Candidates chess articles
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Chess players of all ages gather in Greeley for Colorado Chess Championship
“I think the game of chess is fascinating,” Skinner said. “The permutations of the various moves are almost endless. I think it keeps the mind occupied, which is good.”
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Seven Dyson Sphere Candidates
I’m enjoying the conversation about Project Hephaistos engendered by the article on Dyson spheres. In particular, Al Jackson and Alex Tolley have been kicking around the notion of Dyson sphere alternatives, ways of preserving a civilization that are, in Alex’s words, less ‘grabby’ and more accepting of their resource limitations. Or as Al puts it: One would think that a civilization that can build a ‘Dyson Swarm’ for energy and natural resources would have a very advanced technology. Why then...
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The Dark Heart of Modern Chess
"Chess has never been more popular, but its ugly side has also never been more exposed."