chess
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Chess Is Now A Contact Sport Thanks To This Finger-Breaking Robot
Does the AI uprising start with Boston Dynamics beasts with handguns duct-taped to the top? Or does it begin with chess-playing robots? As reported by PC Gamer, a 7-year-old chess player had his finger broken by a chess-playing robot at the Moscow Chess Open, which took place from July 13th to 21st. It is unknown…
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I Played The Game Elon Musk Is Obsessed With So You Don’t Have To
Last December, Grimes released a new song from her upcoming album “Book 1.” The track, called “Player of Games,” was speculated to be inspired by her relationship with Elon Musk. One of the lyrics, “I’m in love with the greatest gamer,” got me thinking: what kind of video games does Musk play when he’s not…
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Chess Star Sues Netflix Because Queen’s Gambit Erased Her Accolades
Female Soviet chess legend Nona Gaprindashvili is suing Netflix for $US5 ($7) million after a scene in the hit show Queen’s Gambit falsely claimed she had never played against men. In fact, she claims to have played and beaten dozens of men. In the suit, Gaprindashvili called the incorrect dialogue “grossly sexist”.
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These Queen’s Gambit Bots Let You Play Chess Against Multiple Beth Harmons
If you were a fan of The Queen’s Gambit, or simply love chess, you can play online against Beth Harmon at multiple stages in her career. It’s very cool. How to Play Beth Harmon Chess.com has created a series of seven Beth Bots so chess aficionados and beginners alike can play against the Queen herself.…