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Pulitzer Prize-winner Richard Powers plunges deep into the ocean in 'Playground'
Richard Powers' latest novel brims with love for humanity and the planet. He makes clear that while humans have made this ...
A little known chess story: The carpenter who won a silver at Olympiad
The silver medal at the Malta Olympiad aside, Khan’s most memorable exploits on the chessboard involved defeating Belgian ...
The Economist3 天
The sport in which nine-year-old prodigies are world-beaters
T HE GRANDMASTER sits at the pinnacle of chess. The title evokes excellence and experience, a garland for someone who has ...
Irish Examiner4 天
Intermezzo: How accurate is the chess play in Sally Rooney’s new book?
Sally Rooney’s new novel is entitled Intermezzo — the old chess term for an unexpected move. The board game is a significant ...
Daily Trojan4 天
Yes, chess is pretty much the same as football
To the average person, the movement of a pawn on a chess board has nothing to do with a tackle on a football field. However, ...
Scientific American5 天
Surgeons Identify—And Save—A Patient’s Chess-Playing Brain Area
Neuroscientists at the University of Barcelona set about on a search for brain areas involved in chess-related tasks so that ...