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Inspirational adult improvers : chess
A list of chess masters who didn't get great at chess until they were adults.Tue 05 Jan 2021 09:27:32 PM MST - permalink --
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https://www.reddit.com/r/chess/comments/krbmqw/inspirational_adult_improvers/
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Elo Win Probability Calculator
A very useful calculator for determining win/draw/loss probabilities for two players given their ratings.Wed 15 Jul 2020 02:52:53 PM MDT - permalink --
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https://wismuth.com/elo/calculator.html
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Chess State on Vimeo
A documentary about scholastic chess in Illinois.Mon 30 Mar 2020 05:56:55 PM MDT - permalink --
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https://vimeo.com/192430803
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Better Chess Training: 4-Steps to Analyzing Your Game for Improvement
Short guide to analyzing chess games.Sun 08 Mar 2020 11:30:13 AM MDT - permalink --
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http://www.betterchesstraining.com/2014/07/4-Step-Game-Analysis.html
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Won Dee Fore: My First Ever USCF Rating!
An online players account of their first otb tournament.Wed 04 Mar 2020 07:48:48 PM MST - permalink --
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https://wondeefore.blogspot.com/2020/02/my-first-ever-uscf-rating.html
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Magnus Carlsen, world chess champion, plays online speed chess under pseudonyms and livestreams his matches.
There’s something hypnotizing about watching a guy known as “the Mozart of chess”—a player who is quantifiably better than Bobby Fischer—taking a big gulp of beer, announcing his position as “completely winning,” then singing along to Dr. Dre saying “motherfuck the police” while coasting into another quick checkmate.Mon 24 Feb 2020 08:27:37 PM MST - permalink --
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https://slate.com/culture/2020/02/magnus-carlsen-speed-chess-drdrunkenstein-pseudonyms-twitch-youtube.html
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Banter Blitz with World Champion Magnus Carlsen
Magnus's Banter Blitz sessions on chess24 are very good.Wed 01 Jan 2020 06:47:33 PM MST - permalink --
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li-D6mXwql8
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François Labelle's Homepage
computational geometry, chess, running, programming...Thu 12 Dec 2019 08:11:25 PM MST - permalink --
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https://wismuth.com/
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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