Topic: Chess

Vladimir Nabokov: 10 quotes on his birthday

10 quotes on author Vladimir Nabokov's 113th birthday.

3 new novels grapple with questions of mortality

Three new works of fiction address themes of mortality, including a ghost – in an Anne Tyler novel.

Bobby Fischer Against the World: movie review

'Bobby Fischer Against the World' explores the paranoia-fueled life of the intellectually brilliant chess champion.

Qaddafi’s quirky crush on Condoleezza Rice

Qaddafi and Condoleezza Rice: Muammar Qaddafi is known for being surpassingly weird, but what's wrong with having a crush on Condoleezza Rice?

Bobby Fischer

Harry Benson's photos – taken at the height of Fischer's powers – break down more of his barriers than anything written about him to date.

Bobby Fischer Against the World: movie review

Director Liz Garbus’s achievement is in making Bobby Fischer's story palpable to an audience that may have been too young to witness Fischer capture American pop culture like some Michael Jackson with an endgame, or to those who’ve forgotten how his skills took hold of the nation’s thinking, even bumping Watergate updates from the evening news.

Libya's chess game

Has everyone glommed onto stalemate to describe the fight against Qaddafi because quagmire is already taken?

Defining intelligence in the Watson computer on Jeopardy!

The IBM computer Watson, appearing on Jeopardy! this week, may defeat the human players. But humanity is the real winner by gaining a better understanding of what real intelligence is.

Sundance Film Festival: Oprah, Belafonte, and some indie gems in drama and documentary

Oprah launched her documentary film club and Belafonte carries on his social activism full tilt at the Sundance Film Festival, which was abuzz with talk about the digital future of film as much as the indie films themselves.

Jeopardy contestants to go up against IBM computer for $1 million

Two Jeopardy champs – Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter — will play two games against "Watson," a computer program developed by IBM's artificial intelligence team.

Asia's chess factory: Vietnam trains its youngest to be world-class players

Vietnam adopted the old Soviet model and offers a monthly salary to children as young as 4 who excel in tournaments.

How to help a kid beat a bully: soft defense

I am not condoning violence or combat. Jiu-jitsu means the ‘art of softness.’

In Moscow, Obama charms Russians – but not Putin

Those who heard the US president's speech Tuesday were impressed with his references to Russian literature and his description of the end of the cold war as 'our common victory.'

Why my students asked Obama to play chess with them

It could help keep them and students like them in school.

Thanks, Bobby Fischer

The grandmaster spurred my interested in chess and surprisingly, Latin.

A chess champion crusades to make the game ‘cool’

Russian Alexandra Kosteniuk, the women’s world title holder with a fashion-model image, wants to broaden the game’s appeal to young people.

World

A California program aids the 'forgotten' homeless

Safe Haven, a residence in Santa Monica, takes in those who have been on the streets more than a year and have a disability and helps put them in permanent housing.

Missing in 2008: a front-runner

Romney's Michigan win deepened GOP uncertainty before crucial upcoming contests.