Daniel Naroditsky was a star in the chess world. He was known for his skills and his fun online presence. He could play chess blindfolded, which is really hard to do. People loved watching him play and learn from him. Sadly, he passed away in October 2025 at just 29 years old. This was a shock to many, and some wonder if he had any health problems before he died. Na...
Chess is more than just a game; it's a battle of wits that can stir up a lot of stress and anxiety. This is especially true for those competing in the Chess Olympiad, a major international event. While yoga is known for helping people manage stress, its effects on chess players haven't been studied much. Researchers decided to look into this. They wanted to see if y...
The chess world witnessed an unexpected turn of events. A young player made a significant mark in the Norway Chess 2025 tournament. Gukesh Dommaraju, a 19-year-old prodigy, secured a monumental victory against Magnus Carlsen. Carlsen, a five-time world champion and the top-ranked player, lost in a classical chess match. This was Carlsen's first loss in this forma...
The chess world watched in awe as Magnus Carlsen, a top player, faced off against an enormous team of 143, 000 players from around the globe. This was no ordinary match. It was a marathon game that spanned over 6 1/2 weeks, with each side having 24 hours to make a move. The World team, consisting of anyone who wanted to join, managed to force a draw against the No...
The world of robotics is buzzing with progress. Robots are becoming more adaptable. One exciting development is the creation of a chess-playing robot. This robot is designed to study how humans and robots interact. It focuses on both spoken and unspoken communication. The robot, named OpenChessRobot, uses computer vision to identify chess pieces. It makes moves ...
Duolingo is expanding its offerings beyond language learning. It is adding chess to its list of non-language courses. This move is part of a broader trend where educational apps are diversifying their content. The chess lessons will initially be available in beta on the iOS app. The goal is to make chess accessible to beginners and intermediate players. This is a sm...
The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan, recently shared a personal health struggle. She opened up about her experience with a rare condition called postpartum preeclampsia. This condition is related to high blood pressure and can occur up to six weeks after giving birth. It is different from preeclampsia, which happens during pregnancy. People can get postpartum preeclampsia ...
Meet Marc Barthelemy, a physicist at Paris-Saclay University in France, who's shaken up the way we look at chess. Instead of just focusing on algorithms and AI, he's treating chess like a complex system. In a recent paper for Physical Review E, he created a special metric to predict those game-changing moments, or "tipping points, " that can totally shift the match. ...
For over half a century, people all around the globe have spotted strange lights and other peculiar things in the sky that scientists can't explain. These are known as Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP). One hotspot for these sightings is Hessdalen, Norway, where scientists have been observing these lights for the past 26 years. They've described how these lights be...
Scientists have recently found some of the most powerful cosmic rays ever. These aren't your typical rays; they're made of electrons and positrons, and they're incredibly energetic, reaching up to 40, 000 times the energy of visible light. The High Energy Stereoscopic System (HESS) observatory in Namibia spotted them. These rays lose energy as they travel, so their s...