Upcoming Events
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05 – 06 Dec 2020 09.00–18.00 UTC+0000
Event: ChessTech2020ChessTech2020 is the premier chess related conference in the world. Its name reflects the topic: Chess and Technology. This is the 8th in the sequence of the London Chess Conference since 2013. This year it takes place online on the weekend of 5 and 6 December 2020. Meet the leaders and pioneers of online chess, discover new products and services, debate cheating and learn about the latest chess-related research!
Features
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![Noam Manella, one of the two authors, presents Think like a Machine! at [ChessTech 2020][1].
[1]: http://www.chessconference.org/](/files/noam-manella.240.jpeg)
Review
A classification of what we fail to see – 05 Dec 2020
Think like a Machine! is a book that was waiting to be written. It features tactics that humans normally overlook. ChessPuzzle-Master Martin Bennedik loves it.
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Debate
What chess can learn from E-sport – 03 Dec 2020
Is chess an E-sport? That is missing the real question. Chess has the same tools and opportunities available – and it should use them to attract players and sponsors, pleads Paul Meyer-Dunker.
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Education / Review
Commercial vibe – 02 Dec 2020
Chess Universe combines the look and feel of a videogame with chess instruction. But the app’s salesmanship put Sophia Rohde off.
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Debate
Study the cheater! – 01 Dec 2020
To understand and prevent cheating, the chess community should pay attention to the scientific literature in behavioural economics and other fields, urges Wolfgang Grünstäudl.
Latest News
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Short news
Chessable to release free classroom tool – 05 Dec 2020
A new tool for video lessons, homework and assessment management and group tournaments is presented by Chessable today for the first time at ChessTech 2020. It will be free for chess academies and schools and allows to bring other Chessable content into online and real classrooms.
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Documentary about best strategy players – 04 Dec 2020
“Pentamind”, an hour-long documentary about the world’s best multi-strategy games players is available on Youtube until Sunday night. Pentamind is the highest title awarded at the annual Mind Sports Olympiad for the best performance across five disciplines. Etan Ilfeld will talk about the Mind Sports Olympiad’s first online edition on Saturday at ChessTech 2020.
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Malinin’s epilogue – 01 Dec 2020
After Vasily Malinin (1956–2020), a scholar of law and GM from St. Petersburg, died, Chess-News.ru published a statement by him that alleges match-fixing when Sergey Karjakin scored his final GM norm to become the world’s youngest grandmaster at 12 years and 7 months. Nigel Short called this on twitter “an open secret for years”.
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Wesley So spoils fun for Carlsen – 30 Nov 2020
Magnus Carlsen lost the final of the inaugural event of the Champions Chess Tour on his thirtieth birthday. The reigning American champion Wesley So clinched their closely fought match in the blitz tiebreak with 5,5:4,5. The Skilling Open started the second tour run by Play Magnus and hosted by chess24. So wins $30,000 and a place in the Grand Final.
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Español, français, deutsch – 30 Nov 2020
ChessTech 2020 introduces conference sessions in three other languages than English. Spanish-speakers will meet on Saturday at 14–16 GMT, French-speakers on Saturday at 16–18 GMT and German-speakers on Sunday at 14–17 GMT.