Scouring the internet high and low for Chess, Riley grabs the most interesting picks of the litter for the day and shares them with you. If you run across a story that Riley might’ve missed (hey, it happens) feel free to send an email and we’ll put it giving you the kudos! August 10, 2008 Artic Chess Challenge (BRRRRRR!!!!) I have to confess, when I first saw the headline – Artic Chess Challenge – I thought it was a tournament among researchers at the Artic Pole. I was wrong. No surprise there and the tournament is instead at  the home country of teen phemon GM Magnus Carlsen – Norway. More specifically at Tromso, Norway. The tournament will end sometime today and you can read the most up to date results at http://arcticchess.org/2008/ if you are as intrigued by the title as I was. August 5, 2008 How Did He Do It? Magician/Mentalist Derren Brown plays 9 of Great Britain’s top chess players and ends up with an even score. In his own words in the video at http://videos.komando.com/2008/08/05/beating-chess-masters/ Brown explains exactly how he does. … Continue reading →