Word: chess
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Making use of maneuvers like the Sicilian and the Poison Pond, five Harvard undergraduates took on a team from the University of Beijing in the one game of intellect that has transcended national borders for decades. But in the end, the chess match—held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday—ended in a disappointing 5-5 tie. [SEE CORRECTION BELOW...
...against each other to battle it out for two matches, with the tournament organizers then tallying the total number of wins and ties for each team. (A win counted as one point and a tie counted as a half.) But considering that several of the players are internationally-ranked chess masters, the match quickly became more complicated...
...both teams, Chess is not simply about moving and taking pieces, but about the meticulous memorization of opening moves, the analysis of an opponent’s strategy, and the mental agility needed to piece it all together...
According to the Harvard Chess Team’s vice president, Edward F. Coleman ’11, many of the players had been playing since they were children. Coleman began when he was five, and has participated in numerous chess competitions since, including the U.S. Open...
...media, sponges all the sponsorship, and makes idols of mediocre, inconsistent and narcissistic athletes. Even the sport's bandwagon followers manage to spend hours discussing endless inanities about the turn of a ball or the long hair of a wicketkeeper. If India produces any world-class contenders in, say, chess or shooting or racing, it is a tribute to their doggedness and talent that they flourish despite the specter of cricket looming above them like some toxic cloud. We would do ourselves a huge favor by declaring a moratorium on cricket for maybe 10 years, diverting our attention and money...