Harpard Elo - the inventor of the Elo system The word "Elo" is widely used in the vocabulary of chess, especially when referring to the "strength" of a chess player. The "Elo" is a system of calculation indicates that, on the level of chess player. This system is also used in other sports like baseball or basketball. The International Chess Federation (FIDE) estimates the "Elo" of each player based on the matches that it performs. This system has several advantages, besides being able to get a ranked list of all the national and global players, it is useful to understand the evolution of a player and list it in tournaments. This also allows you to create, for example, tournaments targeted levels (sub-1800, sub-2000, sub-2200), dividing the players according to their level of play.
Harpad Elo was born in Hungary in 1913 and moved to the U.S. when I was a child. He was professor of physics at Marquette University in Milwaukee and Master of Chess, often won the championship of the State of Wisconsin. Although the calculation of the ratings system was developed in 1950 by Kenneth Harkness, in the 60 Harpad Elo invented his own method of calculation, improving the previous method. The Elo system is the most effective method to calculate the level of disputed game between two players (chess and go) :study:
The antiquity of chess caused the creation of many legends such as that reported here:
"The game of chess was invented in India. When the king saw the Cheras was amazed by the ingenuity that this game was and the multiple variety of positions which are possible.
When you give notice that the inventor was one of his subjects, the king had called him in order to reward him personally for his invention. The inventor, name of Arrow, was presented before the sovereign, with a very modest dress because living resources that provide their disciples.
Arrow, you want to reward the worthy ingenious inventions that game, said the king. The wise thanked, but not accepted the generosity. I am rich enough to fulfill your every need. Tell me what is the reward you want and I will do. Arrow remained silent. Do not be shy, express your desire, does not falter in any way to satisfy it.
Great is your generosity, the sovereign, but give me a short time to meditate on the answer, and tomorrow, after arduous discussions forward the petition to Mr.
When the arrow next day if submitted again before the throne, the king left amazed by his unprecedented request. Sovereign, said Arrow, who tells me deliver a grain of wheat for the first home of the chessboard. A single grain of wheat ", the king surprised, challenged. Yes, sovereign, and the second home that I order deliver two grains, four grains for the third, the fourth eight, sixteen for the fifth, the sixth thirty-two etc.
Simply, the king interrupted angry, get the wheat on the 64 houses of the Board according to your desire: every house receive a double quantity you asked, but should know that your petition is unworthy of my generosity, to ask me so misera reward irreverent disregard my benevolence. Indeed, as wise as you should have given more evidence of respect for the goodness of your sovereign. Get out of here, my servants that you will bag of wheat asking.
The mathematics of the court worked hard to calculate the reward of Arrow, which was waiting at the door of the royal palace. Only at dawn the other day the chief mathematician of the court requested a hearing to submit a report to the king very important: "O king, we calculate precisely the amount of grain that Seta want. According to a celestial, absurdly gigantic. Whatever its magnitude, the king interrupted with pride, my graneiros not empobrecerão my deposits, the reward promised to the arrow and therefore I will deliver. Soberano, agora não depende da sua vontade o cumprir semelhante desejo, em todos os teus celeiros não existe a quantidade de trigo que exige Seta. Neither is in the barns throughout the kingdom, even the granaries of the world are inadequate.
If you want to deliver without missing a promised reward, ordering that all the kingdoms of the land being converted into plantations, send dry seas and oceans, ordering the ice melt and snow covering the far northern deserts, the whole area is fully planted and an order to deliver all harvested from the Seta. Only then will receive their reward. Tell me what is so monstrous that account of grain, said the king, reflecting amazed. The sovereign, are EIGHTEEN QUINTILHÕES, four hundred and forty six QUATRILHÕES, Seven hundred and seventy-four trillion, seventy-three billion, seven-nine million, Fifty-one thousand and six hundred and fifteen (18,446,744,073,709,051,615). " [
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"The man should play much or was some kind of collector's time."
Ajeeb - The Chess Machine This image advertising is the view of a chess machine called Ajeeb, which was an imitation of the "Turkish". The popularity of Turkish and mystery inspired the construction of other inventions and imitations, as the "Ajeeb," "Mephisto", or "The Egyptian."
The "Ajeeb was a chess machine created by Charles Hooper which was first presented at the Royal Polytechnical Institute in 1868. The peculiarity of this piece of technology is that its mechanical interior, space for the figure of Ajeeb was filled by an experienced chess player. This machine has hundreds of opponents between them there is Harry Houdini, Theodore Roosevelt, and O. Henry.
In the history of such devices, the "Ajeeb" happened to the "Turkish" and preceded "Mephisto."
After many years the general public may finally see the famous chess machine's authorship of Farkas (Wolfgang) Von Kempelen in an exhibition at the Art Gallery of Hungarian in Budapest, until May 28. The "Automaton" created in 1789 whose player "The Turk" was almost unbeatable becoming one of the most exciting innovations that contributed to Kempelen, there are two hundred years ago to the growth in popularity of chess across Europe.
But the secret of this machine has already been revealed, because inside it had hidden a great chess player, that handles the "Turkish" so getting beat them. To show the "Automaton" Kempelen created by, among other inventions, the exhibition focuses on a significant period in the history of innovative thinking. After this exposure the "Automaton" will travel to Slovakia and Austria.
It would take the interest of all this exposure intinerante for Europe to address a call to the entity responsible for "Automaton", in order to expose this piece of Portugal to be assessed by the Portuguese public. An initiative would be of great merit, which could even be framed in a festival of chess. The idea here is to be assessed by any institution that has the power to achieveh[
In the Zocalo square in the capital of Mexico, 14,065 people met to play chess on several simultaneous, thereby beating the previous world record of the city of Pachuca with 12,388 people. Anatoli Karpov attended the marathon with a representative of the Guinness Records which approved the new brand. Each group of players dressed up in white, green and red, and the tables were arranged to form a giant chessboard. This was attended by 602 great masters among 10,065 players.
Bobby Fischer in Iceland. This is one of the latest photos of the former World Champion of Chess. (Photo of authorship of Einar S. Einarsson).
Bobby Fischer died today with 64 years
Bobby Fischer, one of the best players in chess history, died this Friday to 64 years. Iceland country that hosted the player, and since 2005, and granted him citizenship after the arrest in Japan, saw the large icon from the chess world.
Bobby Fischer was born on March 9, 1943 in Chicago and learned to play chess at age six with an older sister.
64 for years like table chess houses.....
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http://translate.google.com "In chess, the winner is whoever makes the last mistake ..."
S. Tartakower
The young prodigy Magnus Carlsen leads the Corus Chess Tournament, one of the most important of the international circuit, which runs from 11 to 27 January 2008 in the Dutch city of Wijk aan Zee. The tournament is divided into three groups A, B and C with 14 players each, which were selected according to your link and participation in international tests. Group A shows a mean rating of 2742, and has the best players in the world (Vischy Anand, Vladimir Kramnik, Veselin Topalov, among many others).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vj5oiglNsWY&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fpeaodobrado%2Eblog%2Ecom%2F2008%2F1%2F%3Fpage%3D2&feature=player_embedded Petrosian, Smyslov, and Fischer This in Belgrade in 1959
"A Chess Dispute" is a short one minute film written by Robert W. English Paul. This comedy of 1903 is the first appearance of the chess theme in cinema. Two men compete nicely in a chess match in a bar, until one player move two pieces simultaneously and trigger a fight between them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2NUQav88yo&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fpeaodobrado%2Eblog%2Ecom%2F2007%2F3%2F&feature=player_embedded