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Online Chess With Physical Pieces On a Chessboard
By admin on July 10, 2010 | Comments Off
D4C5CE writes “A chess-playing German tinkerer has contrived (and made a video of) an amazing contraption that plugs real chess pieces into the freechess.org server using a 20W LED projector and an old webcam to read moves on a projected chessboard.”
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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Anand v Topalov: Anand is 2010 World Chess Champion!By admin on May 15, 2010 | Comments Off
So the 2010 World Chess Championship has gone the distance, with the players still locked together after 11 hard-fought games, but finally Viswanathan Anand, the Indian world champion, retained his world champion title.
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Chess Boxing: Take Your Queen, Punch You In The FaceBy admin on January 10, 2010 | Comments Off
We watch boxers Hubert Van Malek and Hector Gomez fight it out at this new and exciting game of brawn and brain that’s taking over Europe. Players play alternate rounds of chess and boxing – winners get the medal via either knock out or checkmate!
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Magnus Carlsen, Norwegian Teen, Tops World Ranking In ChessBy admin on January 7, 2010 | Comments Off
(AP) OSLO: Norway’s Magnus Carlsen has become the youngest person ever to top the world ranking in chess.And YES, Chess is a sport.
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