Natasha Lyonne films outdoor chess scene with Charlie Barnett for Russian Doll

Natasha Lyonne beams between takes as she films outdoor chess scene with Charlie Barnett during season two shoot of Russian Doll By Sameer Suri For Dailymail.com Published: 17:13 GMT, 11 March 2021 | Updated: 17:13 GMT, 11 March 2021 Natasha Lyonne was seen beaming between takes while filming season two of Russian Doll in New … Read more

YouTube algorithm accidentally blocks ‘black v white’ CHESS strategy

YouTube’s overeager AI might have misinterpreted a conversation about chess as racist language. Last summer, a YouTuber who produces popular chess videos saw his channel blocked for including what the site called ‘harmful and dangerous’ content. YouTube didn’t explain why it had blocked Croatian chess player Antonio Radic, also known as ‘Agadmator,’ but service was … Read more

Cindy Crawford matches wits with daughter Kaia Gerber as she plots her move during a game of chess

Cindy Crawford matches wits with daughter Kaia Gerber as she plots her next move during an intense game of chess By Glenn Garner For Dailymail.com Published: 03:26 GMT, 5 February 2021 | Updated: 03:26 GMT, 5 February 2021 Cindy Crawford has been enjoying some quality family time over the past year, during lockdown from the … Read more

Queen’s Gambit: Chess playing sees an unlikely boom

In an age of fancy technological gadgets, hyper-realistic gaming in high definition and fast-paced living, you’d be forgiven for believing a strategical ancient game which requires thinking time would be dead and buried. However, you’d be wrong. The past few weeks have marked a huge uptick in people playing chess and buying sets. Yes, chess. … Read more

Former schoolboy chess prodigy used AI to open door to finding cures for illnesses

As DeepMind, the British artificial intelligence (AI) firm owned by Google, claims to have solved one of science’s toughest and most enduring mysteries, the ‘protein folding problem’, you can’t help but think what sort of genius must be the driving forced behind such a triumph. ‘Thrilled to announce our first major breakthrough in applying AI to … Read more

Former schoolboy chess prodigy used AI to open door to finding cures for illnesses

As DeepMind, the British artificial intelligence (AI) firm owned by Google, claims to have solved one of science’s toughest and most enduring mysteries, the ‘protein folding problem’, you can’t help but think what sort of genius must be the driving forced behind such a triumph. ‘Thrilled to announce our first major breakthrough in applying AI to … Read more

Virtual games that mean you’ll never be board again! From Scrabble to Monopoly, cards and chess

One of the pastimes I have missed most in 2020 has been getting together with friends to play games. I don’t mean the kind of computer games my kids are obsessed by, such as Minecraft and Fortnite — their virtual connection to pals even through the school closures. No, the games I have been longing … Read more

Why everyone is checking out the show that made chess sexy!

Chess is not the sexiest of subjects. With a reputation as a staid, even nerdish pastime, it’s often seen as the preserve of bookish boys and old men. But thanks to a mesmerising performance by British actress Anya Taylor-Joy, and a riveting book by American author Walter Tevis, the chess drama The Queen’s Gambit has … Read more

Why everyone is checking out the show that made chess sexy!

Chess is not the sexiest of subjects. With a reputation as a staid, even nerdish pastime, it’s often seen as the preserve of bookish boys and old men. But thanks to a mesmerising performance by British actress Anya Taylor-Joy, and a riveting book by American author Walter Tevis, the chess drama The Queen’s Gambit has … Read more

Chess grandmaster, Igors Rausis, caught cheating with phone in loo and banned, found competing again

A disgraced chess grandmaster, banned from tournaments after he was caught cheating by using a phone while sitting on a toilet, has been seen spotted competing under a new name. Players became suspicious of unrated ‘Isa Kasimi’ after he destroyed an opponent at a small tournament in Latvia on Saturday. But the mysterious player, who … Read more