Annette “Annette_15″ Obrestad has made her first final table at a World Series of Poker event, and she picked a good one to do so: the $10,000 buy-in main event. In the inaugural WSOP Europe series, which consisted of three seperate events complete with bracelets and huge paydays for top spots, the final event has [...]
Congrats to Jordan “iMsoLucky0″ Morgan for winning the Tunica World Series of Poker Circuit event! He has been very impressive in many live tournaments, in addition to his outstanding online results, coming in second at the US Championship recently among many others. I really admire his playing style and table presence, which are both [...]
I was just reading about GrandMaster Nigel Short receiving a warning for calling the FIDE Vice President (and Deputy president) dunderheads in an interview concerning cheating allegations raised against fellow GM Veselin Topalov. The Ethics Commission (is Chess that hardcore that we even have an ethics commission?), protractors and pocket protectors in hand, stated Nigel [...]
“Action” Dan Harrington took down the prestigious 2007 World Poker Tour Legends of Poker tournament, beating out some great players along the way such as David Pham and Joe Sebok. Dan, as you all know, is the crusty-looking old fella who has a wealth of poker knowledge the size of the Library of Congress brewing [...]
Vladimir Kramnik stunned the Chess community Monday when he overlooked an obvious mating threat in his match with the program Deep Fritz, playing the horrible blunder 34. … Qe3, and was promptly mated by the computer. A ripple of disbelief washed throughout the many thousands of players following the game, with many wondering if a [...]
World Chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik faced the powerful Chess program Deep Fritz today in the first of six match games, holding his silicon opponent to a draw Saturday. GM Kramnik played quite solid in the opening, never allowing the game to significantly open up and keeping the board well under control. Kramnik opted for smoothly [...]
All right, time to catch up on our NASCAR news. As you all know, the season ended on Sunday with Jimmie Johnson winning his first Nextel Cup championship. He had come in 2nd twice, both times losing by heart-breakingly small margins, so it’s a victory well deserved to be certain. Matt Kenseth came in second [...]
Another chapter in the man versus machine battle is about to be written later this month when Vladimir Kramnik takes on the ultra-powerful software program Deep Fritz in a much anticipated matchup. The official announcement was displayed on Mr. Kramniks site and reads as follows:
Classical World Chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik vs. the world’s leading [...]
I was searching for some information on the upcoming man-versus-computer match between Vladimir Kramnik and the Fritz program this month and stumbled upon a fantastic interview that dates back to 2004. In Kramniks interview, Vladimir discusses the game of Chess from an emotional point of view that comes from many years of experience and knowledge [...]
Hi, my name is James Yates and I’m the owner of the popular gaming site Chess and Poker Dot Com. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank you for checking out our brand new blog, where I’ll periodically be offering updates and news concerning our work here. So without further ado, let’s get to [...]
