When chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov took to the stage at the University of Manchester he faced an opponent of legendary intellect, and yet it the game was all over in a matter of seconds. The match was Turing vs. Kasparov, but this was no ordinary competition. “Turing” was in fact the chess programme written in […]
An article on the Card Player website this week features an interview with Dr Daniel DeBrule, an assistant professor at University South Bend, who teaches “Poker: Behavioural, Clinical, Cognitive and Social Concepts” to a class of 30 undergraduates. In a similar vein to that of Charlie Nesson, the Harvard Law Professor, who uses poker in his teaching, […]
She was the hostess of some of poker’s most exclusive home games, featuring Hollywood celebrities, high profile athletes and high rollers. Then, the world she had reigned over for years came crashing down around her. Molly Bloom arranged these high-class poker games in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York and Miami. All was well until […]
The United States hailed its young chess prodigies this week, notably International Master Marc Arnold, who claimed the US Junior title in Rockville. As a column in the Washington Times reported, the achievement of its top rated young chess players is great for the American game, with Arnold, 19, preceding his victory with a stellar […]