Chess

Best wooden chessboards

Chess, a game for players of all ages, has made a huge comeback in the past year and a half. The ancient game’s origins date back to sometime around the sixth century, and it has remained the same in essence. Despite the fact that people can easily practice chess on their computers, there is nothing quite like playing with a real board and chess pieces. Chessboards come in a variety of materials such as wood, marble, metal, and glass. Wood is the most popular material for crafting chessboards. The Switzerland-based

Twitch Rivals’ second Tyler1 Power Meet set for Aug. 30

Twitch Rivals today announced its new look and its schedule of events for the month of August, which includes a second Loltyler1 Power Meet that will be held at the end of the month. Back in April, the very first event of its kind of Twitch was held and saw Tyler and a handful of other creators split into two teams that battled it out for the honor of being Twitch Rivals champions. The powerlifting tournament was split into multiple categories where participants could earn points for their team. These

Ludwig, Mr. Beast, Rubius, and IAmCristinini headline PogChamps 4’s $100,000 lineup

Running from Aug. 29 to Sept. 12, PogChamps 4 is the next in a series of two-week competitions, featuring high-profile content creators from a wide range of backgrounds competing against each other on Chess.com for $100,000.  The full roster will be announced at a later date, but Chess.com has revealed that Ludwig, Mr. Beast, and Rubius will be making their return to the competition. IAmCristinini, Sapnap, and ConnorEatsPants round out the initial roster announcement. [embedded content] The event is sponsored by Coinbase, which previously partnered with Chess.com for the CryptoChamps

TFT Rescue Party Trailer Revealed

Top Gamescourtesy of Riot Games"Rescue Party" is the new cinematic trailer for Teamfight Tactics' Skyglass Origin Event that was released on Friday, As the Black Mist spreads across the Convergence, Fenroar and River Sprite make their daring escape. pic.twitter.com/hH1x4cFS3m— Teamfight Tactics (@TFT) June 11, 2021The trailer shows Shadow Featherknight continuing to dominate the peaceful chess plate belonging to Little Legends. Fenroar and Spirite fight back two shadowed little legends. After their sweet victory, the two find shattered glass pieces where the shadowed little legends once stood. "Rescue Party" is a

Decades-old ASCII adventure NetHack may hint at the future of AI

Machine learning models have already mastered Chess, Go, Atari games and more, but in order for it to ascend to the next level, researchers at Facebook intend for AI to take on a different kind of game: the notoriously difficult and infinitely complex NetHack. “We wanted to construct what we think is the most accessible ‘grand challenge’ with this game. It won’t solve AI, but it will unlock pathways towards better AI,” said Facebook AI Research’s Edward Grefenstette. “Games are a good domain to find our assumptions about what makes machines

Esports Organization TSM Teams With Crypto Exchange FTX For Historic Deal

Cryptocurrency esports crossovers are becoming increasingly popular. Today, one of the biggest publicly-disclosed esports sponsorships has come to life, courtesy of esports org TSM and crypto exchange FTX. TSM FTX: A New Type Of Sponsorship In one of the more ‘non-traditional’ naming rights deals, TSM will now go by ‘TSM FTX’. According to the initial report from The New York Times, the deal is valued at $210M over 10 years. The agreement includes TSM, FTX Trading Limited, and FTX.US and FTX.com owners and operators West Realm Shires Services Inc. This

TFT 11.12 PBE Update Brings Armory Changes

Top Gamescourtesy of Riot GamesNew changes to Teamfight Tactics have been made in the recent 11.12 patch on PBE. The most notable difference is in the Armory system. We will be seeing Armory more often with more to offer.Armory is a relatively new feature first introduced with the TFT: Reckoning series. It was a pop-up shop where players can select an item that includes both regular and shadow items.Patch 11.12 (live on PBE now) brings the return of Reforger, Loaded Dice, and Item Remover with our newly stacked Armories. What

TFT Patch 11.11 Coven Assassin Guide

League of Legendscourtesy of Riot GamesThe Assassin Coven composition in Teamfight Tactics is one of the strongest deck in Patch 11.11 with LeBlanc and Volibear as carry.Patch 11.11 went live on Thursday. Various changes in meta has been made through the patch including the massive buffs for Dawnbringers and changes to shadow items. There has been a buff for Morgana, and no Assassin or Revenant champion has been nerfed. Patch 11.11 goes live tomorrow! Scope out the changes early and plan your new OP comp!➡️Details here: https://t.co/st6lPyTr5j pic.twitter.com/6Zm8pkk4DB— Teamfight Tactics

How to Romance Samantha Traynor in Mass Effect LE

Top GamesBeing a genius and British are just enough for Shepard to fall head over heels with Samantha Traynor. | Photo by BioWare, Electronic ArtsRomancing Samantha Traynor is one of the more intimate and convenient romance options you can choose from for Shepard in Mass Effect Legendary Edition, and here's how to do so.As an Oxford graduate, British, hygienic and avid chess player, Traynor provides one of the more intimate and interesting romance storylines that Mass Effect can offer. Much like romancing with Steve Cortez in the third Mass Effect,