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  Kristen

  

  A Harvard Mathematician Has Basically Solved an Epic, 150-Year-Old Chess Problem

  ScienceAlert - David Nield

  On one level, chess seems like a simple game: 64 individual black or white squares, 16 pieces per side, and two competitors striving for conquest. Dig …

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  Kristen

  

  Four Incredible Facts About Chess

  realclearscience.com - Ross Pomeroy

  Chess has captivated the world like no other board game has. Arising somewhere in Asia in the 7th century A.D., it has since spread globally, …

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  Kristen

  

  Even if you never played chess, these 5 strategies from the game will help you deal with uncertainty

  Fast Company - By Phil Johnston

  Research has shown that chess masters don’t approach a game with a master plan that they rigidly execute. Rather, they are adept at “reading” the board at each stage of the game—just the way successful leaders do in business. “Unprecedented.” “Uncertain.” “Chaotic.” These are just some of the words …

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  Kristen

  

  Leadership lessons from a chess master: Beware overconfidence

  Fast Company - By Alan Trefler

  Decades after crushing it in international tourneys, this CEO still draws on his 3-step thought process behind every chess move to run his international tech company. Years before the notion of starting a software company ever entered my mind, I briefly toyed with the idea of becoming a professional …

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  Kristen

  

  Council Post: What Chess Computers Can Show Us About The Future Of Humans And Technology In Manufacturing

  Forbes

  Dave Vasko is the director of advanced technology at Rockwell Automation. Like many, I have been watching the Netflix series The Queen’s Gambit, and it got me to think about the status of chess today. I remember in 1997 when IBM's chess computer Big Blue beat reigning world chess champion Garry …

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  Kristen

  

  Algorithms think online discussions of chess are dangerous

  Input - Tom Maxwell

  Software moderation is improving, but still struggles to understand the context when words like "black" and "attack" appear in the same …