes a tiger, and dances in ballet-style tights with a prominent bulge in front. Slovenian comedian rocks with Putin parody; Trump to follow 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z Chess Federation, the official governing body for chess players and competition in the U.S. Chess club hopes for members, interest in centuries-old game 2016-05-07T04:00:00Z “While all artists are not chess players, all chess players are artists,” he insisted. Chess is gloriously rebellious. Maybe that’s what Saudi Arabia’s mufti fears | Stephen Moss 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z “He was brilliant even as a 4-year-old,” said Ms. Dong, who is currently ranked No. 4 among female chess players in New Jersey by the United States Chess Federation. A Chess Prodigy, a Mentor and Still a Teenage Girl 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z When standups perform, their jokes include exposition, to keep the audience from getting lost; but comedians among their own kind are like chess players executing a quick flurry of moves. Leslie Jones: Always Funny, Finally Famous 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z Shaw must be a pretty good chess player. Rematches are tricky, but USC is confident ahead of Pac-12 title game with Stanford 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z He was an exceptional bridge and chess player. John McKay and Tommy Prothro took USC-UCLA rivalry to new level in mid '60s 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z People sometimes ask me what I would have been if I hadn’t been a chess player, and I say: ‘Perhaps I’d be a lawyer like my elder brother.’ Grandmaster crash: the inside story of how English chess pawned its future 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z A dozen elementary school students were playing Fabiano Caruana, who at 23 is the No. 2 chess player in the United States. An American Chess Master, Age 23, Awaits His Turn on a Bigger Stage 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z Two smokers, chess players and lovers of art and music, they always lived modestly. Helmut Schmidt dies; West German chancellor was transformative leader 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z One of its star contributors was a young aristocrat, ladies’ man, chess player, dandy, and lepidopterist who was earning his living as a private tutor. Nabokov’s Silent Partner 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z Right up there with Ruy Lopez as one of the greatest Catholic priest/chess players, Lombardy had a resume as a rising junior star that rivaled that of Fischer, who was six years his junior. DAVID R. SANDS: Bobby Fischer’s priestly second shines in new biopic 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z In part, Short blames the “small-mindedness” of chess players in the UK for the state of the game. Grandmaster crash: the inside story of how English chess pawned its future 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z He and his brother were obsessive chess players, and they treated people as if they were pawns in their game, and not as human beings. “Every president has been manipulated national security officials”: David Talbot exposes America’s “deep state” 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z The Russian seems to gaze at the president the way a good chess player approaches an inferior opponent—somewhere between delighted and bored by the intellectual mismatch. President ‘Mumbo-Jumbo’ 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z Whatever their tournament energy output, physical preparation such as swimming or running is common among elite-level chess players. Who, What, Why: Do bridge and chess make you fitter? - BBC News 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z Though it oversimplifies a complex reality to put it that way, something like that seems to have happened to Bobby Fischer, considered by many to be the greatest chess player who ever lived. 'Pawn Sacrifice' ably follows chess master Bobby Fischer's unraveling, move by move 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z Deduct his train fare from Northumbria – strong chess players, either for economic or complex cognitive reasons, are notorious non-drivers – and his profit was minimal. Grandmaster crash: the inside story of how English chess pawned its future 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z For a moment I felt I’m like a chess player and I’m going to win the game. Ai Weiwei – from criminal to art-world superstar 2015-09-12T04:00:00Z We are sitting as close as chess players. Piggott on Frankel and fairytales 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z “We have a lot more crossover with chess players,” he said. Daily Fantasy-Sports Operators Await Reality Check 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z A spectacular success in a chess tournament very probably does tell you something about your skill as a chess player. Is Success A Matter Of Skill Or Luck? Wrong Question 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z “I feel increasingly self-conscious about my lack of money, and think people are looking at me saying: ‘What’s he doing as a chess player?’ Grandmaster crash: the inside story of how English chess pawned its future 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z Just as a chess player might examine variations of the Ruy Lopez and King’s Indian Defense, a mathematician might study particularly clever applications of the Chinese remainder theorem or the sieve of Eratosthenes. The Singular Mind of Terry Tao 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z He was thinking ahead like a chess player and he easily got into the zone.” Why has Freddy Adu chosen to join the Tampa Bay Rowdies? 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z The thought process of a master chess player applies to business strategy. PegaVoice: Disruptors Wanted: How Successful Companies View Employees And Customers 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z For example, in a study of 90 Austrian tournament chess players, the psychologist Roland Grabner and his colleagues found that IQ correlated positively with tournament chess rating. How Smart Should the President Be? 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z What makes for a strong chess player also produces a terrible diplomat, politician, administrator and sometimes, of course, quite an odd human being. Grandmaster crash: the inside story of how English chess pawned its future 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z But perhaps the most satisfying way to remember a chess player is by playing chess in his honor. DAVID R. SANDS: Honoring a fallen star with a star-studded chess tournament 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z "Of the top 100 chess players, 98 are men," he wrote in a tweet on April 20, adding that that number would rise to 99 when Polgar falls off the list in August. Tempest on a chess board: Hungary's Polgar disputes UK's Short 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z Noah Watson and Hunter Deal, despite their freshman status, were seasoned chess players because of their participation in the middle school program, said Dornhagen, and managed well competing at the state tournament. EXCHANGE: Freeport High School chess team finds success 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z The Elo formula was originally used to rank chess players, and not all of those dominant NFL teams cited won the Super Bowl. Seahawks No. 1 in almost every media NFL playoff power rankings 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z Hackers are winning the cybersecurity war because they’re strategic, well organized, persistent and think ten steps ahead like the best chess players. SymantecVoice: Fighting The Cybersecurity War: 4 Ways To Combat Hackers And Cyber Criminals 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z President Obama is proving to be a master chess player; his Republican opponents are proving once again to be clueless. Who’s Playing Marbles Now? 2014-12-20T05:00:00Z Moreover Hungary is famous for producing both world-class chess players, and a high number of Nobel Prize winners in maths and science. Budapest's underground escape craze 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z Many of the Bletchley code breakers were chess players of note. 'The Imitation Game' Sparks a New Wave of Code-Breakers But while Carlsen's fortunes are followed in Norway by chess players and non-chess players alike, he is a less familiar figure outside the country. Does anybody still care about chess? 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z “He thought like a chess player, always three or four moves ahead, not only for our firm, but for the sake of the projects,” Mr. von Klemperer said. Paul Katz, Big-Picture Architect, Dies at 57 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z “Serious study alone” is the strongest predictor of skill for tournament-rated chess players… College students who tend to study alone learn more over time than those who work in groups. Introverts or Extroverts: Here’s Which One Has It Better 2014-11-15T05:00:00Z With a bit of practice, chess players develop the discipline to think ahead. How Chess Players Can Win at Personal Finance 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z I'm not a chess player, but I've enjoyed reading it because it goes beyond chess to illuminate gender issues, psychology, national and ethnic rivalries and the economics of the game. After Rocky Start, Grand Prix Finds a Favorite in the Lead 2014-10-11T04:00:00Z A recent poll put the number of chess players in the world in the hundreds of millions. Does anybody still care about chess? 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z “He’s a chess player,” says Leonard Steinberg, president of Urban Compass, a real estate brokerage in the city. Gary Barnett, Controversial Master of New York City Luxury Real Estate 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z This month the greatest female chess player in history decided to retire. What The Queen Of Chess Can Teach You About Being Successful 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z And the concrete bleachers of the nearby basketball court serve as ready-made seats for customers and chess players. Harlem’s Flower and Chess Man, Forced Into an Unwanted Move 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z I watched the world’s best chess player being humbled by a computer. HERB: A robot that can unload a dishwasher and (sometimes) take apart an Oreo As a former chess player, I am struck by the growing achievements of women in this great game — one in which men were once said to have an overwhelming intrinsic advantage. Why the Economic Gender Gap Will Eventually Close 2014-09-13T04:00:00Z Next month, more than 500 chess players from 39 countries will arrive at the Planet Hollywood Casino in Las Vegas to compete in a tournament with the biggest prize fund in chess history — $1 million. Millionaire Chess to Hit Las Vegas, in Gambit to Raise Game’s Profile With Big Prizes 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z The deleted links include pages about European criminals, a musician and an amateur chess player. Wikipedia names deleted search links 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z But Mr. Korley, a senior at Duke University who currently ranks 60th among the country’s active chess players, returned again and again for Mr. Gibbs’s company. Harlem’s Flower and Chess Man, Forced Into an Unwanted Move 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z So it appears that Putin is not only a poor chess player, he is an exceeding bad poker player, constantly raising the stakes while facing a decreasing expected return. Why Putin Shot Down MH-17 2014-07-26T04:00:00Z The great chess players know they need to get the most out of each of their pieces to win. How Manuel Neuer, Germany's 11th man, is revolutionising goalkeeping 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z The site and dates for the tournament were announced in December, but chess players were slow to respond. Millionaire Chess to Hit Las Vegas, in Gambit to Raise Game’s Profile With Big Prizes 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z The chess players fought back and pressed an alarm bell. Three sentenced to death in Tiananmen Square car attack 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z Armed police arrived in just over a minute and overpowered the attackers with the help of chess players. Four hurt in knife attack in restive western China 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z It was first created to compare the relative skills of chess players. A Better Way to Rank Soccer Teams in a Fairer World Cup 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z The competition spurred quick improvements as programmers collaborated with chess players, blending the expertise of both fields. Automating Cybersecurity 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z Mr. Holloway and his fellow chess players were among the few who remembered the park’s earlier, grittier days. Blooms Return to Washington Square Park After Years of Renovation 2014-05-10T01:31:32Z For many people, the idea of a famous chess player evokes the image of someone smart yet nerdy—and male. Are Girls Bad at Chess? 2014-04-15T13:45:00Z "He'd taken Mr Obama's measure during the Syria crisis and surely judged him not a shrewd international chess player but a secretly anxious professor who makes himself feel safe with the sound of his voice." 'Who lost Crimea?' 2014-03-17T16:29:08Z Experiments have shown that this cognitive bias literally changes how even expert chess players see the board in front of them. How Psychologists Study the Einstellung Effect in Chess 2014-03-17T13:00:00Z “I’m a chess player, so that was a power move right there,” Anthony said. Knicks 115, Bucks 94: Knicks Buttress Their Playoff Hopes in a Sixth Straight Win 2014-03-15T20:16:18Z As with Gobet’s chess players, in all sports and skills, the only real rule is that there is a tremendous natural range. The Five Paths To Being the Best at Anything 2014-03-11T04:01:39Z To control for the possibility that all chess players, both male and female, perform worse when playing against a male opponent, the researchers included a comparison group of young male players. Are Girls Bad at Chess? 2014-04-15T13:45:00Z But I am not a chess player at work — what you see is what you get — so this is all very new territory for me. The Workologist: The Insufferable Colleague 2014-01-25T18:05:14Z Zweig's novella taps into a well-established popular image of the mad chess player. How imaginary chess kept one man sane 2014-01-03T00:24:03Z Introduced to the game at age 5, Carlsen was named a chess grandmaster at 13 and became the youngest chess player in history ranked No. 1 in the world at 19. Couch Slouch: Magnus Carlsen, the new world chess champion 2013-12-22T22:50:56Z “The game is mental,” notes Starks, an avid chess player. Georgetown point guard Markel Starks sticks to his plans as Hoyas take on No. 18 Kansas 2013-12-20T17:53:00Z To see if this might be happening with young female chess players, Rothgerber and Wolsiefer looked at the number of tournaments played by their research participants in the following year. Are Girls Bad at Chess? 2014-04-15T13:45:00Z Chess players defy police: At least for an afternoon, the chess players were back at the usual spot they’ve occupied for years along downtown San Francisco’s busy Market Street. Minneapolis runaway, 9, takes flight to Las Vegas without ticket 2013-10-07T00:38:51Z In fact, what's remarkable is not that some chess players exhibit varying degrees of eccentricity or pathology but that the vast majority remain rational and emotionally adjusted. How imaginary chess kept one man sane 2014-01-03T00:24:03Z “He’s like a chess player who is always a few moves ahead.” Russell Wilson, Seahawks carry great expectations in 2013 2013-09-06T00:23:43Z Some liken the emir's strategy to a chess player who surveys the entire board and moves pieces carefully. Kuwait's ruling emir puts diplomacy first 2013-07-25T11:15:48Z Zeman is a political chess player, and is using the fact that he is the first popularly elected president to try and expand his power. Czech President Swears in Government Led by Ally 2013-07-10T17:52:06Z Joining a group helps you internalize an identity, whether it's as a runner or a yoga practitioner or, for that matter, a chess player. Working out together, we find the will to keep on going 2013-06-05T23:04:55Z "Garry is brilliant to watch as a chess player," he responds. Stage set for chess thriller 2013-05-31T00:51:10Z "A long-term study of chess players and musicians has led scientists to finally conclude practice doesn't make perfect," noted RJ Currie of SportsDeke.com. You don't have to be Einstein to figure out this formula 2013-05-26T01:00:06Z He was a cagey chess player and wicked impressionist, capable of mimicking the voices of Georgetown’s entire athletics staff. Bill Shapland, longtime Georgetown sports information director, dies at 57 2013-04-26T21:30:00Z A keen chess player since his youth, he went on to become one of the world's best players of the 1800s and has an entry in the game's . Scots who fought America's war 2012-12-18T01:21:13Z The way Dominguez, an avid chess player, describes his current fortunes on the track speaks to that particular mind-set. An Unorthodox Jockey and Predictable Winner 2012-11-19T20:13:33Z The 36-year-old is now the greatest female chess player of all time and the only woman ever to reach the top 10 in the world rankings. Meet the superhumans 2012-11-18T00:04:00Z She is not just the best woman chess player of all time; she is the best by a mile. Judit Polgar: 'Everything was about chess' 2012-11-12T19:30:02Z "I feel like we walk a line in this sport between daredevils and chess players," Brad Keselowski said in February. Drivers grumbling after wreckfest at Talladega 2012-10-08T22:43:08Z Tetris and chess players often see pieces when they close their eyes. Small Talk 2012-07-19T23:05:01Z But he relishes political tactics and is a passionate chess player who once delayed a strategy meeting to complete a match. Peña Nieto Savors Long-Plotted Victory in Mexico 2012-07-03T02:00:32Z Teppo, wielding his own sword, demonstrates various defensive maneuvers for each, like a chess player responding to an opponent’s opening gambit. A Sword Fighting Lesson With Neal Stephenson 2012-06-15T10:13:57Z He is not the kind who has a rockstar-like fan-following, but ask any chess player and they will tell you how solid he is. How Vishy Anand retained his world chess title 2012-05-31T12:37:11Z He is a really good chess player, which may surprise some considering his tough-guy image. Euro 2012: Russia – the secrets behind the players 2012-05-30T13:00:02Z Much has also been made of his prowess as a chess player. How Boaz Weinstein and Hedge Funds Outsmarted JPMorgan 2012-05-26T18:04:24Z "The general perception is that if you play chess it will help with your studies, especially in logical reasoning, mathematics, physics, and there are surveys which prove that chess players are better mathematicians," he adds. Why chess is booming in India 2012-05-17T23:25:22Z "I've said all along that as a race car driver, you walk a fine line between being a daredevil and a chess player," Brad Keselowski said after Sunday's victory. In The Pits: Smoke takes his shots at Talladega 2012-05-07T21:27:09Z I have never been a clever chess player: I have spoiled games by envisioning a spiral staircase, by designing a parachute or estimating the cost of draining a marsh instead of planning my next move. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z The club was bankrolled by businessman Rex Sinquefield, a retired financial executive and avid chess player who is also active in Missouri politics. A bold move in the small world of college chess 2012-04-06T03:42:13Z A chess player may meet with competitors at any one of the several chess rooms. Collins' Illustrated Guide to London and Neighbourhood 2012-04-06T02:00:29.250Z He's rich, he's a very fine chess player—and probably the smartest man in New Orleans, sergeant. The Mardi Gras Mystery 2012-03-24T02:00:18.017Z They were here, much to the intense delight of Charles, interrupted by the voices of the chess players. It May Be True, Vol. II (of III) 2012-03-20T02:00:12.527Z He was an expert chess player and a wonderful amateur billiardist. The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan 2012-03-15T02:00:21.153Z The chess player, too, when well matched, uses more brain power than the whist player. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z Mr. Rogoff — an accomplished chess player — explains that there is a term in chess called an “only move,” a move forced by circumstance — the only one available to avoid immediate defeat. Economic Scene: Republicans Malign a Stimulus, but the Plausible Options Were Few ? Economic Scene 2012-02-29T02:15:30Z "I feel like we walk a line in this sport between daredevils and chess players," he said. James Buescher Dodges Wreck to Win Daytona Race 2012-02-26T03:16:16Z His mind, when at rest, reviews his day's work almost automatically, just as a chess player's brain will, after an exciting game, go over every situation in a half dream-like condition and evolve new solutions. Inventors 2012-02-08T03:00:16.647Z Rating Chess Players The so-called Elo rating system determines the relative strengths of two chess players based on past performance. Your Model Against Mine 2012-01-25T19:05:39Z He was an accomplished wrestler, a versatile musician, a formidable chess player and an occasional skier. Matthew P. Sapolin, Who Led Bloomberg?s Office for Disabled, Dies at 41 2011-11-30T03:58:15Z They describe “freestyle” chess tournaments in which teams of amateur chess players using computers are able to beat both powerful computers and human grandmasters. Economics Focus: Marathon machine 2011-11-16T21:48:01Z In the hollow figure there sat a clever chess player who worked its hands and with them carried out the moves on the board. Morals and the Evolution of Man 2011-11-14T03:00:18.930Z I found, besides, from Ara to Glea, In the broad rich country of Ossorie, Sweet fruits, good laws for all and each, Great chess players, men of truthful speech. A Book of Irish Verse Selected from modern writers with an introduction and notes by W. B. Yeats 2011-10-27T02:00:26.373Z Younger chess players these days are aided by Internet programs that enable them to practice obsessively and access hundreds of years of recorded strategies in minutes. Grandmaster Maurice Ashley in D.C. to promote chess for children 2011-10-13T01:46:31Z Mr. Paine called this evening; told me of his being with Dr. Franklin and about the chess player, or Automaton, and that the Dr. had no idea of the mode of communication. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z To become a good chess player, he learned to focus on how he made decisions because he could not calculate the results of all his possible moves. DealBook: Good at Chess? A Hedge Fund May Want to Hire You 2011-09-29T23:28:21Z I don’t know if he plays chess, but I betcha he’d be a hell of a chess player because he can think ahead of everybody. O?Brien?s high school coach: ?Danny has some type of special gift up top? 2011-09-02T13:10:00Z I had a lot of plans in my head, like a chess player, but the character of the opening depended on the moves you made; one move led to another, chance was kind to me. Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z One of the things, at least for me, that was very important to becoming a good chess player was losing a lot of games. Corner Office: Alan Trefler: Your Opinions Are Respected (and Required) 2011-08-06T16:58:43Z "We think our T-shirts are lovely and don't see why anyone would object to anyone wearing one, least of all chess players." Chess row over gay rights T-shirt 2011-08-06T16:08:59Z He said he often considered chess players when hiring. DealBook: Good at Chess? A Hedge Fund May Want to Hire You 2011-09-29T23:28:21Z Gaddafi in June posed playing chess with a senior Russian chess player, looking relaxed and focus. Analysis: Seeking leverage, Libya foes in propaganda war 2011-08-05T16:48:07Z It's no exaggeration to say that Fischer was one of the greatest chess players in history. Why does Bobby Fischer still fascinate? 2011-07-04T11:16:09Z Mr. Rajlich, who is an international master chess player, did not respond to an e-mail asking about the association’s accusation and decision. Stolen Code Is Linked to Program for Chess 2011-07-02T18:40:09Z Cornbread got the mother lode on that king of yours,” shouted the chess player. Metropolitan Diary: Cellphones and Bassoons 2011-06-06T04:25:56Z I’m not a chess player, but I think life is a little like chess. Corner Office: Bing Gordon: Power? Thanks, but I?d Rather Have Influence 2011-06-04T17:02:11Z The affable manner of Mr. Bagapsh, who governed Abkhazia as its president, concealed the strategic thinking of a chess player, a quality he used to maneuver the nationalist upheaval of the post-Soviet period. Sergei Bagapsh, Abkhazia?s Leader, Dies at 62 2011-05-30T04:11:48Z He was a great chess player, and as a writer on that game acquired world-wide fame by his “Chess Brilliants” and “Chess Skirmishes.” 16.—Mr. Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z Jack Nicklaus was the greatest chess player ever. Sports of The Times: A Daring Improviser Who Made Amazing Look Simple 2011-05-08T23:27:31Z He was a hell of a chess player.” Lens: Parting Glance: Chris Hondros 2011-04-21T02:48:09Z "Obama would be a very terrible chess player," he says, suggesting politics is little more than a pose. This is the Donald. He may run for President of the United States. Welcome to The Big Show 2011-04-14T08:45:00Z He opened with what, as a chess player, I may call the lie gambit. By Wit of Woman 2011-04-13T02:00:13.247Z Bring together at random a number of ordinary Japanese chess players and the same number of ordinary European players. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z Dhoni tried to put the win in perspective by pointing to the recent successes of Indian shooters, badminton and chess players. Cricket triumphant 2011-04-04T12:50:44Z The famous 1997 chess player, Deep Blue, hailed as a triumphant achievement in artificial intelligence, beat its opponents using brute force. The Blurring Line Between Science And Science Fiction 2011-03-09T07:31:46Z She is about as far as you could get from the typical chess player in Uganda – doctors, bankers, and their children who attend elite schools. Ugandan girl, Phiona Mutesi leads chess revolution from the slums 2011-02-18T16:57:47Z This explains why today's top runners, swimmers, cyclists, chess players, violinists and on and on, are so much more skilful than in previous generations. Brain boxes 2011-01-13T01:36:57Z This explains why today's top runners, swimmers, bicyclists, chess players, violinists and on and on, are so much more skilful than in previous generations. Brain boxes 2011-01-13T01:36:57Z Estonians will miss their "beautiful" currency, which featured, amongst others, the country's leading chess players. Boarding the Titanic? 2011-01-05T00:01:09Z Estonians will miss their "beautiful" currency, which featured, amongst others, the countries leading chess players. Boarding the Titanic? 2011-01-05T00:01:09Z When the Hydra computer beat Michael Adams, one of the best chess players in the world, five and a half to a half, we realised that these computers were contenders. Mates with machines 2010-09-11T06:24:34Z A little, but most chess players are really sensible people. Magnus Carlsen 2010-12-10T00:06:00Z The installation was reported Sunday by the Manhattan news Web site DNAInfo, which also reported that about 20 people attended a rally for the chess players on Saturday. City Room: With Its Move, City Gives Chess Players a New Spot 2010-11-22T18:00:00Z “You don’t mess with a serious chess player,” Mr. Garodnick said. City Room: A Sideways Strategy for a Flawed Chess Board 2010-10-27T20:37:00Z Dvorkovich, an avid chess player who also serves as chairman of the supervisory board of the Russian Chess Federation, declared their vote invalid, saying that Ilyumzhinov was in fact Russia's official nominee, not Karpov. Russia's Chess Feud: Checkmate, Kremlin 2010-10-14T08:40:00Z He added, “It was not the intent to find a chess player.” He Mastered Chess, and Now for the Runway 2010-09-20T01:25:00Z "He was a chess player in a checkers playing town," Johnson said. Special Report: A Mississippi Yankee in BP's battered court 2010-07-29T18:36:00Z When he was 16, he left home against his parents’ wishes to become a professional chess player in Europe. Economists Who Did Their Homework (800 Years of It) 2010-07-03T13:25:00Z But unlike baseball, where the tip-off to an older player is his size or athletic prowess, it is impossible to tell the best chess players simply by looking at them. Ratings Systems Cause Debate in Children?s Chess 2010-06-15T23:34:00Z A good business owner must constantly be thinking like a chess player—two, three, four steps ahead. To Survive, a Manufacturer Reinvents Itself 2010-06-01T21:58:00Z She had a feeling Leonard had set up this exchange, like a chess player thinking eight moves ahead. Jeffrey Eugenides: “Extreme Solitude.” 2010-05-31T04:00:00Z Organized by Words Beats & Life, a nonprofit educational organization, the day-long competition was open to chess players as young as 5. Bum Rush the Boards tournament mixes chess and hip-hop 2010-04-20T04:00:00Z Among top chess players that practically qualifies for a free bus pass. Anand v Topalov: who will win this year's world championship? 2010-04-12T23:05:00Z Duchamp was also an able chess player who could think a good few moves ahead. Art.view: Rogue urinals 2010-03-24T11:12:00Z Among the images submitted: uniformed police officers, the homeless, fashionable young professionals, chess players and toddlers. D.C. photography contest seeks to put a face on the city 2010-04-04T04:00:00Z The student waited, a little like a chess player waiting for an opponent’s next move. 2010-02-10T05:01:00Z Every chess player recognizes this, and none more so than Mr. Hampton, who gave me the warmest of welcomes. The Exploits and Triumphs, in Europe, of Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion Look at the old chess player there, with the bald pate and the eagle's nose. An Engagement of Convenience A Novel There in the corner were the chess players; to-day they only ran four boards, but at one of them a fierce discussion was going on as to a variation of the queen's pawn opening. A Bed of Roses He had never spoken of his occupation, nor I of my restless ambitions—chess players never go far beyond the chequered board. My First Book: the experiences of Walter Besant, James Payn, W. Clark Russell, Grant Allen, Hall Caine, George R. Sims, Rudyard Kipling, A. Conan Doyle, M.E. Braddon, F.W. Robinson, H. Rider Haggard, R.M. Ballantyne, I. Zangwill, Morley Roberts, David Christie Murray, Marie Corelli, Jerome K. Jerome, John Strange Winter, Bret Harte, "Q.", Robert Buchanan, Robert Louis Stevenson, with an introduction by Jerome K. Jerome. Card games were starting, the chess players were resuming their six-month-long contest, and McCarthy sought his berth and sat alone, striving to read. Jimmy Kirkland and the Plot for a Pennant What chess player has not heard of the far-famed resort of the devotees of Ca�ssa? The Exploits and Triumphs, in Europe, of Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion Some very skillful chess players were discovered in the company. From the Rapidan to Richmond and the Spottsylvania Campaign A Sketch in Personal Narration of the Scenes a Soldier Saw One corner of the room was occupied during the lunch hour by a small group of chess players; five of the six boards were regularly captured by them. A Bed of Roses Two chess players fighting over the board may fitly be compared to two famous generals encountering each other on the battlefield, the strategy and the tactics being not dissimilar in spirit. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" Calavar, who was himself a chess player, looked on with interest, and could not prevent himself from involuntarily considering each move the players made. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 27, March 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Surely the ranks of chess players are not thinned, nor is their strength diminished. The Exploits and Triumphs, in Europe, of Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion A good chess player and a whiz at Two-handed Handball, they had spent all their off time together. The Velvet Glove She even rallied one of the old chess players on a stroke of ill-luck. A Bed of Roses He may be likened to a professional chess player, playing a dozen opponents at once, and remembering all the moves on the separate boards. The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 D'Ucello sighed like a chess player whose opponent had escaped check, and went back to his seat in the window recess. The Saracen: The Holy War To the Editor of Bell's Life: Mr. Editor: The general opinion of English chess players is simply that Staunton is afraid of Morphy. The Exploits and Triumphs, in Europe, of Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion His air was that of a chess player who knows that he can mate his opponent in two moves. Malcolm Sage, Detective This young man was an expert chess player even during his attack. The Home Medical Library, Volume II (of VI) The Doctor and Professor were each expert chess players, and their games were long and closely contested. Doctor Jones' Picnic He had never spoken of his occupation, or I of my restless ambitions—chess players never go far beyond the chequered board. at thirty. The Idler Magazine, Volume III, March 1893 An Illustrated Monthly I would say, by way of parenthesis, that such a being as a professional chess player does not exist in the United States. The Exploits and Triumphs, in Europe, of Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion Frank H. Mason of the 12th Cavalry had the reputation of being our best chess player and young Adjutant Putnam was his most persistent opponent. Lights and Shadows in Confederate Prisons A Personal Experience, 1864-5 Well, he ought to know, for he's a mighty good chess player himself. The Long Roll His game was that of a skillful chess player. The Story of Russia Or he might be a champion chess player. Torchy and Vee I think better of English chess players than to claim, with "M. A.," our representative in a P and two moves player. The Exploits and Triumphs, in Europe, of Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion At these he sometimes met the old Duchess of Bourbon, who, being a chess player of about his force, they very generally played together. Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Even idiots it seems have their place and purpose in society, or as a chess player would say tapping his fingers on the board—"That pawn may cost you your queen." The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story Sometimes we can guess the game from the moves of the chess players. The Canadian Commonwealth An expert chess player, he was long ranked number one at Manhattan's Harvard Club until his recent dethronement at the hands of a young woman. 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s I wish, indeed, I could do so now; for, as a chess player, and as a laborer in the field of chess literature, I place him on the very highest pinnacle. The Exploits and Triumphs, in Europe, of Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion At these he sometimes met the old Duchess of Bourbon, who, being a chess player of about his force, they very generally played together. Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin In fact, chess players would probably have adopted the better term "kangaroo's move" had not chess been invented before kangaroos. Amusements in Mathematics He is essentially a cautious leader, and pits his brain against that of the Boer leaders as a good chess player pits his against an opponent. Campaign Pictures of the War in South Africa (1899-1900) Letters from the Front Many of the commanding officers had as little knowledge of Kitchener's purpose as the pawns which are moved by the hands of the chess player. A Handbook of the Boer War With General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and Plans I name that caf�, not as a chess player, but from more general reasons. The Exploits and Triumphs, in Europe, of Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion He moved something like an automatic chess player I once saw. Somewhere in Red Gap Certainly these women will say: We could have done no worse than these chess players of Europe and we might have done better. The Living Present The same is true of chess players, who observe every move and can relate the whole game in detail long after it has been played. A Series of Lessons in Raja Yoga Something of the attitude obtained in regard to him which attaches to the child chess player or the child mathematician. Crime: Its Cause and Treatment All great chess players I know of, are great lie-a'beds, and he is no exception to the rule. The Exploits and Triumphs, in Europe, of Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion The American chess player's handbook, based on the work of Staunton and modern authorities. U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1956 January - June He saw Templer laugh the confident laugh of a chess player one move from checkmate and he realized how un- comfortable a position this was for him. Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel Napoleon was great because there was nothing of the chess player about him. Editorials from the Hearst Newspapers He had devised as many "openings" as an expert chess player. Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise Saint Amant was never a professional chess player, merely regarding it as a pastime. The Exploits and Triumphs, in Europe, of Paul Morphy, the Chess Champion Mrs. Kronborg would have made a good chess player; she had a head for moves and positions. The Song of the Lark She felt like a chess player who, by the clever handling of his pieces, sees the game taking the course intended. The Awakening and Selected Short Stories Others before him had looked upon kings on the board of life as the chess player looks upon the wooden or ivory king before him. Editorials from the Hearst Newspapers He was an accomplished chess player, and no doubt did something to spread the Eastern game in Europe. The Book of Delight and Other Papers Thus, like a skilful chess player, by little and little, he draws out his men; and makes his pawns of use to his greater persons. An English Garner Critical Essays & Literary Fragments You'd never make a chess player; your concealed intentions are too easily discovered. The Hampstead Mystery A superior chess player, he had started this game on the first day of his imprisonment and continued it uninterruptedly. The Seven Who Were Hanged No; the real great man is no chess player, he has no chess player's mind. Editorials from the Hearst Newspapers "I'm somewhat of a chess player myself," Jack explained. The Boy Allies with Uncle Sam's Cruisers THE mental development of the chess player is a gradual struggle from a state of chaos to a clear conception of the game. Chess Strategy |
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