The role of computers in preparation

Being able to use a computer has become extremely important for today’s professional chess players. This technological development was described in an article at TechRepublic, focusing on the story of Kris Littlejohn, who is not a grandmaster but a successful second of top grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura nonetheless. Read more

Computer skeptic no more

With the first decade drawing to a close, many sites look back on the past ten years and publish their lists of ‘greatest’ movies and books, most influential people, most important historical events and most significant technological developments. In chess, it’s not difficult to establish the most important change, which is of course the rise of the now-indispensible engine as a tool for chess analysis. What’s more interesting is the change in attitude that it has inspired. Read more

Two computer chess events in Italy

Not one but two events recently took place in Italy which involved computer chess. In both occasions there was a conference on the matter and afterwards a challenge match Human-Machine. Adolivio Capece reports. Read more

Review: Philosophy Looks at Chess

From time to time on this site I have tried to discuss chess from a philosophical point of view. No wonder: chess is very often the subject of philosophical discussions. In the past, famous philosophers like Rousseau and Wittgenstein have used chess in their thinking. In the recent book Philosophy Looks at Chess (edited by Benjamin Hale) twelve contemporary professional thinkers discuss various aspects of our royal game. Read more

Rybka clinches 2nd Computer World Championship title

Rybka, universally considered the best computer engine, comfirmed her status once again at the Computer World Championship held in Beijing last week. In a ten-player round robin she finished on 8/9, one point clear of Hiarcs. Read more

Milov beats a truncated Rybka

Ever seen a fish without its fins trying to swim? Probably not, but one can imagine it’s not that easy. In a match against an experienced grandmaster, a truncated Rybka was defeated – by a small margin, though. Vadim Milov-poor Rybka: 4?Ǭ?-3?Ǭ?. Read more

[lang_en]Chessbase admits Rybka is the best[/lang_en][lang_nl]Chessbase admits Rybka is the best[/lang_nl]

[lang_en]What chess fans and chess professionals alike have known for a long time already, has been admitted today by Chessbase: Rybka is the strongest chess program in the world by a big margin, also stronger than any Fritz.[/lang_en][lang_nl]What chess fans and chess professionals alike have known for a long time already, has been admitted today by Chessbase: Rybka is the strongest chess program in the world by a big margin, also stronger than any Fritz.[/lang_nl] Read more

[lang_nl]Wie wil er weer naar Mainz?[/lang_nl][lang_en]The Mainz Attraction II[/lang_en]

[lang_nl]ICC kondigt een nieuwe samenwerking aan met Chess Tigers, de organisatoren van de populaire, jaarlijkse Mainz Chess Classic in Duitsland. Voor de tweede maal wordt er een Chess960-kwalificatietoernooi georganiseerd voor het FiNet en Ordix Open.[/lang_nl][lang_en]ICC is pleased to announce they’re collaborating again with Chess Tigers, organizers of the popular annual Mainz Chess Classic in Germany, for a 2nd Chess960 Internet Qualifier for the FiNet and Ordix opens.[/lang_en] Read more

[lang_nl]Kramnik tegen Werle & Sebag[/lang_nl][lang_en]Kramnik plays Werle & Sebag[/lang_en]

[lang_nl]Vanmiddag begint om 14.00 in Enschede een bijzonder evenement. Voormalig wereldkampioen Vladimir Kramnik speelt in het kantoor van DGT Projects een simultaan tegen IGM Jan Werle en WGM Marie Sebag.[/lang_nl][lang_en]This afternoon, at 14:00 CET, in Enschede, the Netherlands a special event takes place: in a simultaneous exhibition, former world champion Vladimir Kramnik plays IGM Jan Werle & WGM Marie Sebag.[/lang_en] Read more

[lang_en]Order and chaos in chess[/lang_en][lang_nl]Orde en chaos in het schaakspel[/lang_nl]

[lang_nl]Wordt het schaakspel uiteindelijk door vaste regels en logica beheerst, of is het gewoon een ?¢‚ǨÀúrandom' spelletje? Een vergelijking met de wetenschap.

door Arne Moll [/lang_nl][lang_en]Is chess ultimately governed by fixed rules and logic, or is it just a ‘random’ game? A comparison with science.

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