If you’ve heard anything about the ’80s musical “Chess,” it’s probably this: catchy songs, nonsensical story. When I posit as much to Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit and Nicholas Christopher, the stars of the upcoming Broadway revival, Michele deadpans, “What do you mean? Never heard that.” The trio, meeting over their lunch break during rehearsals, start to giggle. “I don’t like …
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‘We are just the pawns in a very large chess game’ – Riders vote to neutralise Vuelta a España if stage 17 affected by protests
The riders at Vuelta a España have voted to neutralise, and so effectively stop racing, if there are further protests during stage 17 of the race. Australia’s Jack Haig (Bahrain Victorious) spoke to the media, including Cyclingnews, on behalf of the riders before the start of stage 17. The rider’s Professional Cycling Association (CPA) was involved in the voting process …
Read More »Schotty, Russell Wilson connection creates ‘chess match’
“Yeah, I think that’s the fun part of the chess match that we love so much as coaches and players, and why you look forward to playing against your friends,” Schottenheimer said after Wednesday’s fully padded practice. That familiarity doesn’t stop at Schottenheimer and Wilson though, and not by a long shot, with the Cowboys employing an extra bishop in …
Read More »Justin Herbert shuts down Madison Beer dating rumors, says viral photo was just a chess game – Times of India
Justin Herbert shuts down Madison Beer dating rumors, says viral photo was just a chess game Times of India Chargers QB Justin Herbert and singer Madison Beer spark dating buzz after LA sighting New York Post Former Oregon Duck Justin Herbert at center of dating rumors following pop star picture yahoo.com Why Madison Beer and NFL Star Justin Herbert Are Sparking Dating Rumors E! …
Read More »Bodhana Sivanandan: 10-year-old chess prodigy becomes youngest female player to defeat grandmaster
Facebook Tweet Email Link A 10-year-old British girl has made chess history by becoming the youngest female player to ever beat a grandmaster. Bodhana Sivanandan, from northwest London, defeated 60-year-old grandmaster Pete Wells in the final round of the 2025 British Chess Championships in Liverpool on Sunday. At 10 years, five months and three days, Sivanandan broke the record set …
Read More »10-year-old becomes youngest female chess player to defeat grandmaster
A 10-year-old chess prodigy has made history as the youngest female player ever to defeat a grandmaster, which is the highest distinction any chess player can earn. Bodhana Sivanandan earned the impressive record Sunday during the final round of this year’s British Chess Championships in Liverpool, England, according to the International Chess Federation, which governs the sport of chess. Sivandan, …
Read More »10-year-old prodigy becomes youngest female to defeat a chess grandmaster
A 10-year-old British girl is full of shocking moves, and they have landed her a spot at the top of the chess world. In a historic turn of events, Bodhana Sivanandan became on Sunday the youngest female player to ever defeat a chess grandmaster, at the 2025 British Chess Championships in Liverpool. Bodhana beat Peter Wells, 60, at the competition’s …
Read More »Google’s AI Refuses to Even Play Chess Against 1977 Atari, After Hearing What It Did to Other Cutting-Edge AIs
The thing that AI models apparently fear the most? A game console released nearly fifty years ago. We are referring, of course, to the inimitable Atari 2600. Last month, the iconic system embarrassed the AI industry after it absolutely rinsed ChatGPT at a simple game of chess. It was a clash between a machine released in 1977, with 128 bytes …
Read More »Gemini AI refuses to play chess with Atari after hearing ChatGPT lost
In Murderbot, an Apple TV Plus action dramedy that’s quite fun to watch, the main character is an android that manages to go rogue, essentially becoming free. That gives the advanced AI inside the human-like body the ability to do whatever it pleases and even refuse to perform tasks. But, of course, it can’t actually do that, or the humans …
Read More »Google’s Gemini refuses to play Chess against the Atari 2600 • The Register
Google’s Gemini chatbot declined to play Chess against the Atari 2600, after learning the vintage gaming console had already vanquished other AIs. Robert Caruso, the infrastructure architect who pitted Atari Chess and its feeble hardware against ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot, told The Register readers have asked him if Google’s Gemini could do any better. “The question intrigued me because, while …
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