Wired

A New Artificial Intelligence Makes Mistakes

It took about 50 years for computers to eviscerate humans in the venerable game of chess. A standard smartphone can now play the kind of moves that make a grandmaster’s head spin. But one artificial ...
The Conversation

A chess program helped this 8‑year‑old raise $240,000 and get his family out of a homeless shelter – here’s what to look for in a chess program for your child

Third-grader Tanitoluwa Adewumi was crowned as a New York State Scholastic chess champion on March 10. GoFundMe Before he won the primary (K-3) championship section of the New York State Scholastic ...
New York Daily News

Philanthropist gifts $1M to Success Academy charter schools for new chess programs

That’s a mighty big check, mate. A Manhattan philanthropist is giving Success Academy charter schools $1 million for new chess programs for students. The gift from retired child psychologist Dan ...
WLKY

JCPS chess program aims to help student in and out of the classroom

EFFECT ON JULY 1ST. WELL, SOME OFHE T COUNTRY’S BEST CHSES PLAYERS LEARNED THE GAME AS STUDENTS AT JEFRSFEON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. IT’S PART OF AN AFTER-SCHOOL ...
Inside The Games

FIDE celebrates Kakuma Chess Program milestones

The program is now well on its way to establishing a sustainable operational infrastructure, expanding its impact while enhancing visibility for chess as a tool for development and empowerment thanks ...