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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

Sacrebleu! French Chess Federation Accuses Its Own Players of Cheating

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

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

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...

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

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...

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