The debate over poker’s status as a skill game surfaced in a New York courtroom this week, when an expert witness said poker was a skill game, in the defence of a man accused of illegal gambling. The case, which was heard in a Brooklyn Federal Court, centred on the defendant Lawrence DiChristina, who stands […]

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 […]

Among the most exciting chess players in the game today is Magnus Carlsen. The 21-year-old chess prodigy was in action again last week, winning the 7th Tal Memorial in Moscow, one of the strongest events of the year. Carlsen’s performances have been the talk of the chess world for several years now and the Norwegian […]

Flicking through results from the World Series of Poker this week, Ylon Schwartz’s win in the $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. event stands out. H.O.R.S.E. combines forms of hold’em, Omaha, and Stud into one event requiring multiple talents. But when it comes to such ability Schwartz has the lot, and not just in poker. Schwartz is a true […]