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Winning at Chess
Winning at Chess
Spotlight: First there was ChipTest. Then came Deep Thought. And, finally, Deep Blue. When computer scientists first began dabbling in the field of artificial intelligence, they thought that developing a computer that played chess would be an amazing accomplishment. But it was just a first step in a path that has led to computers that can begin to understand natural language, recognize visual patterns, and make complex decisions. On this date in 1997, IBM's Deep Blue — created by Feng-hsiung Hsu — defeated Garry Kasparov, becoming the first computer to beat a world-champion chess player in a match under tournament standards.

Quote: "A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing." Emo Philips

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Why does white make the first move in chess?

Somebody has to go first or the two players would sit there and never begin to play. So somebody decided White would start, centuries ago. When two players sit down, one puts a white pawn in one hand and a black pawn in the other and holds them behind his back.      More

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parturient (pär–tür'ē–ənt, –tyür'-)
adj.
  1. About to bring forth young; being in labor.
  2. Of or relating to giving birth.
  3. About to produce or come forth with something, such as an idea or a discovery.
[Latin parturiēns, parturient-, present participle of parturīre, to be in labor, from partus, past participle of parere, to give birth.] parturiency par·tu'ri·en·cy n.  Houghton Mifflin Company)
Usage: The wing was filled with parturient women in various stages of labor.
Today is Mother's Day in the United States, Canada, Australia, India and elsewhere around the globe. We dedicate this week's words to our mothers — those who bore us, those who raised us and those who love us through thick and thin.
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