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Here are two trailers for the recently released French film Joueuse (distributed in English-speaking countries as Queen to Play).
The film stars Sandrine Bonnaire as a French chambermaid on the island of Corsica. She develops an interest in che... | Read More
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Rybka and Houdini dance again in the third season of the Thoresen Chess Engines Competition. Houdini has defeated Rybka in both Elite Matches of the first two seasons.
This time the format of the competition has changed. All 32 engines will i... | Read More
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Here's a third-quarter goodbye to real-life friends I won't see for a while.
Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end.
The video is from my formative years.
It was filmed on Traction Avenue in the Arts District of Los Angeles... | Read More
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Rybka and Houdini are meeting again in Division A of the Thoresen Chess Engines Competition. The division includes the best microprocessor-based chess programs in the world, including Stockfish, Ivanhoe, Critter, and Shredder. This is season ... | Read More
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The 2011 Arimaa World Championship has just concluded, and once again Jean Daligault of France has emerged as the winner. This is Jean's fourth World Championship crown.
A video with expert audio commentary of the concluding game of the champio... | Read More
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The final game of the Arimaa Computer World Championship takes place today.
Here is the official press release:
The final game of the computer world championship will be at 11 am EST Thursday March 10th. The live game can be viewed over the Inte... | Read More
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Here's a reprint of a press release I received about 2011's on-going Arimaa World Championship.
Ruling party shake-up spreading to Arimaa
2011 Arimaa World Championship Update
The eighth annual Arimaa World Championship tournament began on Janua... | Read More
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First Garry Kasparov, now Ken Jennings? Say it ain't so, Alex Trebek.
Everyone knows, or else should know, that chess engines are the best chess players on the planet. But now computers are the best Jeopardy players as well?
This week on US ... | Read More
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Due to hit stores and your favorite eBook reader tomorrow, 1 February, Endgame: Bobby Fischer's Remarkable Rise and Fall, is surely a must-have for all chess players and students of the game.
Written by Frank Brady, author of the well-receiv... | Read More
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The "Elite Match" between Rybka 4.0 and Houdini 1.5a at the TCEC (Thoresen Computer Engines Competition) has just ended. Houdini won by a margin of 7 games. Season 2 of the tournament will be starting in about five days.
Houdini 1.5a is a ... | Read More