Teen becomes chess master after 4th brain surgery (CNN Newsource) GOLDEN, Colorado – A severe medical condition did not stop a Colorado teen from doing something he loves. Now, he’s hoping his success in the game of chess will help others struggling in their lives. Griffin McConnell knows almost […]
Photo: Maria Emelianova/Chess.com. GM Yuri Averbakh , the oldest living grandmaster in the world, turns 100 today. After recovering from Covid last summer, he seems to be back in shape again and says he still analyzes endgames to keep his mind sharp. Born February 8, 1922, in Kaluga, a […]
As soon as elite chess grandmasters fighting for the right to challenge the World Champion finish their games during the FIDE Grand Prix in Berlin next month, the positions on the boards (called FENs in chess-speak) will be fed into a complicated AI-algorithm that will turn the data from […]
These are boom times for chess . Boards are sold out. Bookstores can’t keep how-tos on the shelves. The reason: Beth Harmon, a Kentucky orphan turned chess prodigy, who in the 1950s and ’60s, dominated the typically male-dominated game, beating one grandmaster after another. Actually, Harmon does not exist. […]
Can you master life by playing a game? Damen Fletcher thinks so. Fletcher created Train of Thought , a program that brings chess to kids from some of Los Angeles’ toughest neighborhoods. After CBS News aired his story in September, donations poured in — enough to provide every student […]
Key points Chess pieces are fascinating analogies about the way people approach life, and the ways they can reach their potential. If society underestimates your importance, like a pawn in chess, remember that your current situation does not limit your future. If you are like a knight, do not […]
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