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Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov to Play Match in Valencia (21st-24th...

Karpov & Kasparov (New York, 2002):Good news via Chessdom.com. Kasparov and Karpov are to play a chess match from 21st to 24th of September 2009 in Valencia, Spain. The format of the 12 game match...

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The "Chess Wear Your Heart On Your Sleeve Award" Goes To - Garry Kasparov

To "wear your heart on your sleeve" means to express your emotions freely and openly so that all around you can see. In competitive zero-sum games it may be a liability to exhibit this behaviour...

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Scholastic Chess, Reasoning and Training Executive Function

Scholar's mate - white to move.[1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nc6 3. Qh5, Nf6]What is the benefit of having a scholastic chess program in schools?It seems to me that the beneficial effects of chess may simply be...

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Nietzsche - What Does Not Kill Him, Makes Him Stronger.

Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900):"What does not kill him, makes him stronger.""Was ihn nicht umbringt, macht ihn stärker."This quote comes from - Friedrich Nietzsche's (1844-1900) last original book -...

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ALCHEssMIST Chess Records Site

ALCHEssMIST has an interest particularly in the cultural, historical and cognitive aspects of the game of chess. Recently he has been looking at 'Chess Records' and will be documenting some of these on...

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Can Tom Baker (The 4th Dr Who) Play Chess?

Tom Baker @ Book Signing:[Who on Earth is Tom Baker? (ISBN 0-00-638854-X)]I have just posted on 'ALCHEssMIST Chess' (here) the scene from Doctor Who where K9 plays chess against The Doctor (Tom Baker)....

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Sir David Frost Interviews Derren Brown on Al Jazerra English (June 2009)

An interesting video - Sir David Frost speaks with Derren Brown (mentalist, illusionist, magician, sceptic, & painter) on Al Jazeera English June 20, 2009.Related Links:Derren Brown - Chess Simul...

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How Can I Beat Kasparov's Evans Gambit? - Search On AltaVista Apparently

A commercial for AltaVista.com showing Garry Kasparov conducting a chess simul."How Can I Beat Kasparov's Evans Gambit?"An improbable scenario but interesting nevertheless.

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Checkmate! Wonder Woman - A Chess Playing Panelologist / Pannapictagraphist...

Wonder Woman Checkmate!Checkmate! Wonder Woman - a chess playing panelologist or pannapictagraphist dream.Panelology = the study of comics as a medium and an artform.Pannapictagraphists = people who...

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Bobby Fischer (1973) Philippines, Tokyo, Hong Kong

These are an amazing set of bobby Fisher photos from his trip to the Philippines, Tokyo and Hong Kong. Bobby opened the first Philippines International Chess Tournament in Manila in October 1973. They...

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MouseMate - Chess Game Chimera (BaratsandBereta.com)

An entertaining video by BaratsandBereta.com.Just imagine if this was a real board game.HOW TO PLAY: (from Youtube)1. Find a dramatically-lit room in which to play.2. Set up a chess board...

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Obama Wins World Chess Championship (Chess Satire)

A satirical look at Barack Obama's recent Nobel Peace Prize - HERE."The World Chess Federation today announced that Barack Obama had become the world chess champion, nudging aside former undisputed...

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Matthew Devereux - Chess Fantasia 1001 Reasons Why Chess Is Important

I recently came across this fantastic post by Matthew Devereux.Chess Fantasia: 1001 Reasons Why The Game Is Important In The 21st Century (Particularly In Education): A Personal View By Matthew...

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Florencio Campomanes (Former FIDE President) Dies Aged 83 Years (3 May, 2010)...

ALCHEssMIST was sad to hear the news that Florencio Campomanes (1927-2010), Filipino former FIDE President, has died today in Baguio City (Philippines) at the age of 83 years from prostate...

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David Foster Wallace - ALCHEssMIST's Writing Style?

Just read Tom Chivers' interesting article Like: something rolling about at random on the keyboard, possibly in pain at the excellent The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog.Tom refers to a "statistical...

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Chess - A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again (David Foster Wallace)

Following on from my previous post about ALCHEssMIST's alleged writing style being similar to the writer David Foster Wallace, the novelist, essayist & humorist who is best known for his 1996 novel...

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Dylan Loeb McClain On Popularising Chess (New York Times Gambit Chess Blog)

Just read this article - How to Make Chess Sizzle - by Dylan Loeb McClain at the New York Times Gambit Chess Blog. For those of you who are not aware Dylan has been writing the Gambit Chess Blog for...

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It's Something That Probably Won't Happen Again

Blogging is such an interesting pursuit, just ask any blogger. Sometimes you get surprises.I was quietly browsing Google Finance today & came across the page for the New York Times.Anyway as the...

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Cryptic Chess Puzzles - An ALCHEssMIST View

ALCHEssMIST's mind is particularly prone to noticing associations (especially visual) between apparently unrelated topics. These thoughts, however, do have some logic unlike a certain famous chess...

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What Do Bill Hartston and the Castellers of Catalonia Have In Common?...

Question:What Do Bill Hartston and the Castellers of Catalonia Have In Common?Answer:Found here at The Streatham & Brixton Chess BlogCatalonia (Map)[Image by Hansen at Wikipedia (cc)]

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