Poker bots raise the stakes for human players - New Scientist (subscription)

Poker bots raise the stakes for human players New Scientist (subscription), UK - Nov 13, 2008 In 1997, IBM's Deep Blue became the first computer to defeat a human chess world champion in a full match when it beat Garry Kasparov. ...

BCS computers and the 'Pirates' solution - Scripps News

BCS computers and the 'Pirates' solution Scripps News, DC - Nov 6, 2008 In his so-called ELO-CHESS ratings, the Nittany Lions are fourth, and those are the ratings Sagarin provides to the BCS. Even though the two polls and the ...

Serious fun: storytelling and strategy - Berkshire Eagle

Serious fun: storytelling and strategy Berkshire Eagle, MA - 23 hours ago As recently as the 1990's, board games hadn't progressed very far beyond ancient games (like Chess and Go) and classic American kids' games (like Monopoly). ...

Deep Blue Computers Rebrands itself as Deep Blue Interactive ... - PR Web (press release)

Deep Blue Computers Rebrands itself as Deep Blue Interactive ... PR Web (press release), WA - Nov 12, 2008 Deep Blue was founded in 2001 and takes its name from the first computer to ever defeat a reigning world chess champion (Garry Kasparov) in 1997. ...

For transferring videotapes, get a pro - Atlanta Journal Constitution

For transferring videotapes, get a pro Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA - 16 hours ago I would like a laptop in the kitchen to use for Internet surfing [or a] game of chess or solitaire while waiting for the pot to boil. ...

Parents playing video games with their children, says survey - Daily Gleaner

Parents playing video games with their children, says survey Daily Gleaner, Canada - 3 hours ago ... on computers rather than gaming consoles. Helsberg said there are lots of games to play on PCs ranging from "really easy and simple" to online chess. ...

Chess with Friends: an iPhone multi-player game - Apple Insider

Chess with Friends: an iPhone multi-player game Apple Insider, VA - Nov 13, 2008 Chess is already a good game, so just imagine how much fun Chess with Friends (App Store, $4.99) is going to be. That seems to be the line of thinking from ...

Many Teams Off to Fast Start at Olympiad, but Not the U.S. ...
Chess computers, originally developed to test the bounds of artificial intelligence, now play better than grandmasters. This blog will cover tournaments and events, trends and developments. Reader comments and questions will be more ...

Chess Computer Crushes Elite Human Player | Freedom to Tinker
Every attempt to transplant human "intelligence" into a chess computer has failed miserably. Computers understand very little about chess. They rely instead on rudimentary judgment about chess positions, coupled with prodigious ...

ChessBase.com - Chess News - Kamsky-Topalov: Bulgarian offer ...
... where he gave a simultaneous exhibition and spoke to a local newspaper about Kasparov, the Zaragoza Expo, Scarlett Johansson ("I like her more in some ways, but my thing is chess"), his chess career and chess playing computers. ...

hairulovchessmaniacs: Round 3: Germany vs Malaysia Line Up
Chess Quote. Chess Quote “For every door the computers have closed they have opened a new one.� Viswanathan Anand – World Chess Champion 2000-2002, 2007-now. Chess News! Loading... SITEMETER. Labels. 1st saturday (3); Adams (1) ...

Chess, computers, Grandmasters, and voting
What interested me about this effort is the amazing abundance of people with chess engines on their computers, using them to determine the "proper" move to make at a given time. I can understand this, say, if you were learning.

ChessHeroes: Chess Olympiad 2008 round 2: Philippines defeated Algeria
This is a personal, random chess blog that goes beyond mere over-the-board heroism & loss statement. Bringing Philippine chess to the world scene and vice versa; as well as the personal progress of the author in his chivalric sally to ...

The Chess Mind The 17th North American FIDE Invitational: Pairings
This is a blog for chess fans by a chess fan, one who loves the beauty of the game and wants to share it with those who are like-minded. Yet the chess mind is not only a chess mind, and other topics, such as philosophy, may appear from ...

Katherine Neville Author of The Fire (Houston Press)
What do the Ottoman Empire, a chess set, Charlemagne and computers have in common? You’ll have to read Katherine Neville’s just released novel The Fire to find out. The long-awaited sequel to her 1988 debut novel The Eight, The Fire blends romance, the supernatural, history and mystery. In ...

Poker bots raise the stakes for human players (New Scientist)
Having beaten humans at chess and checkers, computer software engineers now have an even tougher challenge in their sights

Malcolm Gladwell asks is there such a thing as pure genius? (Guardian Unlimited)
In an extract from Outliers: The Story Of Success, by Malcolm Gladwell questions the idea of natural genius Related Stories Blog roll: Crafty Internet review: Someone Once Told Me Internet review: The Killers, UK site Xbox 360 poised to overtake the Xbox, but Nintendo rules From wireless to YouTube

Crossett School District Report to the Public (Ashley County Ledger)
The Crossett School District operates four school sites, all of which are accredited by the North Central Association. A very detailed improvement plan is in place at each campus to guide the schools by NCA Standards over a five-year period.

Serious fun: storytelling and strategy (Berkshire Eagle)
Williams College Professor Morgan McGuire takes his games very seriously. So seriously, in fact, that he has written a book about it. "Games are an essential part of all culture," McGuire argued in an interview.

Deep Blue Computers Rebrands itself as Deep Blue Interactive - Fort Lauderdale Interactive Marketing Firm Rebrands ... (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Fort Lauderdale interactive marketing firm re-brands itself as it gears toward expansion

Parents playing video games with their children, says survey (Fort Frances Times)
By cp Thursday, 13 November 2008 - 6:11pm. The average age of adult gamers in Canada is 40 and those who played recently spent about seven hours a week on video games, says a survey released by association, which represents leading firms in the video and computer game industry.