Chessmaster Alexandra Kosteniuk of Russia has raised something of a stir online. In addition to being the best women's chess player in the world, the statuesque brunette is also an aspiring model who hosts a...
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With physicists exceeding the speed of light and making a JUMP into THOUGHT, the world's first 4D video game has hit the streets.Actually, it is really 5 games in one.(1) "Ueber Alles - The Struggle of Kurt...
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ISS - For the crew of the International Space Station (ISS), it's not all work-work-work. When he's not running one of 43 different experiments across a wide range of scientific disciplines, Flight...
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"World Champion Viswanathan Anand bowed out of contention for a top finish in the Bilbao Grand Slam final chess tournament after losing from a better position against Levon Aronian of Armenia in the eighth round. After suffering his second loss in the tournament, Anand’s...
This time, Fidel Castro has devoted one of his weekly reflections on the Cuban Olympic team and all the difficulties they have endured and the luring dangers ahead. Had there not been an US embargo on...
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I love the game of chess. It is a game of thought and strategy. Any chess player will tell you, to capture the queen can almost certainly seal the victory. The pawns, rooks, bishops, and knights will take away key plays from your opponent; however, the...
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Chessboxing -- exactly what it sounds like -- is taking Europe by storm, using brute force and clever tactics. Competitors with names like "the President" and "David Steppeler" hone their skills in Europe-wide...
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OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorWow, who knew we were so Brainy, after reading this, I rushed to check my phone messages. No doubt I was out when they called."PARIS - Liberal deputy leader...
There are a lot of questions we always ask to try to understand some of the facts and myths that are been told about our brains. we always ask questions like: Does a bigger brain make you more intelligent? Do...
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A little off topic but I thought it was worth mentioning the Hip Hop Chess Federation.This non-profit (I quote) fuses "music, chess and martial arts to promote unity, strategy and non-violence". Co-founder Adisa Banjoko states "These black and white squares do not care...
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"Jakarta, Apr 1 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Chess Association (PB Percasi) said it has hired a chess coach from Hungary, IM Tibor Karolyi, to train Indonesian woman chess player WIM Irene Kharisma Sukandar.Irene will take part in the Grandmaster Woman`s JAPFA Chess Festival to...
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Chess," Bobby Fischer once said, "is life." It was the chess master's tragedy that the messy, tawdry details of his life often overshadowed the sublime genius of his game. Fischer, who has died at the age of 64, was a child prodigy, a teenage grandmaster and — before age 30...
"The coalition`s spokeswoman Lyudmila Mamina told AFP that the police did not proffer any explanations for the raid in the office housing the party`s website.
"They had no documents, acted on the authority of some secret decree, so they could not say what it was about," she...
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