Word: tournaments
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Kasparov, the world chess champion, simultaneously played seven "masters" and one computer at a Harvard tournament this weekend. And even though he had only 15 minutes to devote to each game, he defeated them...
...national high school chess champion in 1986 and 1987, last lost to Kasparov in New York two years ago. At that tournament, Kasparov played six junior chess champions, beating three, tying two and losing to one. Experts who evaluated those games labelled Rao's the most interesting, theoretically played game...
...says Rao, "We try to encourage women to play." He says Kasparov's comments Saturday may have angered women, and adds that even if she could not beat him, the strongest player in this weekend's tournament was Anna Akhsharumova, the 1988 U.S. women's champion...
Once again, the Harvard men's water polo team came up short against Brown, losing, 10-5, in the finals of the Ivy League tournament yesterday in Providence...
...much for computers. Kasparov made mincemeat of Deep Thought in New York last week. In addition, Kasparov has lost only one tournament game this year...