| 单词 | grandmaster |
| 例句 | Hans Ree, a Dutch grandmaster and an accomplished journalist, summed it up this way: “It is undeniable that Fischer had real enemies and that they were extremely powerful ones.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z On this particular day, Bobby was going over once again, perhaps for the hundredth time, the fourth game of the 1985 World Championship match between the two Russian grandmasters Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Also supporting the belief that Bobby had experienced the ritual was the fact that, many years later, he gave an old chess clock and chess set to his Hungarian friend Pal Benko, a grandmaster. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z On three occasions, Bobby went to Berkeley in the San Francisco Bay Area to visit Walter Browne, an Australian-American grandmaster. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Bobby defeated him in six straight games, the first shutout of a grandmaster in chess history. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z William Lombardy, who’d go on to win the World Junior Championship and enter the pantheon as a grandmaster, was six years older than Bobby and at first beat him most of the time. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Because of his high score, Gligoric was already assured a berth in the Candidates, so he could easily offer Fischer an early “grandmaster draw” and coast to a successful denouement. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The Soviets were all not just professional players, but grandmasters, the designation given to the highest-rated chess masters who have distinguished themselves in international tournaments. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z In the annals of chess, this was the first fistfight ever recorded by two grandmasters, both prospective World Champions. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He was an even-tempered, soft-spoken, and mature grandmaster who represented the old guard, and over a lifetime of tournament warfare he’d played many of the game’s legendary figures. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Bobby gave Michael lessons, and the young man went on to become an international grandmaster some eight years later, perhaps inspired by his meeting with the world’s greatest player. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He was an international grandmaster, known as a colorless player but he was almost scientifically precise, and one of the great defensive competitors of all time. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Byrne had just defeated Samuel Reshevsky, the strongest American grandmaster in the tournament, and his chess ability was not to be disrespected. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The fact that he was now an international grandmaster and was eligible to compete for the World Championship made him feel accomplished, but he wondered how he could possibly make a living playing chess. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Abramov later claimed that he’d contacted several grandmasters but had made little progress in finding an opponent of the caliber that Fischer was insisting on. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The contest with the Russian grandmaster was not a formal match, but consisted of speed games, and Petrosian won the majority. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Although not illegal, indulging in the so-called grandmaster draw—in which neither player strives to win but, rather, halves the point after a few inconsequential moves have been made—bordered on unprincipled behavior. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z One of the first grandmasters whom Bobby met at the club was Nicholas Rossolimo, the U.S. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z An international grandmaster, he was one of America’s strongest players in the late 1920s and 1930s, when he played in five chess Olympics, winning a number of medals. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z For the first time since the Interzonal and Candidates’ tournaments began as eliminating contests for the World’s Championship in 1948, the Soviet grandmasters failed to capture first prize. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z At Portorož he confirmed that he’d grown in strength sufficiently to have defeated all the Soviet grandmasters competing with him for the title. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The officials at the school were accommodating, however, and instead of chastising him for his sometimes shoddy work, they awarded him a gold medal for becoming the youngest grandmaster in history. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Blows and slaps were exchanged as both grandmasters screamed at each other. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z For years Soviet grandmasters had competed only against one another, ensuring that the championship would remain in the hands of the Soviet Union. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z They detracted not only from who he incontestably was—a grandmaster and the United States Champion—but who he believed he was—the strongest player in the world. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z When Helgi Olafsson, a grandmaster, asked him how he liked living in the country, Bobby answered in his typical Calvin Coolidge style: “Good.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Bobby remained resolute in his views, even though almost all grandmasters and many other members of the chess fraternity insisted that his accusations had no credible foundation. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The old grandmaster had many tales to tell, and listening to him was like reading a book of chess history. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Back then, these grandmasters commanded as much prestige in Soviet society as a movie star or an Olympic athlete does in contemporary America. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The worldly Argentinean grandmaster Miguel Najdorf, who wasn’t playing in the tournament, introduced Bobby to the city’s nightlife, not caring that he was undermining the boy’s possibility of gaining a top spot in the competition. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Not surprisingly, during some of their visits the two grandmasters discussed chess. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Chess Federation then had only three thousand members, no national program to promote chess or train children, and only one active grandmaster, Samuel Reshevsky. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Fischer later implied that this was his favorite game of the match, and many grandmasters, such as Larry Evans, have indicated that the game was so beautifully executed that it became the match’s turning point. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Looking around, he saw equally huge pictures of the twenty competing grandmasters. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z 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 Back at the Metropol Hotel, Bobby sat down with Reshevsky to analyze the position and consider possible strategies the older grandmaster might play when the game resumed. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z To become a chess grandmaster also seems to take about ten years. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z It was nine p.m. on July 20, 1971, and Bobby Fischer had achieved what no one else had ever accomplished in chess: winning two grandmaster matches without drawing or losing a single game. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Experts, he notes, could include Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in music and your neighborhood baker in breads, Marie Curie in science and a grandmaster in chess known only to aficionados of the game. Why MacArthur fellowships matter: In modern culture, expertise is under fire 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z Like a chess grandmaster, he seemed always to be five moves ahead of everyone else. Saying Goodbye to “Key & Peele” 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z Her younger sister became a grandmaster at the age of 15, the youngest ever, of either gender. How to raise a brilliant child without screwing them up 2016-02-27T05:00:00Z Remarks from his family add little, and in-depth commentary from experts and other grandmasters is almost entirely absent. Review: ‘Magnus’ Delves Into the Life of a ‘Mozart of Chess’ 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z He was 22 — not 13, which was his age when he became a grandmaster. Review: ‘Magnus’ Delves Into the Life of a ‘Mozart of Chess’ 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z But speaking of grandmasters, don’t overlook James Gunn, who has been an award-winning science-fiction writer, scholar and teacher for almost 70 years. Michael Dirda’s wondrous holiday book recommendations 2017-12-10T05:00:00Z The auteur set his eyes on four martial art clans for his feature film, but stressed that he wanted to convey a common spirit shared by grandmasters and aficionados alike. Hong Kong art house director Wong Kar Wai back with kung fu epic 2013-01-09T04:30:19Z Ms. Rendell won three prestigious Edgar Awards from the Mystery Writers of America, which named her to its list of grandmasters. Ruth Rendell, Novelist Who Thrilled and Educated, Dies at 85 2015-05-02T04:00:00Z We shook hands in silence, like true grandmasters, and never again played against each other. The Book of My Lives by Aleksandar Hemon – extract 2013-02-23T08:00:19Z If you’re looking for scalps, I told them, go to those grandmasters of deception, George Smiley and his master, Control. John le Carré’s ‘A Legacy of Spies’: An Excerpt 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z Richard Thompson, a pioneer and grandmaster of British folk-rock, shared the stage with his children, a grandchild and some helpful in-laws. The Thompson Family Band Performs at City Winery 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z Having such institutionalized, second-class status might seem like a bad idea, but not according to Anastasiya Karlovich, a woman grandmaster who was the press officer for the World Chess Federation for several years. How ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ Started a New Debate About Sexism in Chess 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z The very different stories of Tiger Woods and the three Polgár sisters, the grandmaster chess prodigies, illustrate this well. How to raise a brilliant child without screwing them up 2016-02-27T05:00:00Z Underdog Underwood was a shark, a grandmaster constantly two moves ahead of everyone else. How the return of House of Cards is both a blessing and a curse 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z The guy’s worked with some of the great directors of all time, you know, Scorsese and Tarantino, these grandmasters, and he knows a thing or two about story and film. Q&A: Leonardo DiCaprio and Adam McKay dare you to look up 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z Smirin bolted from the gate with five wins and a draw in his first six games, and was able to coast home with three grandmaster draws while the field tried to run him down. SANDS: Winners take three paths to the top at the 42nd World Chess Open 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z He almost did not show up, taking refuge at the New York home of Anthony Saidy, a fellow American grandmaster and a crucial voice in Ms. Garbus’s film. Movie Review: ?Bobby Fischer Against the World,? Documentary - Review 2011-09-08T23:43:53Z Beth plays against grandmasters, former child prodigies like herself, and world champions. "The Queen's Gambit" is the sexiest and most thrilling TV show about chess you'll ever watch 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z They taught the actors how to pretend they were expert players, and some of the chess action in the film is a re-creation of the grandmasters’ real-life play. Chess: From Novice Prison Player to Hero of the Big Screen 2014-01-26T03:39:45Z Like Roth, too, Silverberg knew when to retire from imaginative writing, in his case around 2004 when he was elected a grandmaster by the Science Fiction Writers of America. Robert Silverberg: The Philip Roth of the science fiction world 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z Americans everywhere had flipped on Netflix, watched the seven-episode fictional transformation of a prickly orphan into an unstoppable grandmaster and decided, yes, it was finally time to learn to play chess. 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 She now wants to be a chess grandmaster too. How ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ Is Inspiring Women to Take Up Chess 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z I knew the cliche about grandmasters being able to look a dozen moves ahead. The joys of being an absolute beginner – for life 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z For a very different portrait of a chess prodigy, see this drama about the American chess master Bobby Fischer’s famous, politically freighted match against the Soviet grandmaster Boris Spassky. What’s on TV Friday: Duran Duran and ‘Men in Black: International’ 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z The day will also include a free play area and opportunities to match wits with a grandmaster. Spare Times for Children for Aug. 14-20 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z “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 But Holt produced one of the best finishing kicks of the tournament, with 3 points in his final four games, all played against grandmasters. SANDS: Winners take three paths to the top at the 42nd World Chess Open 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z These films are masterpieces, the work of a grandmaster who made them when he was young. Michael Ondaatje: By the Book 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z Streaming platforms like Twitch, previously reserved for competitive gamers and fans, grew to host chess grandmasters and politicians making campaign stops. These People Helped Shape Video Game Culture in 2020 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z Sure enough, in 1991 the eldest daughter became the first female grandmaster. How to raise a brilliant child without screwing them up 2016-02-27T05:00:00Z Though grandmaster is an even higher title than “master,” Carlsen became a grandmaster at age 13. Myths and unknowns about chess and the contenders for the World Chess Championship 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z In one amusing sequence, Mr. Leung Ka Fai’s imperious grandmaster slides under charging war horses and incapacitates them by jabbing two fingers in their bellies. Movie Review: ‘Tai Chi Hero,’ Directed by Stephen Fung 2013-04-26T01:08:40Z It's like two Russian immigrants who are chess grandmasters and they end up in New York and the only thing that's in common for them is chess, and here it's martial arts. A minute with: Wong Kar Wai on 'The Grandmaster' and Kung Fu 2013-07-24T23:22:59Z Tobey Maguire meets that challenge adroitly in “Pawn Sacrifice,” a film by Edward Zwick about Fischer’s chess match against the Soviet grandmaster Boris Spassky. Review: ‘Pawn Sacrifice,’ Another Take on the Royal Game 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z It just means that all the practice in the world isn’t alone going to turn you into a chess grandmaster or a concert pianist or a golf pro. Ten Thousand Hours of Practice? Don't Waste Your Time 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z A year before that, in August 2000, Fischer showed up at a country club in Baguio City in the Philippines and met Ms. Young at a party given by Eugene Torre, a chess grandmaster. For Bobby Fischer, The Drama Won?t Die 2010-07-23T20:25:00Z In spite of his work in promotion, editing and writing, he found time to indulge his passion for chess and become a grandmaster. John Rety obituary 2010-03-18T18:22:00Z Mishra broke the world record for the youngest grandmaster 4 months and 25 days after his 12th birthday. New Jersey 12-year-old is world's youngest chess grandmaster 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z Thurber was a grandmaster of the short story — perhaps best known for “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” — and his often absurd and acerbic cartoons. Please shut up, Mr. President, and read some books 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z Polgar — who became a grandmaster at age 15 in 1991, 30 years after Beth’s fictional rise — says her male competitors would disparage or mock her. 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 Terry Brooks is a grandmaster of the fantasy genre, and his latest will both captivate and surprise readers. Terry Brooks delivers in latest fantasy tale 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z Even a 2,600-plus veteran grandmaster can play scared when facing the relentless Norwegian. SANDS: Fourth time a charm as Troff captures U.S. junior chess title 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z “Jay is one of the grandmasters in the field. These images become burned into the brains of the kids who visited. They are views into these lost worlds.” The beloved murals at Natural History Museum are coming back 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z The third annual Washington International starts Aug. 9 in Rockville, with a host of top grandmasters already committed to play. SANDS: Song soars with dramatic Cadet chess victory 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z Claim to Fame Mr. Karjakin is a highly decorated, baby-faced chess grandmaster who is ranked No. 9 on the list of top 100 players by the World Chess Federation. A Baby-Faced Chess Grandmaster Meets His Match 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z When they’re not punching each other in the face, the ice-hockey players in “The Russian Five” seem a lot like chess grandmasters. ‘The Russian Five’ Review: Out of the Iron Curtain, Onto the Ice 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z Pass Out is a great song – Snoop's verses make it better – and Tempah was so obviously delighted to be onstage with a rap grandmaster that he bounced through his performance like Tigger with a payrise. Snoop Dogg at Glastonbury 2010 2010-06-25T23:26:00Z Instead, he played his chess pieces like a grandmaster and ended up moving to Dior, with the suggestion, it was rumored, of more to come. Kim Jones Wants to Rule the Fashion World 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z The series is fiction, but there is a real pioneering chess champion named Nona Gaprindashvili, the first woman to be named a grandmaster. A Chess Pioneer Sues, Saying She Was Slighted in ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z “America seems to produce an absolute master every 50 years or so,” said Kenneth Rogoff, 61, a Harvard economics professor and grandmaster who competed in national championships when he was younger. Young Grandmasters Try to Make Chess Cool 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z Polgar also has two older sisters, Susan, who became a grandmaster and women’s world champion, and Sofia, who became an international master, to blaze the way and support her. How ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ Started a New Debate About Sexism in Chess 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z Moshfegh is the novelist for me right now; there’s such freedom and puckishness in her prose, and grandmaster technical wizardry, too. Times Critics Discuss the Year in Books, From Triumphs to Disappointments 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z An American grandmaster who was part of a row which rattled the world of chess has denied using a vibrating sex toy to cheat. Chess grandmaster Hans Niemann denies using vibrating sex toy to cheat 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z Russian chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov said that plan displayed "moral idiocy". Elon Musk says he withheld Starlink over Crimea to avoid escalation 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z However, he claimed that there were "many grandmasters who are speculating about cheating. Down the road I may or may not name names. I might go into that in the future." Chess rivals settle long-running cheating dispute 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z A few years later, he was a grandmaster. Aleksandar Matanovic, Whose Publishing Company Changed Chess, Dies at 93 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z In this most democratic of tournaments — there are class prizes, but everyone from grandmaster to beginner competed in the same nearly 500-player field — sometimes the lower seeds get the better of their betters. Tang takes U.S. Open crown, books berth in U.S. championship chess tourney 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z They are the grandmasters, with the conferences and schools as pawns. Pac-12 collapse: A five-step guide to rebuilding the conference around four remaining schools 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z He said the hope was that the funding could help England create more grandmasters and return the country to its number two position in the world rankings, which it reached in the 1980s. Chess to get funding boost to foster young talent 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z Mr Niemann sued his rival, the online platform Chess.com and a second grandmaster for defamation. Chess rivals settle long-running cheating dispute 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z He was 93 and the world’s oldest living grandmaster. Aleksandar Matanovic, Whose Publishing Company Changed Chess, Dies at 93 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z "I discovered it's actually a martial art suitable for women as well, emphasizing softness to overcome hardness," said Tam, as she stood beside a bronze bust of Lee's teacher, the late grandmaster Ip Man. Fifty years on, Bruce Lee's legacy squares up to modern life in Hong Kong 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z Now Yip, a sophomore at Stanford University, is pursuing the title of grandmaster, the highest lifetime title in chess, The San Francisco Chronicle reports. How Extreme Weather Could Threaten California’s Dams 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z The American grandmaster's lawyers said they intended to pursue the defamation claims in another state court. Chess player Hans Niemann's $100m lawsuit over cheating claims dismissed 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z Some of the game’s big guns descended on Northern Virginia as a score of grandmasters and titled players battled it out at the 10th Cherry Blossom Classic at the Washington Dulles Airport Marriott. Big guns in chess bring the firepower at strong Cherry Blossom Classic 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z I think of it this way: Why would we expect a newborn baby to beat a grandmaster in chess? Here’s Why AI May Be Extremely Dangerous—Whether It’s Conscious or Not 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z At age 10, he followed with keen interest the match in which American grandmaster Bobby Fischer defeated the Soviet Union’s Boris Spassky in 1972. Real-life ‘The Queen’s Gambit’: Custodian leads school chess teams in Maine 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z If Yip achieves the feat soon, she could become the seventh-youngest woman to reach grandmaster status. How Extreme Weather Could Threaten California’s Dams 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z But quietly a grandmaster plan was also unfolding, carefully crafted by Chess.com to broaden the appeal of the game and turn millennials and Gen Z into chess-playing pawns. The Grandmaster Plan to Turn Hordes of Kids Into Chess Fanatics 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z The exchange sacrifice — offering a rook for a minor piece — is such a reliable weapon in the modern grandmaster’s arsenal that kibitzers the world over were stunned by Black’s cavalier 28. In a break with tradition, chess title fight turns into slugfest 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z Knights and bishops took over a corner of Parliament as two grandmasters faced off for the first UK-Ukraine Solidarity Chess Match. Ukraine takes on UK in solidarity chess tournament 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z Chess continues to be dominated by men and boys from the top level of grandmasters down to the grade school level. Real-life ‘The Queen’s Gambit’: Custodian leads school chess teams in Maine 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z It’s a good rule of thumb that when a grandmaster gifts you a pawn for free in the opening, the too-good-to-be-true offer is too good to be true. World’s divisions play out on the chessboard 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z Mittens was created with world-class skills and was unlikely to lose against the world’s top grandmasters. The Grandmaster Plan to Turn Hordes of Kids Into Chess Fanatics 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z By my count, some 63 national federations do have either a grandmaster or international master on their rolls, including such sizable countries as Ethiopia, Thailand and Saudi Arabia. Winants, standard-bearer for Belgian chess, dies at 60 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z He is a super grandmaster, an informal title distinguishing such players from regular old grandmasters, the highest formal title in chess. The college national championship (not that one) is this weekend, in Seattle 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z Bxb7 Rd8, Black has a nice lead in development for his material deficit and even sets a trap for the grandmaster: 13. D.C.-area scholastic chess tournament smashes attendance records 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z The family remained in the homeless shelter for several years while supporting their son's ambition to become a grandmaster in the sport. Nigerian child chess prodigy granted US asylum 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z “Here’s the caveat: I really don’t like Hans at all, and I’ve not liked him for a long time,” said one grandmaster. Your Wednesday Briefing 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z All of which is roundabout way of mourning the passing Feb. 7 of Belgian GM Luc Winants, a longtime, well-liked fixture on the European chess scene and for many years his country’s only native-born grandmaster. Winants, standard-bearer for Belgian chess, dies at 60 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z “I tried to talk to him about it,” said Jacob Aagaard, a Danish grandmaster who has taught Mr. Niemann and known him for years. He’s the Bad Boy of Chess. But Did He Cheat? 2022-12-04T05:00:00Z Watching the grandmasters, masters and ordinary mortals who compete is free, and there will be books and chess paraphernalia on sale. D.C.-area scholastic chess tournament smashes attendance records 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z Like Basman, Curdo, who died Sept. 30 at the age of 90, was a tough pairing for even the strongest grandmasters, and collected a number of notable scalps over his long career. Basman, Curdo: Honoring two of the game’s true originals 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z Russian chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov called Mr Musk's tweet "moral idiocy, repetition of Kremlin propaganda, a betrayal of Ukrainian courage & sacrifice". Elon Musk denies he spoke to Putin about Ukraine war 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z To be a titled grandmaster in a major chess power these days is to be a pretty big fish in a pretty crowded aquarium. Winants, standard-bearer for Belgian chess, dies at 60 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z Niemann protests that he only committed a couple of youthful indiscretions online — and “never, ever” for money — and has offered to play naked if it helps prove his merit as a grandmaster. Perspective | How do we draw the line between sports cheaters and sports strivers? 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z Deep Blue, that computer that beat chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov in 1997, rocked a pretty solid Q. So did Bruce Wayne. Whatever happened to the almighty Q Score? 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z Curdo digs himself a deep material hole early in this Moscow Sicilian, but keeps attacking and setting problems for his opponent until finally the grandmaster missteps. Basman, Curdo: Honoring two of the game’s true originals 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z In addition, the system was said to have resulted in the closure of online accounts of “dozens” of grandmasters, plus those of hundreds of other notable players. Chess site alleges ‘likely’ cheating by Hans Niemann in more than 100 games 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z In a news conference following a convincing win against 15-year-old grandmaster Christopher Yoo, Niemann was asked about the "elephant in the room" - a reference to the cheating scandal that has gripped the chess world. Hans Niemann: Chess player accused of cheating 'not backing down' 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z Compared to a grandmaster who consults a software engine to win at the board, Barry Bonds looks like a Victorian. Perspective | How do we draw the line between sports cheaters and sports strivers? 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z A chess investigation reportedly found that Hans Moke Niemann, the American grandmaster accused of cheating, probably did so in over 100 online games. Are Musk and Twitter Back On? Here’s What We Know. 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z It’s been 17 years since Garry Kasparov, a child of the Soviet Union who became a grandmaster at age 22, stepped down from the world of competitive chess. A Chess Champion’s Warning About Ukraine and U.S. Democracy 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z Meanwhile Russian chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov said: "This is moral idiocy, repetition of Kremlin propaganda, a betrayal of Ukrainian courage & sacrifice." Zelensky and Musk in row over Ukraine 'peace plan poll' 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z Twenty-five years after a supercomputer first beat a human grandmaster, computers are thoroughly dominant; with a variety of widely available chess programs, you can reliably outplay Carlsen or any of the world’s top players. Opinion | Chess has a cheating problem. It might need a vigilante, too. 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z In the 1993 World Open in New York, an unrated player who was able to force a draw against a grandmaster was accused of using technology to cheat. In chess, a long history of cheating, chicanery and Cold War shenanigans 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z The Israeli grandmaster admitted on air he had said chess is "maybe not for women" - and also seemingly praised a woman for playing like a man. 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 He may be at the center of a raging global scandal with his accusations of possible cheating by a fellow grandmaster, but world champion Magnus Carlsen is showing no signs of stress at the chessboard. Compartmentalizing Carlsen wins at the chessboard while fanning cheating controversy 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z A highly anticipated rematch between the two elite grandmasters was set for Monday’s second day of online play in the Julius Baer Generation Cup. A century later, a chess champ in his prime still inspires awe 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z After months of mediation, Netflix settled a lawsuit filed by a Georgian chess grandmaster accusing the streamer of defamation in the critically acclaimed series “The Queen’s Gambit.” Netflix settles lawsuit with chess champion over 'The Queen's Gambit' 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z She is a woman grandmaster, which is a separate, lower title to that of grandmaster. Ilya Smirin: Chess commentator sacked for sexist comments during match 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z As the Russian chess grandmaster Alexander Grischuck once remarked about the explosion of chess online and the proliferation of tools with which to cheat, ultimately, “Everything rests on decency.” Perspective | When chess is hard and cheating is easy, the next move is complicated 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z Truth is, the grandmaster has much the better of the early play of this Caro-Kann Advance, but when Black’s defensive radar flags for just a second, Oberoi is there, ready to pounce. Burke, fellow Yanks score high in Maryland’s ‘International’ chess showcase 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z Both have expressed hope that he can become a grandmaster before turning 12, eager to unseat the world’s youngest person to reach the prestigious ranking. His Next Move: A Ukrainian Boy Starts a New Life Through Chess 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z KYIV, Ukraine — Russia’s war against Ukraine has permeated even the seemingly sedate world of chess, where a Ukrainian grandmaster is bidding to unseat the powerful Russian president of the International Chess Federation. Ukrainian Grandmaster Bids to Unseat Russian Head of World Chess Body 2022-08-06T04:00:00Z 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 In a note to the newsroom, Joe Kahn, the executive editor, described Mr. Purdy as “a grandmaster of journalism that matters.” Matt Purdy, Shepherd of Investigations at The Times, Is Named Editor at Large 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z This time, India goes in as serious contenders - seeded second, right behind the US - a testament to the country's growing pool of strong, young grandmasters. Chess Olympiad 2022: Why India may sweep medals at the Chennai edition 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z “Does that mean he’s going to become a grandmaster ever, let alone at the age of 12? Not necessarily,” he said. His Next Move: A Ukrainian Boy Starts a New Life Through Chess 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z Ding’s style is hard to characterize, with a strong technical base, a preference for positional openings, and a penchant for making moves few other grandmasters might consider. Intriguing chess title match on tap as champion Carlsen vacates the throne 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z The woman grandmaster title is only for women and requires a lower rating of 2,300. Ilya Smirin: Chess commentator sacked for sexist comments during match 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, the grandmaster stays quiet, examining the chessboard and plotting its next move. Analysis: With survival at stake, Pac-12 should consider merging with the ACC 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z Some of the country's most promising grandmasters today were then seven or eight-year-old boys who hung out wide-eyed at the five-star hotel venue of the match. Chess Olympiad 2022: Why India may sweep medals at the Chennai edition 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z He wakes at 5 a.m. each day to practice online before school and until recently had regular online training sessions with a Ukrainian chess grandmaster through the Ukrainian Chess Federation. His Next Move: A Ukrainian Boy Starts a New Life Through Chess 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z “Now let us see whether Jaishankar and Modi can play the middle game of this fascinating game of geopolitical chess in the manner of a grandmaster,” he added, “or will they falter?” In Russia Crisis, India Tries to Balance Geopolitics and Economics 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z Try Chess Replay, a new puzzle from Times Games featuring commentary from the grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky. Your Thursday Briefing 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z Try Chess Replay, a new puzzle from Times Games with commentary from the grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky. Inflation and Price Gouging 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z By the time Kasparov was 17, Nikitin had helped him become a chess grandmaster. The Politics of Abortion 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z Like many former Soviet nations, Ukraine has a long tradition of strong chess grandmasters, Mr. Townsend explained, but often the expectation is of total dedication to the game from a young age. His Next Move: A Ukrainian Boy Starts a New Life Through Chess 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z And it wasn’t a single egregious mistake that toppled the grandmaster — Black in this Nimzo-Indian takes the fight to his opponent from the beginning, putting White in a brutal bind from which he never escapes. Prey bite back at predators in upset-filled Cherry Blossom Classic 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z Following a bizarre qualifying run from Chinese star GM Ding Liren, the field of eight candidate grandmasters competing next month for the right to challenge Norwegian world champ Magnus Carlsen is now set. The chess mating game: Reaching a convincing conclusion 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z It remains to be seen if Georgian chess grandmaster Nona Gaprindashvili can prevail against Netflix, which she claims damaged her reputation in “The Queen’s Gambit” series by falsely stating she had never played against men. Can Jerry West take his case against HBO to the Supreme Court? Legal experts weigh in 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z As chess grandmaster and dissident Garry Kasparov has said of Putin’s sports propaganda efforts, “They are an important part of his campaign of gaining influence.” Perspective | Wimbledon’s ban on Russian players is unfair, personal — and exactly right 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z It may be that reaching grandmaster status at the game of ‘‘predicting the next word’’ necessitates constructing a higher-order understanding of reality, some kind of knowledge that goes beyond statistical correlations among word clusters. A.I. Is Mastering Language. Should We Trust What It Says? 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z Yeoh continued to tell her characters’ stories through their physicality: There’s a hint of the grandmaster in the grace with which Mameha, the geisha, closes her umbrella, and in the matriarch Eleanor Young’s perfect posture. Michelle Yeoh’s Quantum Leaps 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z It’s not only grandmasters that have been drawn into the conflict. Ukraine War Disrupts the Quiet World of Chess 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z Even today, Russia boasts more grandmasters by far than any other country. Russian chess grandmasters slam invasion of Ukraine in joint appeal to Putin 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z “Chess definitely has a big part in Russians’ imagination, and they pride themselves in the fact that they have grandmasters and they tend to do well in these competitions,” Fish said. Russia dominated chess for a half-century. The game’s organizing body has now banned tournaments in the country. 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z Other forms of artificial intelligence try to hard-code information about the world: the chess strategies of grandmasters, the principles of climatology. A.I. Is Mastering Language. Should We Trust What It Says? 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z The Ukrainian Chess Federation, which also boasts a strong stable of grandmasters and top players, had been lobbying for the move. Global chess body cancels big events in Russia over invasion 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z So, yes we are coming up against a grandmaster and I am really looking forward to it. Maguire denies Man Utd power struggle reports, plus team news – live 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z 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 Germany, the country with the second-most grandmasters, had 96, and the United States followed with 95. Russia dominated chess for a half-century. The game’s organizing body has now banned tournaments in the country. 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z The world’s oldest living grandmaster was already a rising star in the years before World War II, and was still competing into his late 80s. The lasting chess legacies of Feuerstein, Averbakh 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z Ne4 but also an attacking idea that the grandmaster completely misses. A chess battle of the sexes and a history of the World (Open) 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z Plus, how can you not like a grandmaster who, when asked which he preferred, chess or sex, replied that “it depends on the position”? Getting a jump on the 50th anniversary of the epic Fischer-Spassky chess match 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z She has since become obsessed with the game: “You know how there’s a grandmaster in chess? I wanted to be a grandmaster in poker.” Jennifer Tilly wanted to be 'a big movie star.' A life in Hollywood changed that 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z The Soviet Union and Russia soon produced some of the most celebrated and successful grandmasters, including Kasparov, Karpov and Mikhail Botvinnik. Russia dominated chess for a half-century. The game’s organizing body has now banned tournaments in the country. 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z “Chess Board Options” also has a lot to say about Kaufman’s remarkable last-career renaissance, capped by an unexpected world senior crown in 2008 that gave him the title of grandmaster at the age of 60. Local chess star Kaufman serves up engaging ‘Options’ in new memoir 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z Chess grandmaster sues Netflix for ‘false,’ ‘grossly sexist’ line in ‘Queen’s Gambit’ 'The Queen's Gambit' wins 2021 Emmy for limited series 2021-09-19T04:00:00Z The legal papers seen by Reuters said the five-times world champion was "the first woman in history to achieve the status of international chess grandmaster among men". Soviet chess legend sues Netflix for 'sexist' line in Queen's Gambit show 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z Chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov threw out one of the ceremonial first pitches before the game. Nolan Arenado hits 30th homer, Cardinals beat Reds 6-4 2021-09-11T04:00:00Z Even today, Russia boasts some 239 grandmasters — by far the most of any country. Russia dominated chess for a half-century. The game’s organizing body has now banned tournaments in the country. 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z Even grandmasters can have a bad day at the office, and that seems to be what happened to Nyzhnyk, who was undefeated going into his fateful last-round battle with Burke. Sam Shankland shines in defeat at World Cup chess knockout tourney 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z At one point, Momot counted three of the 10 youngest grandmasters in the world among its members. The Dark Side of Chess: Payoffs, Points and 12-Year-Old Grandmasters 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z “The only language that Putin understands is power, and his power is his money,” said Garry Kasparov, the Russian chess grandmaster and a Putin critic. Biden Weighs a Response to Ransomware Attacks 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z New Jersey prodigy Abhimanyu Mishra last week became the youngest grandmaster in history, earning a third and final norm for the game’s highest honor at a tournament in Budapest. Prodigy’s prodigious feat — Mishra becomes a chess grandmaster at 12 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z Guo’s victory included a string of Elo-esque “upsets” of grandmasters in the middle rounds, including a nice Round 7 win over GM Hans Niemann that vaulted him into a tie for the lead. The Rating Game: Elo’s chess rankings prove their worth 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z Its co-founder Andrew Green, who owns the Edinburgh Chess Academy, said it was "remarkable" for a 10-year-old to beat a grandmaster. The 10-year-old boy who beat a chess grandmaster - but didn't want to boast 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z Minutes later, the newly crowned grandmaster ran into the tournament’s main hall, radiant and proud as “a peacock,” according to Areshchenko, who was present. The Dark Side of Chess: Payoffs, Points and 12-Year-Old Grandmasters 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z Other "grandmasters" poked fun at the developers' mistakes, which were described as "extremely obvious" and juvenile in nature. Coding experts tell Salon Mike Lindell's botched social site was doomed to fail 2021-04-23T04:00:00Z You don’t get to be a grandmaster without beating a few grandmasters along the way. Prodigy’s prodigious feat — Mishra becomes a chess grandmaster at 12 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z One guest per team was allowed but all others had to work for the company and be rated below 2500, grandmaster level. Chess: US giants fail as Grenke Bank win first World Corporate Championship 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z Andrew Soltis, also an international grandmaster and the author of a chess column for the New York Post, described Mr. Kavalek’s playing style as “very aggressive, imaginative.” Lubomir Kavalek, international chess grandmaster, dies at 77 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z Now, as the world’s youngest grandmaster, he was greeted by the president of Mexico. The Dark Side of Chess: Payoffs, Points and 12-Year-Old Grandmasters 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z The team of "grandmasters" were granted anonymity by Salon due to the sensitive nature of their employment and the risk of being doxxed by Lindell's supporters. Coding experts tell Salon Mike Lindell's botched social site was doomed to fail 2021-04-23T04:00:00Z “Chess for me is my life,” she said, describing games with everyone from professional grandmasters to amateur players during visits to prisons. Georgian women ruled chess in the Soviet era. A new generation chases the same ‘Queen’s Gambit’ glory. 2020-12-12T05:00:00Z Their weekend team of four included three women, all of them grandmasters or masters. Chess: US giants fail as Grenke Bank win first World Corporate Championship 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z During the last decades of the 20th century, Gore Vidal published a sequence of seven historical novels spanning American history, the first six of which were recorded by audiobook grandmaster Grover Gardner. Brace yourself for cold winter nights with these 6 epic classics, retold in audiobooks 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z “I played better than him at the time, and it was tough for me to become a grandmaster then.” The Dark Side of Chess: Payoffs, Points and 12-Year-Old Grandmasters 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z That experience was apparent as he decimated the competition: He successfully strategized each on-air challenge with the forethought of a chess grandmaster. A best new artist nominee at 35, D Smoke is both a music lifer and the longest of longshots 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z The comment that a top Soviet grandmaster “never offers his opponent a draw” — nope. ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ accepted — with reservations 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z The women were called “slaves” and referred to Mr. Raniere as “master” or “grandmaster,” according to trial testimony. Clare Bronfman, Facing Sentencing, Refuses to Disavow ‘Sex Cult’ Leader 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z An American chess grandmaster, Hikaru Nakamura, along with a number of celebrities of the video game world, is leading a renaissance in the ancient game. Chess is taking over the online video game world — and both are changing from this unlikely pairing 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z Players who fulfill their norms honestly, other players said, would not get their grandmaster’s title for years, and thus never get the chance to join the top echelon. The Dark Side of Chess: Payoffs, Points and 12-Year-Old Grandmasters 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z Five years later, he became the youngest U.S. player to graduate to grandmaster, the highest title. Chess (Yes, Chess) Is Now a Streaming Obsession 2020-09-07T04:00:00Z Hughes‘ funny and charming script immediately cemented his role as grandmaster of the 1980s teen experience while preparing him for future projects such as “Breakfast Club” and “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.” Blu-ray review: ‘Sixteen Candles: Special Edition’ 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z In 1972, the World Chess Championship opened as grandmasters Bobby Fischer of the United States and defending champion Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union began play in Reykjavik, Iceland. Today in History 2020-07-11T04:00:00Z 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 At these tournaments, norm-seekers paid the organizers, who in turn paid grandmasters to show up, a legal and common arrangement in professional chess. The Dark Side of Chess: Payoffs, Points and 12-Year-Old Grandmasters 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z The grandmaster sometimes invites his subscribers to play against him on the stream, and he will start with fewer pieces as a handicap or play blindfolded. Chess (Yes, Chess) Is Now a Streaming Obsession 2020-09-07T04:00:00Z US intellectual Noam Chomsky, eminent feminist Gloria Steinem, Russian chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov and author Malcolm Gladwell also put their names to the letter, which was published on Tuesday in Harper's Magazine. JK Rowling joins authors decrying 'cancel culture' 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z At age 29, she earned grandmaster status from FIDE, the international chess federation. A Chess Prodigy’s Return to Health Brings Cheer to the Game 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z Carlsen won that event on May 3, and when it was over, Jan Gustafsson, the grandmaster who was commentating, signed off by thanking fans for watching. Chess Thrives Online Despite Pandemic 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z Still, Mishra’s rise to grandmaster will mark the start of a new life for him. The Dark Side of Chess: Payoffs, Points and 12-Year-Old Grandmasters 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z He became a grandmaster at 17 and world champion at 22 in 1985 when the charismatic youngster beat Soviet establishment hero Anatoly Karpov. On this day: Born April 13, 1963; Russian chess champion Garry Kasparov 2020-04-12T04:00:00Z The global body Fide’s president feared that the grandmasters from China, France, the Netherlands and the US would be stranded indefinitely. Magnus Carlsen's online tournament taps into new internet chess boom 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z Fide, the global chess body, planned a charter flight to Amsterdam enabling the Chinese, Dutch, French, and US grandmasters plus their aides and tournament officials to leave before the deadline. Chess: Candidates stopped at midway point after Russia suspends air traffic 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z Round four starts at 11am on Saturday, and is viewable live and free online with move by move grandmaster and computer commentary. Chess: Candidates defy coronavirus to start battle to face Magnus Carlsen 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z Chess grandmasters are not made in a day. The Dark Side of Chess: Payoffs, Points and 12-Year-Old Grandmasters 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z Eight of the world’s top grandmasters, their seconds, arbiters and match officials are being tested twice during the event for infection, along with daily health checkups. A coronavirus-shortened ‘win’ for U.S. senior chess squad 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z They rely on sophisticated algorithms of statistical data, and Le-Marechal says he gets ping alerts throughout the day about cheaters — many amateurs, some professionals and even the occasional grandmaster. Think Cheating in Baseball Is Bad? Try Chess 2020-03-15T04:00:00Z Most present day grandmasters distrust the French as too passive, and reasons for this emerged in the game. Chess: Candidates stopped at midway point after Russia suspends air traffic 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z The Ukrainian sports website sport.ua says Bogdanovich was a grandmaster from Odessa who won the Ukrainian Under-18 championship and various chess awards at international tournaments. Young chess players 'killed by laughing gas' 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z For the three decades after the title was formally introduced in 1950, the grandmaster was a rare species. The Dark Side of Chess: Payoffs, Points and 12-Year-Old Grandmasters 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z Even now, with Carlsen’s record seemingly done and dusted, there is a rival grandmaster claimant. Chess: Carlsen secures record but draws threaten chances of victory at Wijk 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z Rensch said they shut down sometimes tens of thousands of accounts a month, including some of professionals and grandmasters. Think Cheating in Baseball Is Bad? Try Chess 2020-03-15T04:00:00Z Earlier this month, Iranian chess grandmaster Mitra Hejaziour was expelled from the national team for not wearing the hijab at the World Rapid and Blitz Championship in Moscow. Iranian chess ref accused of flouting dress code says she won't return home 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z One of the top late-December draws is the annual North American Open in Las Vegas, which typically draws a slate of grandmaster gunslingers, including this year’s champ, Armenian GM Hovhannes Gabuzyan. Old Dominion domination at year-end Eastern Open chess tournament 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z The title of the youngest grandmaster turned into one such springboard. The Dark Side of Chess: Payoffs, Points and 12-Year-Old Grandmasters 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z But Tanner does share key attributes with the chess grandmaster. Ex-Liverpool player takes back fantasy football top spot 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z Their pursuit culminated in July when the Latvian-Czech grandmaster was discovered – and photographed – in the toilets during the Strasbourg Open clutching an illicit mobile phone. The Anti-Sports Personality of the Year awards 2019 | Simon Burnton 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z The first woman ever awarded the grandmaster title, the Georgian great still has game, capable of fashioning a long, grueling positional brilliancy. Legendary Nona Gaprindashvili adds to bulging chess trophy case 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z When I was 15, I became the youngest grandmaster in the world, breaking the record set by Bobby Fischer more than three decades earlier. I might never have become a chess grandmaster if I’d stuck to women-only tournaments | Judit Polgár 2019-11-30T05:00:00Z In his office, Putin’s first question was: “You became a grandmaster at 12, didn’t you?” The Dark Side of Chess: Payoffs, Points and 12-Year-Old Grandmasters 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z In a tweet, the Russian grandmaster called it a "huge scandal" and "unacceptable appeasement". Chess champion condemns Apple's Crimea change 2019-11-28T05:00:00Z But for those who do, reducing the value of what might one day be taxed is like a game of chess, with the financial adviser as grandmaster and the tax auditor as novice player. Raise Billions From Billionaires? Tax Experts Say It’s Not That Simple 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z There will be at least two Chinese grandmasters in the hunt for the right to challenge world champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway next year. Wang Hao second Chinese grandmaster to join 2020 chess title hunt 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z This progress was reflected in improvements in the Elo rating numbers for the leading female players, and by the 1990s women were starting to reach grandmaster level. I might never have become a chess grandmaster if I’d stuck to women-only tournaments | Judit Polgár 2019-11-30T05:00:00Z That is partly because the grandmasters, often aging players long past their prime, often lack the motivation to work hard to beat their opponents. The Dark Side of Chess: Payoffs, Points and 12-Year-Old Grandmasters 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z But Spassky in the mid-1960s was probably the strongest player in the world, with a flexible, harmonious style that set him apart from the great generation of Soviet grandmasters with whom he competed. Fifty years ago, it was Boris Spassky’s turn to shine at the chessboard 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z This strategy worked well enough to beat a grandmaster, but failed as a general approach towards building intelligence outside chess playing. Artificial intelligence isn’t very intelligent and won’t be any time soon 2019-10-05T04:00:00Z Discover the extraordinary physical effects at play, and how grandmasters are learning to train like more active athletes to overcome them. Daily briefing: It’s time to save the world 2019-09-15T04:00:00Z The games are viewable free and live online, with grandmaster and computer commentaries, each day at 7pm from Friday onwards. Chess: Magnus Carlsen plots surge while draws dominate at Sinquefield Cup 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z “The motivation was quite low for me,” said Vojtech Plat, one of the grandmasters who played. The Dark Side of Chess: Payoffs, Points and 12-Year-Old Grandmasters 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z He stunned the chess world by racking up victories and progressing from regular grandmaster to "super" grandmaster in a six-year span. Chess grandmaster allegedly caught cheating in bathroom during tournament 2019-07-13T04:00:00Z Raniere was the “grandmaster” of an inner circle of slaves, who in turn recruited slaves of their own. Jury to begin deliberating in trial of accused sex cult founder 2019-06-19T04:00:00Z Twenty-two grandmasters are battling for two automatic spots in the 2020 Candidates cycle over the four Grand prix events that began with Moscow. The women’s chess game thrives in unlikely climes 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z All were supposed to be loyal to Mr. Raniere, who was called “grandmaster.” Nxivm Branding Ritual Was Scripted by Cult Leader to Be ‘Like a Sacrifice’ 2019-05-26T04:00:00Z His career percentage is higher than Carlsen’s, but the Russian was kept under wraps until he was 15 and already grandmaster strength, while Carlsen’s international career began at age 10. Chess: supreme Magnus Carlsen targets his own world record after Grenke win 2019-05-03T04:00:00Z Qa7, White’s holding his own against the grandmaster, but finally goes wrong in the finale: 37. Rio Grande Valley again the toast of Texas with chess Final Four repeat 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z The final decisive championship rounds are free to view, with move by move computer and grandmaster commentaries, starting at 6pm GMT on all three days. Chess: Fabiano Caruana ends winless run after Magnus Carlsen’s taunt 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z “I want to be the youngest grandmaster,” he told me. Opinion | This 8-Year-Old Chess Champion Will Make You Smile 2019-03-16T04:00:00Z “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 With that in mind, let’s now approach the careers of five modern “grandmasters” of geopolitics with an appropriate skepticism. Trump’s trade Czar, the latest architect of imperial disaster 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z Caruana, like Fischer, is a Brooklyn-bred grandmaster and is at the vanguard of an improved group of American players who are challenging the dominance of Russia and others. Magnus Carlsen Wins World Chess Championship, Beating Fabiano Caruana 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z “I’m livid,” Robert Hess, an American grandmaster, said on the Chess.com stream. Magnus Carlsen Won the Chess World Championship Again, but Something Has Changed 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z That means it is possible to watch a grandmaster do nothing except stare at the board for several minutes. Armageddon looms in World Chess final 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z American grandmaster Hiraku Nakamura called it a “strange move” and “peculiar choice”, adding: “It feels a little bit premature to me.” 'I blew it': Bruised Magnus Carlsen rues Game 9 draw with Fabiano Caruana 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z If the match is tied after 12 games, the two grandmasters will play a series of games at accelerated time controls to determine the winner. Fabiano Caruana just misses win against champ in world chess title fight 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z If the match is tied after 12 games, the two grandmasters will play a series of playoff games at faster time controls. U.S. challenger Caruana saves draw in epic first game of chess title match 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z The last American to win the world chess championship was a Brooklyn-bred grandmaster who stunned the world champion and took his title. Searching for the Next Bobby Fischer, the U.S. Finds Fabi 2018-11-03T04:00:00Z 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 He may be the hardest grandmaster to surprise at the chessboard. U.S. great hope Fabiano Caruana preps for clash with Magnus Carlsen 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z “Many of the sponsors are tied to Russian businessmen and that’s been true since Agon took over really,” said Ian Rogers, an Australian grandmaster and chess journalist, referring to Merenzon’s company. Who will be king? Three-way battle for control rocks international chess 2018-09-02T04:00:00Z After a Dickensian childhood dealing with the brutalities of fascism and communism in Hungary, Benko settled in the U.S. in 1958, the same year he was awarded the grandmaster title. Birthday boy Benko has left a lasting mark on the game of chess 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z It is not enough to be mentally strong, most of the new generation of grandmasters agree; players now believe they stand the best shot at winning if they are physically fit as well. Searching for the Next Bobby Fischer, the U.S. Finds Fabi 2018-11-03T04:00:00Z Chess-playing computer programs made it possible for Magnus Carlson, who grew up in a small town in Norway, to become a chess grandmaster at thirteen, and today he is the world chess champion. Why data is the new oil: What we mean when we talk about “deep learning” 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z Square Off also presents itself as a chess gym for one, an always-ready sparring partner for aspiring grandmasters. This Robotic Chessboard Is Like Something out of Harry Potter 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z It may be an elementary concept, but variations on the epaulette theme still pop up even in modern grandmaster play. Chess angels aided the wounded during World War II 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z Set in the Cold War, the musical tells the story of a chess tournament between two men - grandmasters from the US and Russia. Abba have 'nothing to prove' - Benny 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z He achieved grandmaster status in 2007, at age 14, while he was playing for the Italian Chess Federation. Searching for the Next Bobby Fischer, the U.S. Finds Fabi 2018-11-03T04:00:00Z Each of the eight chess grandmasters competing at the candidates tournament in Kreuzberg, Berlin played every other opponent twice. US chess grandmaster Caruana wins shot at world title match 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z Chess grandmaster Fabiano Caruana will be the first American in decades to play for the world championship title after the winning the candidates tournament outright in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday. Fabiano Caruana qualifies for world chess title match against Magnus Carlsen 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z A chessboard once easy to read could now outwit a grandmaster of global geopolitics. Moscow mired in Syria as Putin’s gameplan risks a deadly ending 2018-02-24T05:00:00Z This charismatic 35-year-old, one of Armenia's many grandmasters, was once number two in the world - a superstar and national hero in a country not accustomed to sporting success. The country breeding a generation of chess whizz kids 2018-02-17T05:00:00Z A great fighting effort by the grandmaster and a tragedy of Shakespearean proportions for poor Mr. Burden. When the player matters more than the pieces on the chessboard 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z Now his disciples, and the disciples’ disciples, are competing over whose school is the most authentic and who is the real grandmaster. Battle Royale Over Rightful Heir to Israeli Self-Defense Discipline 2017-12-30T05:00:00Z A priest serving in the Bronx, he continued to play chess at the highest levels, even assisting Fischer in his famous Cold War victory over the Russian grandmaster Boris Spassky. A woman who married God, a chess-playing priest and 10 more fascinating religious figures who died in 2017 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z The big-mouthed, baldheaded comedian whose verbal assaults endeared him to audiences and peers and made him the acknowledged grandmaster of insult comedy. Notable deaths in 2017 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z This game, played at the fabled 1929 grandmaster event in the Czech resort town of Carlsbad, is full of neat tactical flourishes even before its famous finale. Spending the holidays with some dear old chess friends 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z Even so, one human chess grandmaster was still hugely impressed by DeepMind's victory. 'Superhuman' Google AI claims chess crown 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z As one high-ranking Kaggle “grandmaster” noted in response to the survey: “300,000 years from now, there will be stones, cockroaches, and logistic regressions left in this world.” The biggest headache in machine learning? Cleaning dirty data off the spreadsheets 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z He learned at the feet of the best, including grandmaster Yasser Seirawan, then a Seattle resident and one of the world’s best players. Puyallup Green Beret killed in Niger once was a chess whiz and stock trader 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z He was later named a grandmaster, the World Chess Federation’s highest title. William Lombardy, Chess Grandmaster Turned Priest, Dies at 79 2017-10-14T04:00:00Z Now, the 19-year-old grandmaster will play under the oversight of the U.S. Las Vegas, Tillerson, Puerto Rico: Your Thursday Briefing 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z Both are nonaerobic activities that entail a lot of waiting around, but athletically inclined grandmasters tend to favor tennis or soccer. Angling for a win — the chess player as fisherman 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z The most popular viewing site is chess24.com, where there will be move-by-move computer assessments of every game plus grandmaster commentaries, all live and free. Leonard Barden on Chess 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z The elite grandmaster action now moves on to the 128-player World Cup knock-out, where games start at Tbilisi in Georgia on 3 September. Leonard Barden on Chess 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z Mr. Lombardy was named a grandmaster after the Olympiad. William Lombardy, Chess Grandmaster Turned Priest, Dies at 79 2017-10-14T04:00:00Z 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 Key tells this story, tells how the police went to Google to see if their story of this young chess grandmaster held up, tells how at some point, she felt scared. U.S. chess champion is now ranked No. 2 in the world. Opponents fear he’s still getting better. 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z The German Bundesliga is perhaps the deepest and most prestigious league competition in the world, regularly recruiting elite grandmasters to hold down a board or two. Baden-Baden rolls through powerful German chess league 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z By contrast, Deep Blue was hard-coded with a set of specialized rules distilled from chess grandmasters, and empowered with a brute-force search algorithm. Artificial Intelligence: Chess match of the century : Nature : Nature Research 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z At the end of his life, Mr. Bisguier was the world’s oldest active grandmaster, and he may been the best-liked as well. Arthur Bisguier, a tireless ambassador for chess, dies at 87 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z 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 Mr. Bisguier was awarded the title of grandmaster, the highest in chess, in 1957 by the World Chess Federation, the game’s governing body. Arthur Bisguier, Brash, Self-Taught Bronx Chess Champion, Dies at 87 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z In the game’s crunch time, it is Shipman who outplays the grandmaster. Walter Shipman, a gentlemanly amateur with a chess pro’s talent 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z As the 18-year-old Iranian chess grandmaster competed at a January tournament in Gibraltar, she refused to don a hijab, in defiance of her country’s Islamic authorities. Western feminists snub an Iranian heroine, from @SafaiDarya 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z Napier said there are a lot of martial arts schools, but he feels it’s important to be part of one associated with a grandmaster, someone who has dedicated their entire life to the discipline. Martial arts schools ‘a training ground for life’ 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z Twenty years ago, they figured out checkers, and 10 years ago they toppled the Russian grandmasters of chess. How computers were finally able to best poker pros 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z At the time, there were only 39 grandmasters in the world. Arthur Bisguier, Brash, Self-Taught Bronx Chess Champion, Dies at 87 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z “Using a chess analogy,” he said, “we might say that grandmasters are still largely North American, but Chinese occupy increasingly greater portions of the master-level A.I. scientists.” China Gains on the U.S. in the Artificial Intelligence Arms Race 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z All these factors create a sense of impending doom, of tensions simmering under the surface, as writer/director Stone, his hand guided by Ibsen, moves his characters back and forth like a chess grandmaster. 'The Daughter' deploys top Down Under talent to dramatize a revamped take on Ibsen 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z Traditional tae kwon do, according to Napier, is 80 percent kicks and 20 percent punches, but he really likes that his own grandmaster is practical when teaching the discipline. Martial arts schools ‘a training ground for life’ 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z And the last grandmaster of the Templars, Jacques de Molay, was brought to the centre of Paris and publicly burned to death. The warrior monks who invented banking - BBC News 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z In reality a chess grandmaster was hidden inside the machine controlling its every move. The charisma droids: today's robots and the artists who foresaw them 2017-01-28T05:00:00Z But it was his game against Yakov Estrin, a Russian correspondence grandmaster who finished 13th in the field of 17, that followers of chess remember. Hans Berliner, Master Chess Player and Programmer, Dies at 87 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z 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 Among his disciples was Ip Shui, whose feet the grandmaster would scorch with the bowl of his pipe to toughen them up. Preserving Hong Kong's Vanishing Martial Arts 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z When the grandmaster missed a chance to put the game away, Yip seized her chance. Aleksandr Lenderman outlasts Alex Shabalov for third Eastern chess crown 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z Some of the country’s top grandmasters and rising junior stars are expected to compete. Rapid reverse as Magnus Carlsen tries to defend another chess title 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z DeepMind, a 2014 Google acquisition, defeated the reigning human grandmaster of the ancient board game Go, despite predictions that such an achievement would take another 10 years. The Great A.I. Awakening 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z For American chess fans, Mr. Karjakin, 26, was largely unknown before he beat two higher-rated Americans and five other grandmasters in a qualifying tournament in Moscow in March. At World Chess Championship, Familiar Overtones of East-West Politics 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z Some of the country’s top grandmasters and rising junior stars are expected to compete in the Open section. Fighting seniors lead the way into busy holiday chess season 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z You will now face the grandmaster of being a jerk on Twitter.’ Trump isn’t the first president ‘Saturday Night Live’ has skewered. But this feud stands out. 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z He was born in Crimea, where he ascended to the title of grandmaster when he was 12, which is still a world record. Magnus Carlsen's dramatic fightback from 'certain' defeat cements his legend 2016-12-03T05:00:00Z But times change; grandmasters – now aided, of course, by computers – are steeped in ever more opening theory; and fast chess introduces an element of randomness that helps counteract home preparation. Magnus Carlsen may be the man to push the barriers for global game of chess | Stephen Moss 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z “For Russian chess, it is a chance to restore its status,” Sergei Shipov, a prominent Russian grandmaster, said in Moscow last week. At World Chess Championship, Familiar Overtones of East-West Politics 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z They were riveted as the two grandmasters leaned into the tense game, barely moving, in total silence and deep in thought. Happy birthday! Norwegian Magnus Carlsen takes world chess title No. 3 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z He became world junior chess champion in 2012 and was a grandmaster aged 17. Russian chess champion Yuri Yeliseyev dies in Moscow fall - BBC News 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z If the two grandmasters are still tied, a one-day rapid playoff will be held Wednesday. Magnus Carlsen, Sergey Karjakin tied as world chess title match heads for last-game showdown 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z He played world politics with the skill of a grandmaster, but embraced an ideology that ultimately failed. Fidel Castro, Cuba Revolutionary, Dies at 90 2016-11-26T05:00:00Z He is known for his gangster pictures; he is a grandmaster of the profane. The Passion of Martin Scorsese 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z At 13, he was one of the youngest people ever to be awarded the title of grandmaster, the highest level of chess mastery; in 2013, he won his first world championship. How a Chess Champion Trains for the Big Game 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z He won the Moscow Open 2016 chess tournament and ranked 42nd among Russian grandmasters. Russian chess champion Yuri Yeliseyev dies in Moscow fall - BBC News 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z Fischer’s win symbolized a victory of East over West, and of America over the Soviet Union, whose grandmasters had ruled the top echelon of game for decades. A Throwback Showdown for Chess’s New Generation 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z This week, New York City will host the first championship with two grandmasters of the smartphone generation — “a battle of two of the finest minds on the planet,” says Merenzon. Norwegian, Russian to square off in World Chess Championship 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z At 16, he was crowned Asia’s youngest ever chess grandmaster. Inside the brain of the man who would be 'Blindfold King' of chess 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z “I have a team of grandmasters that create interesting chess-related games,” he says. How a Chess Champion Trains for the Big Game 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z "What grandmasters do is to predict the moves of the opponent," he says. Maths becomes biology's magic number - BBC News 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 Over the years, Patriot has played like a grandmaster. A Curious Plan to Fight Climate Change: Buy Mines, Sell Coal 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z Nigel Short, a British chess grandmaster, called on the sport’s governing body, Fide, to find a different venue, telling the Times: “The hijab is a symbol of Islamic repression.” Boycott of world chess championship 'would hurt women in Iran' 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z Even playing on Board 3 in Baku, Torre faced some very strong competition, scoring four wins and two draws against the six grandmasters he faced. Eugenio Torre, a tower of strength, taking gold at 42nd Chess Olympiad 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z “The winner of the game is the player who makes the next-to-last mistake,” said Savielly Tartakower, a Polish grandmaster from the first half of the 20th century and the game’s greatest aphorist. Truth, beauty and annihilation: my quest for chess mastery | Stephen Moss 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z But he got to hang out with Caruana and Robert Hess, a prodigy who earned his grandmaster title at 17 while playing football at Stuyvesant High School in New York. 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 He became a chess grandmaster at the age of 15. America’s Young Chess Champs 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z “U.S. companies are the grandmasters of tax avoidance,” said Edward D. Kleinbard, a University of Southern California law professor and a former chief of staff to the congressional Joint Committee on Taxation. Tensions between U.S., EU mount as Apple ordered to pay $14.5B in back taxes to Ireland 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z An Iranian-born grandmaster, by way of Texas, thriving in suburban Maryland — was a highly appropriate winner of the fifth annual Washington International Tournament last week. Elshan Moradiabadi tops global chess field to capture International 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z I was attached to two clubs in south-west London, Surbiton and Kingston, and was mixing with players who were very good, who had international master titles, one notch below the coveted grandmaster title. Truth, beauty and annihilation: my quest for chess mastery | Stephen Moss 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z Some of the strongest response came from the retired grandmaster Judit Polgar, who beat Mr. Short eight times, with only three losses and five draws. 4 Young Chess Masters Tackle a Persistent Puzzle: The Gender Gap 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z The Russian chess federation paid a generous tribute to the man once considered by Moscow as a pariah, describing him as a "legendary grandmaster" with an enormous will to win. Soviet defector Korchnoi, challenger for world chess title, dies at 85 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z He was the oldest active chess grandmaster on the international tournament circuit for many years and won the World Senior Chess Championship in 2006. Chess legend Korchnoi dies in Switzerland aged 85 - BBC News 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z Critics including two former World Chess Champions, the British grandmaster Nigel Short and others from the English Chess Federation accuse Ilyumzhinov of using his role as Fide president to promote Russian foreign policy. Chess body's president linked to offshore firms that control lucrative rights to game 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z For one thing, I started too late – some 11-year-olds are virtually grandmaster standard. Truth, beauty and annihilation: my quest for chess mastery | Stephen Moss 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z At the award ceremony for the St Louis tournament, one of the world's best grandmasters played some fast and furious games of "bullet chess" - where a whole game is over in less than two minutes. Creating the world's new chess capital - BBC News 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z Unlike other grandmasters, it took him until age eight to really engage with the game: “I needed to mature a bit at the start. I just wasn’t ready.” Magnus Carlsen: the cool grandmaster who cries when he loses to himself 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z Currently, there are just over 1,500 grandmasters. Correction: Black Chessmaster story 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z He was, though, from the start, a grandmaster of charismatic bluster. The Man Restaging an Evel Knievel Jump to Vindicate His Father 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z "If this committee is looking for the 'grandmaster,' it is not me," she said. Bangladesh Bank hackers 'possibly Chinese,' says Philippines senator 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z Brainy Spice herself, Susan Polgar, was the first woman in history to earn the grandmaster title by successfully competing in chess tournaments. Creating the world's new chess capital - BBC News 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z Nearly 20 years ago, after a chess-playing computer called Deep Blue beat the world grandmaster Garry Kasparov, I wrote an article about why humans would long remain the champions in the game of Go. To Beat Go Champion, Google’s Program Needed a Human Army 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z At the time Ashley became a grandmaster, in 1999, he said there were about 500 or so players with the title. Correction: Black Chessmaster story 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z The timing of the announcement indicates the impact in South Korea of AlphaGo, which two days earlier wrapped up a 4–1 victory over grandmaster Lee Sedol in an exhibition match in Seoul. South Korea trumpets $860-million AI fund after AlphaGo 'shock' 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z The two grandmasters, in turn, deferred to the higher authority. That Other Game of Thrones 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z Tuesday’s contest was the closest of the five games played over the past week, the only one decided by counting points, rather than ending in resignation by AlphaGo or opponent Go grandmaster Lee Sedol. Computer program emerges victorious in five-game match against Go champion 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z A grandmaster and a mentor to Bobby Fischer, Mr. Lombardy excused himself to answer the door. An End to a Chess Grandmaster’s Eviction Battle Could Be Near 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z “I was transported to this world and I wanted to be one of the grandmasters and that’s all I knew,” he said. Correction: Black Chessmaster story 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z A computer program developed by Google took an unassailable 3-0 lead in a best-of-five match with a Go grandmaster on Saturday. Go champion Lee Se-dol throws in towel as Google’s AlphaGo sweeps the board 2016-03-12T05:00:00Z I would say, however, that it’s sort of interesting that the current generation of young grandmaster players seem to be more capable of playing these computer moves than perhaps the older generation. Deep Blue developer speaks on how to beat Go and crack chess 2016-03-12T05:00:00Z Even with two grandmasters and an IM on its roster, the Retrievers entered the event seeded only eighth and couldn’t keep pace with the winning schools at the Pan American Intercollegiate Championships. DAVID R. SANDS: His alma mater suffers, but Sergey Erenburg soars at chess Eastern Open 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z “His abilities were native, with a natural talent,” said Anthony Saidi, a fellow grandmaster who played with Mr. Lombardy on the top American teams in the 1950s and ’60s. An End to a Chess Grandmaster’s Eviction Battle Could Be Near 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z The process of becoming a grandmaster is done under the auspices of the World Chess Federation, known by its French acronym FIDE, and involves earning overall points and performing particularly well in chess tournaments. Correction: Black Chessmaster story 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z The school fielded two grandmasters against some teams with two or three times as many. UMBC’s once-mighty chess team fails to qualify for the Final Four 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z And right toward the end we brought in additional grandmasters as sparring partners to assess how well our system was doing. Deep Blue developer speaks on how to beat Go and crack chess 2016-03-12T05:00:00Z For much of the 20th century, virtually all of the top U.S. grandmasters were either from New York or made the city their base of operations. DAVID R. SANDS: Big Applesauce: Manhattan wins first chess league crown 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z Three years later he was Norway’s first grandmaster and had also been called up to the junior national football team. The Joy of Six: athletes who have excelled in more than one sport | Michael Butler and Ian McCourt 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z The grandmasters get a couple of hundred quid to play, plus accommodation and, if they’re lucky, food – in this case a pre-match baked potato garnished with cheese, beans or tuna. Grandmaster crash: the inside story of how English chess pawned its future 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z And that was before Mr. Fischer beat Boris Spassky, a grandmaster who represented the Soviet Union in the World Chess Championship in 1972. An American Chess Master, Age 23, Awaits His Turn on a Bigger Stage 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z The rack holds a high-precision, caesium atomic clock—the most accurate sort on the planet—and two other digital timepieces, called “grandmaster clocks”, that work alongside it. Stamp collectors 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z With a gunslinger’s mentality and a fabulous flair for attack, the Chicago-born Tate claimed dozens of grandmaster scalps in his career, despite a rating that peaked at 2508. DAVID R. SANDS: Fearsome attacker Emory Tate, a local chess favorite, dies at 58 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z Agdestein knew then what grandmasters have only recently started addressing – that physical condition is fundamental to being a world-class player, especially when energy-sapping matches last for hours at a time, in tournaments that last days. The Joy of Six: athletes who have excelled in more than one sport | Michael Butler and Ian McCourt 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z Rogoff, another former research director at the Fund, is a chess grandmaster when not teaching at Harvard. The smartest economist you’ve never heard of 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z The ceiling sits low as light tiptoes from a covered screen to a scroll, written by the first tea grandmaster, in the back of the teahouse. Teahouse in West York stirs the beauty in the everyday 2015-10-03T04:00:00Z Even if you’re just in it for fun, Maxim Dlugy, a chess grandmaster and a consultant on “Pawn Sacrifice,” recommends simplicity. Winning Strategies for Buying a Chess Set 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z In knockout events, top-seeded grandmasters are forced to face far lower-rated players with nothing to lose, the kind of games that the elite players typically go out of their way to avoid. DAVID R. SANDS: A knockout format in chess that packs a punch 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z He turned to chess for comfort, grew obsessed with the game and became a grandmaster at 15. 'Pawn Sacrifice' examines prodigy, paranoia of chess master Fischer 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z Our first glimpse of Bobby Fischer in “Pawn Sacrifice” is not the chess grandmaster’s proudest moment. In ‘Pawn Sacrifice,’ fighting an enemy abroad and within 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z In the run-up to the championship, Fischer trounced two very good opponents with unheard of 6-0 scores, an astonishing result when so many grandmaster games end in draws. Bobby Fischer, a troubled genius in the pre-internet age 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z The half dozen chess historians, collectors and grandmasters we interviewed provided these winning strategies. Winning Strategies for Buying a Chess Set 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z By the time he was 12, Fischer was a rising star and he became the youngest grandmaster in chess history when he was 15. 'Pawn Sacrifice' ably follows chess master Bobby Fischer's unraveling, move by move 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z Its president, Charmaine Yoest was recently described in The Atlantic as a "grandmaster" of political strategy; she has said her goal is to make states "as pro-life as possible." States Succeed in Restricting Abortions 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z But at the chessboard, his game moved grandmasters to tears. Tobey Maguire moves through chess king Bobby Fischer's checkered life in 'Pawn Sacrifice' 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z Something similar happened at Stamford Bridge, where Chelsea, previously the grandmaster of counterattacking, was taken down by the same tactic on Saturday. Home-Field Advantage Takes a Premier League Beating 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z He dreams of becoming a grandmaster, defeating any and all opponents on the world stage. Ninth-grade chess king captures Oklahoma’s imagination 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z Black’s counterattack nearly triumphs, though the human grandmasters can’t quite plumb the complications of the wild position: 25. DAVID R. SANDS: A Romantic chess opening gets a modern revival 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z Schlubs never beat really good players, and really good players never beat grandmasters. Fabiano Caruana and Magnus Carlsen — that’s a title clash worth watching 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z Days and weeks of intensive study prepare the chess grandmaster for a single tournament. How To Make The Right Decisions In Markets--And In Life 2015-07-05T04:00:00Z His performance helped Mr. Browne earn the title of grandmaster. Walter S. Browne, charismatic chess champion, dies at 66 2015-06-27T04:00:00Z A defensive coordinator known for his passion and a brash, veteran offensive line coach were hired, and a taekwondo grandmaster even set up shop to work on their pass rush. In Matt Cavanaugh, Redskins hope they’ve found the right match for their quarterbacks 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z A chess grandmaster was caught sneaking into a bathroom stall to check an iPhone for strategy between moves. St Louis Cardinals espionage claims: US sports' dark arts go back 100 years 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z But what fascinates some of us is when grandmasters — geniuses of their generation — clash. Fabiano Caruana and Magnus Carlsen — that’s a title clash worth watching 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z If hunting was a sport, surely precision guidance was cheating, akin to taking cues from computer chess and calling yourself a grandmaster. Under the gun: how the perfect rifle missed its target 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z At the recent Sohn Conference in New York, the Norwegian chess grandmaster took on three opponents simultaneously — and he was completely blindfolded. Watch Chess Champ Magnus Carlsen Win Three Games at Once, Blindfolded 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z Tate collected some notable grandmaster scalps in his time, often beating top players with amazingly bold play. DAVID R. SANDS: For military men, a mixed record on the chessboard 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z But as Dominic Lawson writes, generals who compare themselves with grandmasters are exaggerating their control of human combat. Has chess got anything to do with war? - BBC News 2015-05-03T04:00:00Z In July 2007, at the age of 14 years 11 months 20 days, he became the youngest grandmaster in the history of Italy and the U.S. Fabiano Caruana and Magnus Carlsen — that’s a title clash worth watching 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z To the aficionado, every move in an England-Australia match is like a chess gambit by a grandmaster. The Most Exciting (Fill in the Blank) in Sports 2015-05-02T04:00:00Z When she became a grandmaster at age 15, she was the youngest person to attain that distinction, male or female. Tempest on a chess board: Hungary's Polgar disputes UK's Short 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z As recounted here last week, the Philippine-born grandmaster suffered the mortification of a forfeit in his U.S. DAVID R. SANDS: After forfeit, So bounces back with win streak in chess 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z “It’s not a matter of gender, it’s a matter of being smart,” the grandmaster added. Female Chess Grandmaster Fires Back at Sexist Claim 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z “My dog could win a major tournament using one of these devices,” the English grandmaster Nigel Short told the Washington Post on Tuesday. The Return of the Chess Cheat 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z When she beat Alexander Ivanov last fall at the New England Open, Carissa became the youngest female ever to defeat a grandmaster. Andover girl is youngest US female chess master 2015-04-11T04:00:00Z Paul Krugman, a few years ago, wrote at length to extol the magnum opus of science fiction grandmaster, Isaac Asimov, the Foundation Trilogy. The Science Fiction Behind Paul Krugman's Economics, Part One 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z Le Quang Liem, 24 Chess Grandmaster The sophomore at Webster University in the U.S. ranks 65 in the world’s top chess grandmasters. Tomorrow People: Asia's 30 Under 30 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z The native Hungarian became a chess prodigy along with her two sisters and broke Bobby Fischer’s record to become the youngest grandmaster at age 15 in 1991. Female Chess Grandmaster Fires Back at Sexist Claim 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z He earned the grandmaster title at age 13, at the time becoming the youngest GM in the world. DAVID R. SANDS: Another rising Chinese star makes his mark 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z In Massachusetts, there are seven male grandmasters and one female grandmaster. Andover girl is youngest US female chess master 2015-04-11T04:00:00Z But regardless of how he performs in the Netherlands, Sevian’s profile is certain to rise as a newly minted grandmaster. Program Prepares the Chess Prodigy Sam Sevian for His Next Moves 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z The 58-year-old Massachusetts grandmaster was the highest rated player in the 32-entry Open section, but he did not roll through the event unchallenged. DAVID R. SANDS: Alexander Ivanov adds to his collection of Eastern Open chess titles 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z Hugh Alexander, who worked for Turing, for example, was twice British chess champion – though never a grandmaster as the Russians wouldn’t let him play on their soil because of his war record. 'The Imitation Game' Sparks a New Wave of Code-Breakers Indeed, any spectator can plug a grandmaster position into their computer to check for the best options. Does anybody still care about chess? 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z Last summer he played in an exhibition match in the South of France against the young Norwegian prodigy and grandmaster Magnus Carlsen. Paul Katz, Big-Picture Architect, Dies at 57 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z When he eventually claimed his victory he became a grandmaster, a title based on a formula of ratings and results. Program Prepares the Chess Prodigy Sam Sevian for His Next Moves 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z “They were ready to own this society, to be a part of everything,” said Duane Vaught, deputy grandmaster of Grand Encampment of Knights Templar, a Christian-oriented fraternal organization open only to Freemasons. Fraternal, service groups battle waning membership 2014-10-18T04:00:00Z Later, he did contradict himself on that point - but who's arguing with a grandmaster? The man behind 'cradle of Kung Fu' 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z Videos of top grandmasters explaining the secrets of their favorite openings are big sellers. SANDS: In a digital age, chess writers still go by the book 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z Less than two percent of grandmasters in chess are women and the ratio has hardly changed over the last fifty years. Why the Economic Gender Gap Will Eventually Close 2014-09-13T04:00:00Z With a victory, Sevian — then age 13 years 10 months 27 days — would become the youngest grandmaster in American history, by more than a year. Program Prepares the Chess Prodigy Sam Sevian for His Next Moves 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z And then there was the announcement of the retirement of the chess grandmaster Judit Polgar, now 38, a mother of two. A trio of champion women? Steady on, old girl… 2014-08-16T04:00:00Z Perhaps I'd be given a demonstration of Kung Fu from the grandmaster of Kung Fu in person? The man behind 'cradle of Kung Fu' 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z Kasparov organized a championship match in London against the British grandmaster Nigel Short under the auspices of a new organization called the Professional Chess Association, which raised the $2.5 million prize fund through sponsorships. Garry Kasparov, the Man Who Would Be King 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z Not worried about accepting a prize in Stockholm or being a chess grandmaster? 8 Steps to Getting the Perfect Mentor for You 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z Seven years later, a computer beat a player with a grandmaster rating. Automating Cybersecurity 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z He headed off to serve as the parade’s grandmaster, riding beside his son Wesley Campbell, who served in Iraq. From Rockville to Washington, Memorial Day ceremonies pay tribute to military heroes Scores of muay boran practitioners, from 17 countries, scattered along the banks of the Chao Phraya river to learn from grandmasters. Photos: Old Art, New Title 2014-05-18T04:00:00Z The grandmaster left Russia last year over fears of political prosecution after years of opposition politics and police detentions. Garry Kasparov tries to unseat Russian who has ruled world chess for 18 years 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z A worn copy of a book by Svetozar Gligoric on Fischer’s battle with the Russian grandmaster Boris Spassky lay open at his right; a pack of cigarettes at his left. Blooms Return to Washington Square Park After Years of Renovation 2014-05-10T01:31:32Z The 17-year-old is now in school and teaches chess to others, with dreams of becoming a grandmaster and a doctor one day. From pawn to teenage chess queen - Uganda's Phiona Mutesi 2014-01-16T04:06:00Z 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 "These type of matches are a great way to popularise the game and are usually very successful," says Susan Polgar, the first woman grandmaster, and one of the four official commentators of the World Championships. The dark side of online chess tournaments 2013-11-19T18:37:14Z But according to British grandmaster Nigel Short, who supports Kasparov as the man to solve Fide's "credibility problem," the race will be very close. Garry Kasparov tries to unseat Russian who has ruled world chess for 18 years 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z Ranked only 115th, he nevertheless went on to win the tournament, tying with Pal Benko, an international grandmaster. Chess master turned chief executive 2013-11-18T00:10:43Z Ainslie the master tactician The America's Cup is said to be like a game of chess and Ainslie was the Garry Kasparov of the Oracle team, the grandmaster charged with planning the crowning moves. How did Ainslie inspire America's win? 2013-09-26T16:51:11Z A grandmaster ninja coder can’t be a real manager and still code. Super Coder, or Manager? Why Your Top Geek Can't Be Both. 2013-05-23T14:40:07Z Mr. Schmid was one of the first grandmasters to earn the title from the World Chess Federation, the game’s governing body, doing so in 1959. Lothar Schmid, Chess Referee, Dies at 85 2013-05-20T23:29:34Z Illustration: Graphic Two unbeaten teams, both packed with elite grandmasters, squared off in this week's final round of the UK national league. Leonard Barden on Chess 2013-05-10T21:55:01Z Tomsk's elite grandmasters were quickly snapped up by rivals, and the main beneficiary was St Petersburg which has had several title near‑misses. Leonard Barden on Chess 2013-04-19T21:55:01Z In this structure, players will advance through ranks on a weekly basis, from bronze to grandmaster rank. Blizzard Talks Hearthstone 2013-04-04T02:37:34Z They share the lead with three wins and three draws each, 4.5/6, while none of the other six grandmasters has bettered 50 per cent. Magnus Carlsen and Levon Aronian dominate world title candidates 2013-03-22T15:14:40Z "Chess is still seen as a bit geeky," said British grandmaster Daniel King. Chess seeks to shake off geeky image as world's best arrive in UK 2013-03-15T18:54:37Z These events gave rising school and university players chances to cross pawns with the top grandmasters and international masters, who themselves had the incentive of generous prize funds and subsidies. Joseph McPhillips shines amongst vaunted company at Bunratty 2013-03-15T16:19:12Z He became a grandmaster at 13, was world No 1 at 19, and last year became the top-rated player of all time. Chess prodigy Magnus Carlsen enters endgame for world title 2013-03-10T18:28:00Z So the annual Reykjavik Open, despite its modest €15,000 prize fund, always attracts a competitive grandmaster entry where top players from the United States, Western Europe, Russia and Asia jostle for supremacy. Leonard Barden on Chess 2013-03-01T22:55:01Z Most of the Russian grandmaster elite still competed, though some Western GMs switched to Gibraltar. Leonard Barden on Chess 2013-02-22T22:55:01Z Ju is a grandmaster, ranked number 15 in international women's chess and number 3 in China. Chinese chess grandmaster stranded in Gibraltar after being blocked from UK 2013-02-05T00:03:35Z If Beychok’s avocation was playing chess, that achievement might have earned him the title of grandmaster. Michael Beychok Is Political Consultant and Handicapper on Horse Races 2013-01-25T01:22:24Z Became a grandmaster at the age of 14. Chess prodigy Magnus Carlsen enters endgame for world title 2013-03-10T18:28:00Z Illustration: Graphic Snowdrops v Old Hands is a biennial match in Prague where a quartet of septuagenarian grandmasters takes on four young female talents. Leonard Barden on Chess 2013-01-04T22:55:17Z But the event's peak years from the 1930s to the 1970s are long past and Holland's Wijk aan Zee has become the winter Mecca for elite grandmasters. Gawain Jones has strong British tradition on his side at Hastings 2012-12-28T22:55:31Z When the details of the shooting first started to emerge last Friday morning, Carvin quickly moved to insert himself as the grandmaster tweeter, consolidating, parsing, weighing the other tweets in his wide purview. Did NPR's Andy Carvin overreach his Twitter calling on Newtown shooting? 2012-12-17T19:12:13Z This is partly because, like a chess grandmaster, he always thinks several moves ahead. Political Economy: Finest Hour for Mario Draghi and Europe 2012-12-16T21:36:03Z It looks like another fine managerial mess from the humbled grandmaster of media muddle. Farewell to James Harding: and an uncertain hello to Times integration? 2012-12-16T00:04:07Z Then in 1991 she broke the then record to become the world's youngest grandmaster, at just 15. Meet the superhumans 2012-11-18T00:04:00Z Though there are 12 grandmasters in the field and 22 nations represented, the current tournament provides a real opportunity for the first outright home winner since 1994. Gawain Jones has strong British tradition on his side at Hastings 2012-12-28T22:55:31Z It is played over seven weekends spread over several months, in contrast to the Russian league which boasts more elite grandmasters but is crammed into a single week. Leonard Barden on Chess 2012-11-16T22:55:15Z Bobby Fischer Against the World looked at the rise and fall of the chess grandmaster and his death in 2008. Fischer documentary wins award 2012-11-07T13:35:05Z He resumed his chess career after the war, became an international master in 1950 and, a year later, earned the game’s highest title, grandmaster. Svetozar Gligoric, Chess Innovator, Dies at 89 2012-08-17T00:23:00Z Photograph: Graphic The two best young grandmasters from the north of England battled in the final round on Friday for the British Championship and its £5000 first prize at North Shields. Stephen Gordon and Gawain Jones do battle at British Championships 2012-08-03T15:01:00Z His speciality is to outplay strong grandmasters in drawn positions by a mixture of will to win, precise technique, stamina, and tactical insight. Collapse by Magnus Carlsen benefits Sergey Karjakin at World Rapid 2012-07-13T21:55:16Z Memory "grandmaster" James Ponder, who takes part in international memory championships, uses his own mnemonic system by associating individual images with whatever he needs to memorise. The art of memorising the dates of battles 2012-07-03T10:43:28Z "It became apparent quite quickly in all cases," says volunteer judge Michael Stean, who is also a chess grandmaster, though he admitted to being fooled by small patches of one or two of the conversations. Alan Turing's legacy: how close are we to 'thinking' machines? 2012-06-17T19:30:01Z The final three rounds at Moscow are played this weekend and will be shown live on the internet with free video, grandmaster and computer commentary. Luke McShane provides beats world No2 with some imaginative chess 2012-06-15T13:34:22Z And within any field there are amateurs, mediocrities, experts, masters, and grandmasters. Chess Concepts Peter Thiel Used To Become A Billionaire 2012-06-06T16:50:55Z The Spurs turned their AT&T Center home court into a chess board and became grandmasters, moving the Thunder around like pawns in a 101-98 victory. | Western Conference Finals Game 1: Spurs 101, Thunder 98: Strong Finish Boosts Spurs in Game 1 2012-05-28T03:54:05Z Vishwanathan Anand is India's biggest chess star, and was the first in the country to secure the game's highest honour, by becoming a grandmaster. Why chess is booming in India 2012-05-17T23:25:22Z At 15 years, he is the 27th youngest grandmaster in history. India Ink: India Gets a New Grandmaster 2012-05-08T06:12:02Z The school plans to continue its chess program despite the departure of Polgar and her all-star squad of seven chess grandmasters, the game's highest competitive ranking. A bold move in the small world of college chess 2012-04-06T03:42:13Z There are amateurs, mediocrities, experts, masters, and even grandmasters.” Chess Concepts Peter Thiel Used To Become A Billionaire 2012-06-06T16:50:55Z He matriculated at Miami University of Ohio, where he led the deeply conservative Intercollegiate Studies Institute and invited James O’Keefe, the grandmaster of conservative undercover dirty tricks, to speak on campus. Gotham: From a Fake Union Organizer, an Anti-Liberal Scheme 2012-04-03T02:09:52Z But when Clement, a Republican and former U.S. solicitor general, is on his game, he is a grandmaster, conservative and liberal lawyers agree. Esteemed lawyer Paul Clement?s next challenge is arguing against health-care law 2012-03-12T00:50:00Z “Being a grandmaster is a tremendous responsibility,” Mr. Michael said. Character Study: Flynn Michael Trains New Jedis in the Ways of the Force 2012-03-10T23:59:03Z Ms. Polgar, a grandmaster and a former women’s world champion, was hired by Texas Tech University in 2007 to create an elite chess program. Chess Coach To Leave Texas Tech With Team?s Best in Tow 2012-02-15T03:50:05Z Fischer lost the match, but just over a year later he became the youngest grandmaster ever. Bobby Fischer, Age 14 2011-12-21T18:42:11Z Jack is the grandmaster fish nerd, having described and named more new species of fishes than any other living ichthyologist and more valid species of coral-reef fishes than anyone else in history. Green Blog: Expedition Aims to Document -- and Maybe Save --- the Oceans 2011-12-21T12:36:03Z As far as corporate strategy goes, they are mediocre players, not grandmasters. The Amazon Playbook 2011-12-14T21:50:02Z 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 “Masters don’t happen every day, and African-American masters who are 12 never happen,” said Maurice Ashley, 45, the only African-American to earn the top title of grandmaster. Chess: Chess: Three Young African-Americans Earn Recognition as Masters 2011-11-13T03:34:14Z Their skill at manipulating and “coaching” their computers to look very deeply into positions effectively counteracted the superior chess understanding of their grandmaster opponents and the greater computational power of other participants. Internet Collaboration Will Lead to More Innovation 2011-10-25T19:15:17Z Bobby Fischer in 1958 became the youngest grandmaster ever at 15 before going on to win the world championship against a Soviet player in the most-watched match in history. Grandmaster Maurice Ashley in D.C. to promote chess for children 2011-10-13T01:46:31Z There’s also a model of the Cracow Tannenberg monument, depicting the victorious king at the top and the order’s fallen grandmaster at his feet. Teutonic Knights Meet Shipyard Heroes in Berlin’s Poland Show 2011-09-27T23:23:04Z Very few players advance from amateur to grandmaster after the age of 25. Michael Adams and Nigel Short face speed tie-break for British title 2011-08-05T22:00:52Z Ashley, who became a master at age 20 and a grandmaster 14 years later, said the rarity was not surprising. Chess: Chess: Three Young African-Americans Earn Recognition as Masters 2011-11-13T03:34:14Z Photograph: Graphic The British championship, which starts in Sheffield on Monday, is the strongest in the event's 107-year history, with almost all of England's top grandmasters taking part. Michael Adams and Nigel Short ready for rare battle 2011-07-22T13:46:30Z This takes a minute,” she said, as she watched three of her former students square off Tuesday against the grandmaster. Grandmaster Maurice Ashley in D.C. to promote chess for children 2011-10-13T01:46:31Z Meanwhile back on the stage the two grandmasters continued to play, each move following rapidly on the other. From the archive, 12 July 1972: Fischer's late opening gambit in Reykjavik 2011-07-12T14:46:05Z En route to challenge Spassky, the Fischer juggernaut seemed unstoppable and he accomplished the unthinkable - winning 20 games in a row against elite grandmaster opposition. Why does Bobby Fischer still fascinate? 2011-07-04T11:16:09Z They study the game with professional coaches who are grandmasters. Chess: Chess: Three Young African-Americans Earn Recognition as Masters 2011-11-13T03:34:14Z In its first three years, the New York International tournament provided local players with opportunities to earn norms for titles, sometimes while beating strong grandmasters. Chess: New York International Event Gives Local Players a Leg Up 2011-06-26T01:30:41Z Thirty students from the District, Maryland and Virginia played against Maurice Ashley, the first African-American chess grandmaster, at the same time. Grandmaster Maurice Ashley in D.C. to promote chess for children 2011-10-13T01:46:31Z Yet quite a few do, and there are European regulars on the American circuit, like the Dutch grandmaster Loek Van Wely. Chess: In Vegas, Dutchman Stumbles to Victory 2011-06-18T19:51:39Z They were seen most recently in the development of Watson, a computer capable of beating human champions at the game “Jeopardy!” just as its Deep Blue computer earlier saw off several human chess grandmasters. IBM v Carnegie Corporation: The centenarians square up 2011-06-09T11:07:17Z It treats grandmasters like sports stars, championships are displayed on giant boards in cities and victories celebrated with the kind of frenzy most countries reserve for football. Should every child be made to play chess? 2011-04-25T10:50:25Z Hungaski’s performance earned him the second of the three norms needed for the grandmaster title. Chess: New York International Event Gives Local Players a Leg Up 2011-06-26T01:30:41Z Lured by the substantial prize money, several groups of strong grandmasters working with several computers at the same time entered the competition. Chess, Art, Robots, and the Future of Science 2011-04-21T16:00:29Z The first footman announced to the second: 'The chief huntsman,' and the second added the word 'master,' and the third announced the arrival of a 'grandmaster of the huntsmen.' An Old Story of My Farming Days Vol. I (of III). (Ut Mine Stromtid) 2011-04-14T02:00:43.727Z The German grandmaster Jan Gustafsson recently recommended a more pragmatic defence. Chess: Wrestling with the Allgaier variation 2011-04-05T07:00:02Z As chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer once said, nobody ever won a chess game by resigning. Four Stocks to Buy, Hold During Treacherous Times: John Dorfman 2011-03-27T23:05:59Z It was a much more difficult challenge than, say, beating a grandmaster at chess. Watson, the Computer Jeopardy Champion, and the Future of Artificial Intelligence 2011-03-01T15:15:09.643Z Moscow Aeroflot is the strongest and most fiercely competitive open tournament in the world, with a €20,000 first prize and nearly 50 entrants rated above 2600, the level of a high-class grandmaster. Leonard Barden on Chess 2011-02-19T00:15:01Z She struggled, losing her first four games – opponents included the Canadian No 1 and an Egyptian grandmaster – before managing a win. Ugandan girl, Phiona Mutesi leads chess revolution from the slums 2011-02-18T16:57:47Z Photograph: Graphic Back in the 1990s the Dutch billionaire Joop van Oosteroom used to sponsor an annual match between women grandmasters and legendary male veterans. Leonard Barden on Chess 2010-12-11T00:15:00Z “It was such great fun,” Krauthammer said, adding that as they tried to follow the grandmasters’ analysis, “we were desperately trying to keep up intellectually.” Chess: A Political Pundit With Passion for the Game 2010-10-09T22:22:00Z The English delegation in Siberia includes the grandmaster Nigel Short, who was said to be "stunned" by Karpov's electoral rout. Chess world shocked as Karpov fails to capture top job 2010-09-29T15:32:00Z |
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