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Soviet chess and artificial neural networks: is there a link?
Some days ago, I was faced with the task of explain to a heterogeneous audience the mechanism of an artificial neural network called SOM (acronym for Self Organizing Maps). Translate algorithms, numbers and equations into words is not always easy, so I was trying to find analogies. Well, one of the most important things about […]
On the Candidates Tournament and Tiebreaks Criteria in Chess
The Candidates Tournament ended in a thrilling way, following the trend started in the 12th round. The biggest favorites, Carlsen and Kramnik, however, seem to have lost control of their nerves in the final round and ended up losing their games. Luckly, for Carlsen, Aronian had no more chances, after he drew his game against […]
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