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Bisik-Bisik with Viktor Moskalenko - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - December 15, 2007 - 2:00am
Bisik-Bisik with Viktor Moskalenko  Chessbase News

Bisik-Bisik is a word from the Malay Archipelago, and means the act of “whispering” from one person to another. Starting with this inaugural article Edwin Lam ...

Solutions to chess problems and astronomical dilemmas - Chessbase News

Sinquefield Cup News - November 9, 2007 - 2:00am
Solutions to chess problems and astronomical dilemmas  Chessbase News

11/9/2007 – Recently John Nunn, retired world-class grandmaster, won the 31st World Championship for problem solvers. In our report we showed you some ...

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Blunders in chess – Kramnik wasn't the first - Chessbase News

Sinquefield Cup News - December 1, 2006 - 2:00am
Blunders in chess – Kramnik wasn't the first  Chessbase News

Still mystified by Vladimir Kramnik's blunder in game two of his match against Deep Fritz? After our attempts at an explanation of this extraordinary blackout we ...

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Computer analysis of world champions - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - November 2, 2006 - 2:00am
Computer analysis of world champions  Chessbase News

The recent article on computers picking strong players brought on some strong reactions. Does the method used by the computer scientists make sense, is it ...

Kramnik on health, plans – and computers - Chessbase News

Sinquefield Cup News - March 13, 2006 - 2:00am
Kramnik on health, plans – and computers  Chessbase News

He had a terrible year, with bad health and skipped tournaments. Now Vladimir Kramnik is on the rebound. In September he is due to play a reunification match ...

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14-year-old Carlsen with 2792 performance - Chessbase News

Sinquefield Cup News - October 20, 2005 - 2:00am
14-year-old Carlsen with 2792 performance  Chessbase News

Schachwunderkind Magnus Carlsen strikes again. In devastating form the young Norwegian GM took first place at the Arnold Eikrem Memorial in Gausdal, a full ...

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Chess in the mainstream world today - Chessbase News

Sinquefield Cup News - April 19, 2005 - 2:00am
Chess in the mainstream world today  Chessbase News

Last Sunday ESPN aired a story about Bobby Fischer. Jeremy Schaap traveled to Iceland and reported on what he found. But he mainly went there to confront ...

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Man vs Machine – the endless fascination - Chessbase News

Grand Chess Tour News - November 9, 2003 - 2:00am
Man vs Machine – the endless fascination  Chessbase News

Chess matches between humans and machines are enthralling. They attract large numbers of specators – next week it will be millions on ESPN – while most ...

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