Match for the Title of Absolute World Robot Chess Champion
The match for the title of World Robot Chess Champion will be held Saturday, May 19 on Strastnoy Boulevard. KUKA Monstr (Germany) and CHESSka (Russia) will battle it out for the title.
On the same day, the German visitor with artificial intelligence will play a demo match against one of the world’s strongest human players—Alexander Grischuk, the former World Blitz Cham...
Anand-Gelfand World Championship Game 3 drawn after tense fight
Viswanathan Anand and Boris Gelfand drew a complex...
Anand holds Gelfand with black in World Championship Game 2
Viswanathan Anand drew with black against Boris Ge...
Opening Ceremony - Anand-Gelfand Championship Match
On the 10th of May the opening ceremony of the Wor...
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European women chess championships 2012-Turkey, LIVE
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London Chess Classic: Round 5 pics
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London Chess Classic - Black is More Than OK
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The ma...
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