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Sarana Wins Inaugural Olympic Esports Series Finals In Chess Sarana Wins Inaugural Olympic Esports Series Finals In Chess

GM Alexey Sarana won the inaugural Olympic Esports Series 2023 Finals chess event after defeating..
Play 1.e4 Like A Super Grandmaster With Anish Giri's New Chessable Course Play 1.e4 Like A Super Grandmaster With Anish Giri's New Chessable Course

Chess.com is excited to announce that GM Anish Giri's Lifetime Repertoire for 1.e4 is now fully..
What is my four digit car number? What is my four digit car number?

My car has a four digit number with no leading zeros, and the following properties:Its last digit..
Johnson Scores Final Touchdown In BlitzChamps Michigan Johnson Scores Final Touchdown In BlitzChamps Michigan

The ambitious crossover between gridiron and chess continued on Wednesday with BlitzChamps:..
Relaxation Response Relaxation Response

The Relaxation Response is a simple technique developed by Harvard cardiologist Herbert Benson to..
'Falling In Love With The Game': Chess.com Descends On Paris For TwitchCon 'Falling In Love With The Game': Chess.com Descends On Paris For TwitchCon

TwitchCon Paris takes place on July 8 and 9, 2023, and chess will be well-represented as one of the ..
Fatherhood Increases Intelligence Fatherhood Increases Intelligence

A study from Princeton University has found that monkeys who become fathers may get enhanced brains...
Ding Holds Nepomniachtchi To Draw In Game 3 Ding Holds Nepomniachtchi To Draw In Game 3

GM Ian Nepomniachtchi shook up the third round of the 2023 FIDE World Championship by beginning his ..
Problem Statements Problem Statements

People have a natural tendency to pick the first solution that comes to their mind and go with it,..
Trivia Quiz: Sherlock Holmes Trivia Quiz: Sherlock Holmes

Braingle's Daily Trivia Quiz for Feb 01, 2024 A Literature Quiz : How much do you know about..
Long Term Memory Long Term Memory

Long-term memory differs from Short-Term Memory in several ways. From a practical point of view,..
Nepomniachtchi Inches Closer To World Championship Title After 82-Move Draw Nepomniachtchi Inches Closer To World Championship Title After 82-Move Draw

A draw in the ninth round of the 2023 FIDE World Championship was welcomed by both challengers on..
Do non-trivial Skolem squares exist? Do non-trivial Skolem squares exist?

Define a Skolem sequence to be a permutation of the sequence of 2n numbers 0, 0, 1, 1, 2, 2, ...,..
Ding Liren Wins 2023 FIDE World Championship In Rapid Tiebreaks Ding Liren Wins 2023 FIDE World Championship In Rapid Tiebreaks

GM Ding Liren is the new world champion after beating GM Ian Nepomniachtchi in the final rapid..
A unique rebus+ A unique rebus+

I'd call this a rebus+ (complexity, visual components, lateral thinking). The answer is a letter..
Caruana Clinches Match Victory In Catalan Classic Caruana Clinches Match Victory In Catalan Classic

GMs Fabiano Caruana, Leinier Dominguez, and Wesley So all managed to win their matches on Saturday..
Missing elements of this 32-length list Missing elements of this 32-length list

The following list has 32 elements. Element 8 and elements 22 to 32 are missing. Can you find why..
What dictionary is Wordle based on? What dictionary is Wordle based on?

The US Scrabble dictionary only has 9,000ish 5 letter words, of which a good portion are plurals,..
Rebus Brain Teaser : Tree Ri_ge Tree Rebus Brain Teaser : Tree Ri_ge Tree

Braingle's Daily Brain Teaser for Oct 01, 2023 What does this mean?> tree ri_ge tree ..
Third Game Is A Charm For Lee, So In Elimination Brackets Third Game Is A Charm For Lee, So In Elimination Brackets

It took two tiebreakers before the winners were determined in the two elimination brackets in The..
Episodic Memory Episodic Memory

Episodic memory is the memory of the time, place and emotional state of events that you experienced...
Science Brain Teaser : Cheerios Science Brain Teaser : Cheerios

Braingle's Daily Brain Teaser for Sep 30, 2023 Aliens miniaturize you and place you on a fresh ..
After Blunder By So In 4th Game, Nakamura Wins The American Cup After Blunder By So In 4th Game, Nakamura Wins The American Cup

It took four rapid games before the victor was decided on the 10th and final day of The American..
Rewind and Fast-forward Rewind and Fast-forward

When you are under stress try this short exercise to put things in perspective. It might make your..
Create number 985 using 1 3 5 7 9 Create number 985 using 1 3 5 7 9

Use $1, 3, 5, 7, 9$ in any order to make number $985$You must use all $5$ digits $1, 3, 5, 7, 9$..
Jumping tokens game Jumping tokens game

I've been thinking about the following two player game played on a 3x3 grid:Red goes first and..
BREAKING: Chess.com Hiring New CEO BREAKING: Chess.com Hiring New CEO

Chess.com has launched a search for its new CEO. Current CEO, Erik, co-founded Chess.com in 2006..
Emotional Blocks Emotional Blocks

Emotional blocks can affect our ability to communicate our creative ideas to others. One of these..
What is a CPO Word?™ What is a CPO Word?™

This is in the spirit of the What is a Word™Phrase™ series started by JLee with a special brand of..
Language Brain Teaser : Word Collection Connection Language Brain Teaser : Word Collection Connection

Braingle's Daily Brain Teaser for Jul 31, 2023 What special characteristic do the following..
End Of An Era: Magnus Carlsen Plays Last Classical Games As World Champion End Of An Era: Magnus Carlsen Plays Last Classical Games As World Champion

Chess history approaches the end of an era as GM Magnus Carlsen, for the first time since 2013,..
Blitz Flips Script In Tiebreaks, Gotham Knights Dominate After Shocking Upset Blitz Flips Script In Tiebreaks, Gotham Knights Dominate After Shocking Upset

Two teams, Blitz and the Gotham Knights, emerged triumphant on Thursday in the Pro Chess League..
More than a 1000 hard Sudoku Puzzles review More than a 1000 hard Sudoku Puzzles review

More than 1000 hard Sudoku Puzzles review highlights its vast collection of challenging puzzles,..
Brain Games – Mindfulness Sudoku review Brain Games – Mindfulness Sudoku review

Enhance your cognitive abilities and find tranquility with Brain Games - Mindfulness Sudoku...
Genius-Level Sudoku: Over 300 Super-Difficult Puzzles from the Japanese Masters Who Invented the.. Genius-Level Sudoku: Over 300 Super-Difficult Puzzles from the Japanese Masters Who Invented the..

Improve your problem-solving skills and keep your mind sharp with Genius-Level Sudoku: Over 300..
Shanghai Tigers, California Unicorns Post Comfortable Wins Shanghai Tigers, California Unicorns Post Comfortable Wins

As the first week of the 2023 Pro Chess League came to a close, the Shanghai Tigers and the..
Relax the Jaw Relax the Jaw

When people are under stress they often clench their teeth. This can lead to tight jaw muscles...
Cover this disc Cover this disc

Can you place five discs of radius 1, such that they fully cover a disc of radius 2?
FIDE To Waive Transfer Fees For Russian Players Switching To Europe FIDE To Waive Transfer Fees For Russian Players Switching To Europe

In the likely event that the Chess Federation of Russia (CFR) will join the Asian Chess Federation..
So Survives Close Call Vs. Aronian, All Games Drawn So Survives Close Call Vs. Aronian, All Games Drawn

GM Levon Aronian nearly extended his lead with a win on Wednesday in the WR Chess Masters 2023, but ..