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A Chess Player in the Dutch Open Championship in the 1990s Deliberately Threw a Game by Getting Mated in Three Moves Because He Did Not Want to be Late for Madonna’s Concert.

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Chess is a two-player board game that is sometimes referred to as Western chess or international chess to distinguish it from related games like xiangqi and shogi. The game’s current form emerged in Spain and the rest of Southern Europe during the second half of the 15th century, evolving from chaturanga, a similar but much […]

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Kriegspiel

Kriegspiel is a Version of Chess Invented by Henry Michael Temple Where Players Can See Their Pieces but Not Their Opponent’s

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In 1899, Henry Michael Temple created a game based on Georg von Reiswitz’s original Kriegsspiel. This war game was popular during the 19th Century when officers used it for battlefield tactics. But what made this game unique? Kriegspiel is a chess variant in which each player can see just their pieces but not their opponent’s.

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Who Defeated a Computer in Chess Tournament?

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The 1996 match of retired chess player Garry Kasparov and supercomputer Deep Blue contributed to establishing Garry Kasparov as one of the greatest chess players in history. Although Kasparov beat Deep Blue in 1996, Deep Blue reclaimed its honor in their 1997 chess rematch, winning the six-game battle.  No person has beaten a computer in

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Did You Know You Can’t Do Drugs When Playing Chess Competitively?

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Most professional sports have a clear set of rules to ensure all players get a fair chance to compete against their peers. This includes the prohibition of performance-enhancing drugs that may provide players with an unfair disadvantage. But did you know this rule also applies to Chess? Professional chess players cannot take any performance-enhancing drugs

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Judit Polgar was the only female chess player to reach the top 50. She was the product of an educational experiment by her father, who wanted to prove that “geniuses are made, not born”. As such, he decided to vigorously train his daughters for chess from a young age

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Judit Polgár The native form of this personal name is Polgár Judit. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals. Judit Polgár (born 23 July 1976) is a Hungarian chess player. She is generally considered the strongest female chess player of all time. Since September 2015, she has been inactive as a tournament player.

Judit Polgar was the only female chess player to reach the top 50. She was the product of an educational experiment by her father, who wanted to prove that “geniuses are made, not born”. As such, he decided to vigorously train his daughters for chess from a young age Read More »

Actor Humphrey Bogart was an avid chess player, often playing on set between takes. During World War II, he played correspondence chess with members of the military posted overseas or in hospitals. The FBI intercepted this mail and thought he was sending secret codes to Europe.

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Humphrey Bogart and Chess Humphrey DeForest Bogart was born on January 23, 1899 in New York City. He was the son of a noted Manhattan surgeon. His mother was was a popular illustrator. Humphrey probably learned chess in 1912. His father taught him chess during their stay at their summer home in Canandaigua Lake, near

Actor Humphrey Bogart was an avid chess player, often playing on set between takes. During World War II, he played correspondence chess with members of the military posted overseas or in hospitals. The FBI intercepted this mail and thought he was sending secret codes to Europe. Read More »

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