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  1. Scott Tortorice

    Its back...Battle Chess

    Not to be confused with the MIA Battle vs Chess (MIA in the sense that I don't think it ever got a US release), the late, great Battle Chess is getting a make-over: Battle Chess checking in to PC, iOS - get pawned this summer
  2. Scott Tortorice

    I Disagree!

    Did anybody see Shelby Lyman's chess column for 4/12? In it, it had a puzzle adapted from Grischuk- Kramer, 2011. The position: The puzzle: "Black to move. Black's worst move? Hint: It allows mate in one." Solution (highlight to see): 1...Nh7?, 2.Rg8 mate Now, it's not that that...
  3. Scott Tortorice

    Chess Battle of the Elements for Droid Phones

    Seems good enough: Polarbit releases new chess game? It's pretty slick though. Meet Chess: Battle of the Elements! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFyXThYZh4I&feature=player_embedded
  4. Scott Tortorice

    A New Postal CC World Champion

    And you thought our tourneys took awhile to resolve....:) A New Postal CC World Champion How I love chess. It's the only game where a MP session lasts for years....:D
  5. Scott Tortorice

    Competitive Chess Boxing: Brain Meets Pain in Iceland

    This is a tie-in to an event that occurred at this year's recently concluded EvE Online Fanfest. The article, though, is interesting beyond any EvE connection: Competitive Chess Boxing: Brain Meets Pain in Iceland
  6. Scott Tortorice

    Chess Festival in Tucson, AZ

    If you're in the area, you might want to check this out: Chess Fest
  7. Scott Tortorice

    Frank Camaratta Signature Series Now Available

    I really have to invest in a good set one day. Frank Camaratta Signature Series Now Available Price: $1,695.00 :crosseye:
  8. Scott Tortorice

    CCP Gets Bit by the Chess Bug

    It was bound to happen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaBWBmYfqVQ :D I hope they have a follow-up vid with the results!
  9. Scott Tortorice

    Counterplay by Robert Desjarlais

    There seems to be a plethora of interesting general survey chess books coming out lately. Here's another good one: Counterplay: An Anthropologist at the Chessboard
  10. Scott Tortorice

    Chess Battle of the Elements Released

    Just FYI for you Android users:
  11. Scott Tortorice

    The Pawns of James Madison

    Of course the Founding Fathers were pawn pushers! Archaeologists Uncover "Lost" Chess Pawns Used by James Madison and Thomas Jefferson...
  12. Scott Tortorice

    Hannity is a New Chessplayer!

    I was just listening to Hannity and he mentioned that he has recently become addicted to Chess! Then he went on to use chess as a metaphor for the current Middle East crisis. :) Yup...that's the first sign of a growing Chess obsession: you start to see the whole world through a black and...
  13. Scott Tortorice

    Bobby Fischer Against the World

    A documentary to keep in mind: Bobby Fischer Against the World Tobey MacGuire's docudrama should be released this year, too.
  14. Scott Tortorice

    French Chess Federation Accuses Its Own Players of Cheating

    Sacrebleu! French Chess Federation Accuses Its Own Players of Cheating
  15. Scott Tortorice

    One Hundred Years Ago: Chess in the Year 1911

    From ChessCafe: One Hundred Years Ago: Chess in the Year 1911 I love the irony of the last line. :D
  16. Scott Tortorice

    Food Network's 'Ice Brigade' plays ice chess

    Might as well watch, I suppose.... Food Network's 'Ice Brigade' plays ice chess
  17. Scott Tortorice

    A Three Pipe Problem

    Here's a devilish problem from the December issue of Chessgames.com's newsletter: I got it right. :joy: Highlight for the solution: First think about the nature of the game that must have lead up to this position. It's obvious that the White knights went on a spree gobbling up all of...
  18. Scott Tortorice

    Chess terminator draws with Kramnik

    I wonder what chess engine it is using? One of its own or a commercial engine like Rybka? Robotic arm-equipped chess computer plays former world chess champion to a draw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5JXMBAFdSQ
  19. Scott Tortorice

    Results: The 2010 Fall Invitational Chess Tourney!

    It's that time of the year again.... Details This will be a one round, double round robin tournament with a 14-day time control. The tourney will be conducted over at Chess.com. This will be an invitational event ONLY! This tourney will have a maximum of 12 players (but no minimum) with...
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    Blade Runner Chess Set

    This is cool: Fan-made Blade Runner chess-set
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