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xkcd: Game AIs
Difficulty of various games for computers.Fri 17 May 2019 12:25:31 PM MDT - permalink --
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https://xkcd.com/1002/
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WXF: Annotated Games
Some Xiangqi games annotated in English!Fri 17 May 2019 10:48:18 AM MDT - permalink --
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http://wxf.ca/wxf/index.php/2-uncategorised/9-annotated-games
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Shogi
And a short intro to shogi for western chess players.Fri 17 May 2019 10:33:32 AM MDT - permalink --
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https://www.crockford.com/shogi.html
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Xiangqi: Chinese Chess
A very short introduction for western chess players, but includes an English bibliography that looks good.Fri 17 May 2019 10:32:55 AM MDT - permalink --
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https://www.crockford.com/xiangqi.html
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At Play in Chinatown's Backyard; Eastern Chess Meets Western Basketball Under the Mulberries - The New York Times
More on Xiangqi in Columbus ParkFri 17 May 2019 10:07:41 AM MDT - permalink --
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https://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/13/nyregion/play-chinatown-s-backyard-eastern-chess-meets-western-basketball-under.html?pagewanted=1
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Chinese Chess - The Peopling of New York City
Long article about Chinese Chess at New York's Columbus Park.Fri 17 May 2019 10:01:29 AM MDT - permalink --
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https://macaulay.cuny.edu/seminars/rosenberg10/articles/c/h/i/Chinese_Chess_da9a.html
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The Definitive Guide to Abstract Strategy Games - 2019 Edition
Nick Bentley's guide to abstract strategy games.Wed 15 May 2019 08:03:36 AM MDT - permalink --
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https://www.nickbentley.games/abstract-strategy-games-online-guide/
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XiangQi Opening -Opening Category Statistics-XiangQi Database
Database of Xiangqi games organized by opening.Mon 13 May 2019 08:02:58 AM MDT - permalink --
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http://www.01xq.com/xqopening/xqolist.asp
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Moving up the Ladder: A Class Player on Gaining 200 Rating Points
"At 42 years of age, Christian Glawe went from 1743 to a peak 1944 (USCF) in 6 months. Here's how he did it."Wed 01 May 2019 06:22:59 PM MDT - permalink --
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http://www.uschess.org/content/view/10469/593/
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What I Learned From My 1st Chess Tournament by Louisa Thomas
My favorite tournament report so far.Thu 18 Apr 2019 10:29:03 AM MDT * - permalink --
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https://www.chess.com/article/view/my-first-chess-tournament
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Wesley So Interview: 'Chess Was A Way Out' - Chess.com
Wesley So on emigrating to the US and how Chess960 is his favorite variant.Thu 18 Apr 2019 10:10:53 AM MDT - permalink --
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https://www.chess.com/article/view/wesley-so-interview-chess-was-a-way-out
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A Magnus Carlsen Immortal Zugzwang Game - YouTube
He's no John Bartholomew, but Carlsen is surprisingly good at explaining his moves as he plays.Sat 23 Mar 2019 12:44:32 PM MDT - permalink --
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=520&v=PT5jN7lDiac
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BBC Radio 4 - Across the Board
Across The Board: a series of interviews conducted by Dominic Lawson over a game of chessMon 07 Jan 2019 07:51:10 PM MST - permalink --
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04njsks
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I Want My ChessTV | Topic
On chess livestreamers. I watch some of these people.Sun 30 Dec 2018 09:30:39 PM MST - permalink --
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https://www.topic.com/i-want-my-chesstv
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My Obsession with Chess
An autobiographical comic in two parts by Scott McCloud.Sun 30 Dec 2018 09:36:32 AM MST * - permalink --
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http://scottmccloud.com/1-webcomics/chess/index.html
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Queen of Knights and Pawns
Sports Illustrated's 1961 article on the chess player Lisa Lane.Tue 18 Dec 2018 08:46:31 PM MST - permalink --
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https://www.si.com/vault/1961/08/07/586627/queen-of-knights-and-pawns
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Why is chess gender segregated? After Lisa Lane, women still face inequality
I think this article spends too much time on the structure and prize purses of top-level women's tournaments, which simply aren't the real barriers to women in chess, but it's otherwise good. I don't think I'd ever even heard of Lisa Lane before.Tue 18 Dec 2018 09:06:13 AM MST - permalink --
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https://www.si.com/more-sports/2018/12/17/lisa-lane-hou-yifan-womens-chess-gender-inequality-world-championships