Masters of the Knight: The Art of Chess Carving in India
(atlasobscura.com)
In the bustling streets of Amritsar, India, the markets are lined with shops full of colorful tapestries and sweet treats like warm local chai served in clay mugs. But the real treasures are kept behind closed doors.
In the bustling streets of Amritsar, India, the markets are lined with shops full of colorful tapestries and sweet treats like warm local chai served in clay mugs. But the real treasures are kept behind closed doors.
Can Magnus Carlsen convince people to watch chess?
(economist.com)
CHESS IS the sort of deep and rewarding game that you can spend an enjoyable lifetime failing to master. But even ardent fans might concede that, as a spectacle, watching two players think for long periods before shuffling pieces around a board is somewhat short on sparkle.
CHESS IS the sort of deep and rewarding game that you can spend an enjoyable lifetime failing to master. But even ardent fans might concede that, as a spectacle, watching two players think for long periods before shuffling pieces around a board is somewhat short on sparkle.
Shades of Blunders
(lichess.org)
A post about why blunders happen to all of us, even though they shouldn't.
A post about why blunders happen to all of us, even though they shouldn't.
Complexity physics finds crucial tipping points in chess games
(arstechnica.com)
Physicist used interaction graphs to show how pieces attack and defend to analyze 20,000 top matches.
Physicist used interaction graphs to show how pieces attack and defend to analyze 20,000 top matches.
Complexity physics finds crucial tipping points in chess games
(arstechnica.com)
Physicist used interaction graphs to show how pieces attack and defend to analyze 20,000 top matches.
Physicist used interaction graphs to show how pieces attack and defend to analyze 20,000 top matches.
Masters of the Knight: The Art of Chess Carving in India
(atlasobscura.com)
In the bustling streets of Amritsar, India, the markets are lined with shops full of colorful tapestries and sweet treats like warm local chai served in clay mugs. But the real treasures are kept behind closed doors.
In the bustling streets of Amritsar, India, the markets are lined with shops full of colorful tapestries and sweet treats like warm local chai served in clay mugs. But the real treasures are kept behind closed doors.
I ask this chess puzzle to every new LLM
(github.com)
Every other day a new language model drops and I give it this chess puzzle to see if it spits out the correct answer, just for lulz 🤣 I am yet to receive a correct answer in one shot. Maybe also to do with my terrible prompting skills.
Every other day a new language model drops and I give it this chess puzzle to see if it spits out the correct answer, just for lulz 🤣 I am yet to receive a correct answer in one shot. Maybe also to do with my terrible prompting skills.
Mastering the Isolated Queen Pawn (IQP)
(lichess.org)
The Isolated Queen Pawn (IQP) is one of the most dynamic and intriguing pawn structures in chess.
The Isolated Queen Pawn (IQP) is one of the most dynamic and intriguing pawn structures in chess.
A minimax chess engine in regular expressions
(carlini.com)
Can chess, with regular expressions? Yes. Can chess, with regular expressions.
Can chess, with regular expressions? Yes. Can chess, with regular expressions.
Show HN: Pretty-print your chess games using Prettier
(github.com/gmasclet)
Prettier is an opinionated code formatter. It enforces a consistent style by parsing your code and re-printing it with its own rules that take the maximum line length into account, wrapping code when necessary.
Prettier is an opinionated code formatter. It enforces a consistent style by parsing your code and re-printing it with its own rules that take the maximum line length into account, wrapping code when necessary.
Chess BLITZ tournament breaks polymarket markets
(ycombinator.com)
A unique situation has emerged at the intersection of chess and prediction markets following a recent blitz tournament in New York.
A unique situation has emerged at the intersection of chess and prediction markets following a recent blitz tournament in New York.
Forget jeansgate–Magnus Carlsen's deal with Saudi Arabia is the real story
(sportspolitika.news)
While the chess world fixates on the FIDE jeansgate scandal, Carlsen quietly signed a deal to serve as Saudi Arabia's "global ambassador" for the 2025 Esports World Cup.
While the chess world fixates on the FIDE jeansgate scandal, Carlsen quietly signed a deal to serve as Saudi Arabia's "global ambassador" for the 2025 Esports World Cup.
Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen rejoins tournament he quit over wearing jeans
(news.sky.com)
World chess number one Magnus Carlsen is back in a major tournament after he quit because he was told to change his jeans.
World chess number one Magnus Carlsen is back in a major tournament after he quit because he was told to change his jeans.
Chess: Magnus Carlsen disqualified in N.Y. after refusing to change out of jeans
(theguardian.com)
Magnus Carlsen, the world No 1, has been disqualified from the World Rapid Championship in New York due to a dress code violation, refusing to change from jeans, after a previous warning. He is also withdrawing from the World Blitz which starts on 30 December.
Magnus Carlsen, the world No 1, has been disqualified from the World Rapid Championship in New York due to a dress code violation, refusing to change from jeans, after a previous warning. He is also withdrawing from the World Blitz which starts on 30 December.
Carlsen quits World Rapid and Blitz championship after dress code disagreement
(chess.com)
GM Magnus Carlsen will no longer participate in the 2024 FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship or the FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship after a dress-code disagreement with FIDE.
GM Magnus Carlsen will no longer participate in the 2024 FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship or the FIDE World Blitz Chess Championship after a dress-code disagreement with FIDE.
Analyzing the World Chess Championship 2024: Empirical synthesized approach
(medium.com)
The 2024 World Chess Championship between Gukesh Dommaraju and Ding Liren captivated chess fans worldwide, culminating in an unforgettable finish where Gukesh claimed the title, becoming the youngest-ever World Chess Champion.
The 2024 World Chess Championship between Gukesh Dommaraju and Ding Liren captivated chess fans worldwide, culminating in an unforgettable finish where Gukesh claimed the title, becoming the youngest-ever World Chess Champion.
2024 Lichess Recap
(ycombinator.com)
There isn't any official page for this that I can find, but I thought HN might enjoy the 2024 Lichess recap, it's a really nicely done recap of the year on Lichess.
There isn't any official page for this that I can find, but I thought HN might enjoy the 2024 Lichess recap, it's a really nicely done recap of the year on Lichess.
The Lichess Game Compressor's Analysis of Game 1 of the World Championships
(mcognetta.github.io)
The 2024 Chess World Championships are in the books. The scores, grandmaster commentary, and Stockfish evaluations tell most of the story, but isn't there someone you forgot to ask?
The 2024 Chess World Championships are in the books. The scores, grandmaster commentary, and Stockfish evaluations tell most of the story, but isn't there someone you forgot to ask?
Gukesh becomes the youngest chess world champion in history
(lichess.org)
GM Gukesh D pressed a slightly better endgame for a long time against GM Ding Liren, who blundered unexpectedly into a losing king and pawn endgame.
GM Gukesh D pressed a slightly better endgame for a long time against GM Ding Liren, who blundered unexpectedly into a losing king and pawn endgame.
How God Plays Chess (2018)
(chessbase.com)
It was some time in the early 1980s. Ken Thompson, the man behind Unix and the computer language C, had built a hardware chess machine named Belle, which duly won the World Computer Chess Championship. Ken had also resolved a dispute with IM David Levy on the feasibility of generating endgame databases — by actually generating a four-piece database, king and queen vs king and rook.
It was some time in the early 1980s. Ken Thompson, the man behind Unix and the computer language C, had built a hardware chess machine named Belle, which duly won the World Computer Chess Championship. Ken had also resolved a dispute with IM David Levy on the feasibility of generating endgame databases — by actually generating a four-piece database, king and queen vs king and rook.
A made-up name is better than no name
(mbuffett.com)
In working on Chessbook recently, I often found myself referring to (position, move) pairs. Specifically positions that are stored as EPDs, and moves that are stored in San notation.
In working on Chessbook recently, I often found myself referring to (position, move) pairs. Specifically positions that are stored as EPDs, and moves that are stored in San notation.