High School Chess League results
Thomas Jefferson, Seneca Valley tie for first.
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Pittsburgh players in national and international events
Featuring Alex Shabalov and Erick Zhao
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Club Championship 2022
No less than 5 players tied for first in the Club Championship: in tiebreak order, Zachary Thompson, Edward Dean, Bruce Leverett, John Vuillemot, and Kian Patel. Going into the last round, three players were tied at 4 out of 5, but Neelansh Samanta lost (to Thompson) and Patel and Dean drew with each other, allowing
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Early computer chess in Pittsburgh
Computer chess engines are routinely used nowadays for work that even the strongest human players wouldn’t be trusted with. You can go to chess news websites like chess24 and get analysis of ongoing GM tournament games by engines. People use engines to try to “cheat” in online chess, and other people use engines to try
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