The Walrus

The Stress of Elite Chess Is Wearing Down the Game’s Champions

T his is how the story of a great chess grandmaster usually begins. A parent or teacher discovers an exceptional mind: a ...

Vibrating crotches, anal beads and suspicious minds: the long, strange history of chess cheats

The journey from the Von Neumann to the Niemann affair has much to teach us about the changed landscape of the sport ...
Game Rant

Dr. Stone's Latest Episode Makes Friendship Truly Elegant

Dr. Stone always makes it clear this is an educational anime above all, a celebration of all things STEM as Senku Ishigami ...

Vibrating crotches, anal beads and suspicious minds: the strange history of chess cheats

Chess players now get scanned to check for electrical devices. But no one is entirely sure these methods are watertight ...

A robot is beating human pros at table tennis. Its maker calls it a milestone for machines

A paddle-wielding robot is so adept at playing table tennis that it is posing a tough challenge to elite human players and ...

Ping-pong robot Ace makes history by beating top-level human players

By Will Dunham April 22 (Reuters) - An autonomous robot ping-pong player dubbed Ace has achieved a milestone for AI and ...

Chess: Sindarov wins Candidates with record total, while Vaishali takes women’s event

The Uzbek 20-year-old won first prize unbeaten but his girlfriend, Bibisara Assaubayeva, finished second to the lowest seed in the Women’s Candidates ...
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Table tennis-playing robot on track to becoming world champion

A robot built by Sony AI is rapidly learning how to beat the world's very best table tennis players ...

Orange County libraries offering business help, cooking classes and live performances

Orange County Library System will offer free business workshops, cultural programs, family activities and heritage month ...