On Oct. 22, we’ll release the first film in our new documentary-short series, “Signals” (essentially FiveThirtyEight’s version of “30 for 30” shorts). “The Man vs. the Machine” is the story of the epic showdown between IBM’s “Deep Blue” computer and former world chess champion Garry Kasparov. Directed by Frank Marshall (producer of “Raiders of the […]
On Oct. 22, we’ll release the first film in our new documentary-short series, “Signals” (essentially FiveThirtyEight’s version of “30 for 30” shorts). “The Man vs. the Machine” is the story of the epic showdown between IBM’s “Deep Blue” computer and former world chess champion Garry Kasparov. Directed by Frank Marshall (producer of “Raiders of the […]
A murderers’ row of world-class chess players is assembled in St. Louis, Missouri, this week. But they haven’t been much trouble for Fabiano Caruana. Caruana has been dominating the field at the elite Sinquefield Cup, hosted by the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis. The 22-year-old Italian — born in Miami — is […]
A murderers’ row of world-class chess players is assembled in St. Louis, Missouri, this week. But they haven’t been much trouble for Fabiano Caruana. Caruana has been dominating the field at the elite Sinquefield Cup, hosted by the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis. The 22-year-old Italian — born in Miami — is […]
