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Lists of people who have beaten Fischer, Kasparov, and Capablanca at chess
Noticeably absent is a list of people who have beaten Chuck Norris.

Nowak Interview Was 'Like a Chess Game'
"There are chunks of the interview, if not large portions, where I'm actually the one being interviewed by her," Becton said. "She was very calculating and methodical in the manner in which she would answer my questions."

Using the Free Internet Chess Server and the BabasChess Client, by jrobi.
Youtube user Jrobichess has come up with a short video on the very basics of using the Babaschess client on the Free Internet Chess Server.

Daniel Dennett on chess, Kasparov, and Deep Blue
On the tenth anniversary of Kasparov's defeat by a machine, philosopher Daniel Dennet wrote an essay on what the match might mean to our understanding of intelligence, human and machine.

Chess Supercomputer Beaten Up By More Popular Computer
IBM's Deep Blue, the chess supercomputer that recently contended with world chess champion Gary Kasparov, was beaten up Monday by a Macintosh Performa 6400CD, one of the most popular home computers on the market.

This way to the chess tournament: China leads Russia by 18:12
The Fourth China vs Russia Chess Match is currently taking place from August 18th - 31st, 2007, in Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia. After three rounds the Chinese men and women's teams are leading by a clear margin. The web site of the Russian Chess Federation is covering the event, in Russian and with something seldom seen in such reports: humor

Three-dimensional Chinese chess born in Qiqihar
The three-dimensional jade Chinese chess was made by a jade workshop in Qiqihar, based on the original design of Tong Yingtai, inventor of the unique set. The set has been awarded an intellectual patent right. Following his invention, Dong spent more than 4 months traveling by bicycle across some 87 Chinese cities publicizing his 3-D Chess

How to Make a Chess Board.
Watch your fingers!

1st Annual Chess Kings Invitational Goes Down October 13
The Hip-Hop Chess Federation (HHCF) and Ubisoft are proud to announce the 1 st Annual Chess Kings Invitational to be held at the prestigious San Francisco Design Center on Saturday, October 13th from 1pm to 5pm.

Arm-wrestling machines recalled after players break arms
Lose a game of chess to a computer, and you could bruise your ego. Lose an arm-wrestling match to a Japanese arcade machine, and you could break your arm.

Ubisoft: bringin' Chessmaster back...
One of the perils of playing chess on the bus is that you're forever losing the pieces. Pawns keep rolling off the board and end up hiding under other people's seats... Fear not, my good fellows! Ubisoft have just announced Chessmaster: The Art of Learning for DS, and Chessmaster: Grandmaster Edition for PC.

Broken arms cause games recall
Lose a game of chess to a computer, and you could bruise your ego. Lose an arm-wrestling match to a Japanese arcade machine, and you could break your arm.

Nintendo announces Wii Chess
On an updates releaselist for Nintendo of Europe, a game published by Nintendo called 'Wii Chess' is listed, scheduled to appear this winter. Nintendo-themed chesspieces ahoy?

Rediscovering Chess.
It's not so much about improving my playing strength, but just finding something you love, and enjoying it.

Broken arms prod game recall in Japan
Lose a game of chess to a computer, and you could bruise your ego. Lose an arm-wrestling match to a Japanese arcade machine, and you could break your arm.

Arm wrestling arcade machine recalled in Japan
TOKYO - Lose a game of chess to a computer, and you could bruise your ego. Lose an arm-wrestling match to a Japanese arcade machine, and you could break your arm.

Arm-wrestling game recalled in Japan
TOKYO - Lose a game of chess to a computer, and you could bruise your ego. Lose an arm-wrestling match to a Japanese arcade machine, and you could break your arm.

Chess Champion (Garry Kasparov) takes on Secret Policemen (Vladimir Putin)
Russia's former world chess champion Garry Kasparov has given up the game he dominated for 20 years in order to take on a new opponent - Vladimir Putin. The one thing Mr Kasparov does have these days is bodyguards, large men with thick necks and dark glasses. Russian politics is a dirty game. Mr Kasparov was on his way to lead a political rally...

Extreme Knockdown Chess.
An amusing way to play chess.

His whole house is a Rube Goldberg device!
Perhaps the greatest RG device yet...it opens blinds, plays chess, dispenses wine, and looks something wicked. This isn't your average Japanese pool table or omelet rig...this is a device that borders on genius and absolute fucking awesome madness.

10th World Rapid Title for Anand
Viswanathan Anand picked his tenth Grenke Leasing World Rapid Chess title after defeating Armenia's Levon Aronian in a cautiously-played final in Mainz, Germany.

Artificial Intelligence Surpassing Human IQ
Many specialists in the field of Artificial Intelligence argue when is AI going to surpass human intelligence. Indeed, there is now an AI Checker Playing system that can play a perfect game of checkers, we know that IBM built a Chess playing machine that beat a top human chess player, thus some say that AI has already surpassed human intelligence.

al Qaeda forced to adjust, LOOSING: Internet Anthropologist CEO:
The Indi experts have said on Indian forums, " its like teaching chess to monkeys."

Want to learn how to play chess by images? come on
Want to learn how to play chess by images? come on

Kings Chess
sweet online Flash chess game. This one is kicking my trash trying to beat it.

Why was a woman abducted in Cancun and painted blue?
Shenanigans are going in the top echelons of a drug company, and one guy ends up finding out the shady stuff and blows the whistle. People start disappearing. Human chess pieces move and counter-move, and some end up out of play. Oh, and one lady gets painted blue. Download the story to find out what happens.

Grand Master Chess Tips
Just released a brand new resource specifically designed specifically for serious chess enthusiasts who want to quickly and easily learn how to sharpen their skills in a very short period of time!

Novag Obsidian, Advanced Electronic Chess Computer
You get amazing features and powerful chess play packed into this top of the line Novag chess computer!

Understanding the Games People Play
If you have been in the working world for sometime or have dealt with enough people you will learn very quickly that people like to play games. We are not talking about chess or checkers but about those games that are more political and self-seeking in nature. The games are one of the primary reasons why people choose to leave a company or find new

Higher Games
On the 10th anniversary of Deep Blue's triumph over Garry Kasparov in chess, a prominent philosopher of mind asks, What did the match mean?

RZA Demolishes a Cipher.
Hip Hop Chess Federation - http://www.hiphopchessfederation.com/

Play chess on your iPhone
Looks great with different skins

[PIC] Chess on a Rollercoaster
My friend did this in response to http://xkcd.com/249/

Schools Make a Winning Move
There is a huge relationship between maths ability and children who play chess. Many of the things they do in chess, they also do in maths such as strategy, planning, tactics and logic...

Chess Lesson: Basic Opening Principles
A video explaining the basics of starting a chess game. A great tutorial for beginning players.

Proove How Smart You are with Your Apple iPhone
iPhone and Chess admirers will certainly appreciate possibility to play in chess on Apple iPhone!

Chess takes sport to schools
"The objective of the FMF Chess Games will be promote the development of chess in schools, encourage study of chess amongst the youths and lift the general standard of play of junior players," De Asa said.

Unsolved Chess Mysteries (12)
This new selection from Chess Notes focuses on JosRaCapablanca (1888-1942). The chess historian Edward Winter, who wrote a book about the Cuban genius in the 1980s (published by McFarland), discusses a miscellany of unresolved matters about him, including games, quotes, stories and photographs. Readers are invited to join in the hunt for clues

Russian serial killer batters 62 to fill a chess board
A Russian man accused of being one of the country's most prolific serial killers has appeared in court. Alexander Pichushkin faces 49 murder charges, allegedly carried out between 1992 and 2006. He wanted to fill them all on a Chess Board!!

Want to Learn to play Chess?
Russian Chess Site.


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