With the World Mind Games now in full swing in Lille, France, results are emerging from each days play in the five disciplines being contested. While poker is yet to make its debut in the Games, fans of Mind Sports in general can indulge themselves in reports, interview and all the latest results from the […]

If you’ve been totally absorbed by the Olympic Games for the past 16 days, Monday morning may have left you with something of an empty feeling. The party is officially over, the flame is extinguished and they’ll be no more field hockey or weightlifting before breakfast, at least not unless you do the heavy lifting yourself. For […]

A fascinating article in the Christian Science Monitor poses the question: should chess be in the Olympic Games? As the article by Lisa Suhay states, chess has a legitimate claim, this being the 85th anniversary of the game being an officially recognised body of sport by the International Olympic Committee. In 1924 chess nearly became part of […]

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 […]

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, […]