The Martin Johnson pep talk that turned Ollie Chessum into England’s next leader
Nuggets from World Cup-winning captain and influence of Steve Borthwick have transformed lock into a key figurehead at Leicester ...
JD Supra1d
Chess, Not Checkers: Strategic Planning and Early Case Assessment in Complex Litigation
In order to effectively manage complex litigation, you need to know what success looks like. There are different measures of ...
Kasparov, Karpov and the KGB? Four decades on from the most controversial chess match of all time
FIDE President Florencio Campomanes announced that he was abandoning the World Chess Championship match between Garry ...
Chess Is for Black Girls Works to Change the Game for Black Women
Chess Is for Black Girls is breaking barriers in a male-dominated sport, creating opportunities for young Black girls to ...
London Review of Books4d
On the Chess Circuit
On​ the morning of 18 April 2023, the chess grandmaster Ding Liren was discussing tactics with his coach. He was ...
Freestyle Chess Tour Highlights: Gukesh holds Firouzja to 91-move draw; Keymer, Carlsen, Hikaru win
D Gukesh fights back from the brink of a defeat to hold Alireza Firouzja to a 91-move draw in Game 1 of the seventh-place ...
Interesting Engineering4d
China’s robot prosthetic hand hits 19 degrees of freedom with human-like skill
With this new lightweight prosthetic hand, activities like tying knots, combing hair, and playing chess could become much ...
techxplore5d
Lightweight prosthetic hand matches human dexterity with 19 degrees of freedom
A team of researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) has recently developed a lightweight prosthetic hand with 19 degrees of freedom (DOF), capable of replicating human ...
Magnus Carlsen didn't really know what to do, says Vincent Keymer after beating world No 1 in Freestyle Chess semis
Vincent Keymer pulled off what arguably is the biggest win of his career after defeating Magnus Carlsen in Game 1 of their ...
NFL players are turning to an unlikely hobby to improve their game: Chess
If you scrunch your eyes up just as an offensive line sets for a play, the outlines of the players look like chess pieces ...
New Scientist11d
Dexterous and light prosthetic hand can tie knots and comb hair
A prosthetic hand that weighs about half that of a human hand also enables wearers to carry out intricate tasks, such as tying knots ...
onmanorama11d
GenZ GMs Gukesh, Nodirbek defy logic by playing for most impossible result in chess
Legendary chess player Judit Polgar was left speechless what the bizarre situation involving Gukesh and Nodirbek in round 1 ...