Transcending the cell
Coppedge spent 12-14 months of his incarceration in a Special Housing Unit (SHU). Each cell is about 100 square feet and each prisoner is confined in his cell for 23 hours a day. In 2019,
The Altamont Enterprise, an Albany, New York, news outlet, editorialized:
It takes a rare person, like Damion Coppedge, to come out of an SHU sanction with his humanity in tact [
sic]. It looks to us like the things that sustained Coppedge in prison a session where he was first introduced to Buddhism, mail that allowed him to play chess, a radio through which he heard poetry are what will make him a productive member of society now that he is out of prison.
Great minds: 10 players who excel at both chess and poker
Chess and poker are recognized as intellectual sports and the metaphor of seated boxing can be used to refer to each of them. It is said of both games that they take a few minutes to learn, but a lifetime to master. Somehow, a few players have managed to excel in both disciplines.
This article is the first part of a series that will look into the similarities and differences between chess and poker.
The 10 players are classified by year of birth.
Dan Harrington (born in 1945)
Dan Harrington at the WSOP | Wikipedia
Grand Chess Tour (
GCT) has announced its 2021 schedule, returning to action from its 2020 hiatus due to global pandemic circumstances.
Recognised as world chess’ most prestigious tour series, the GCT sees
FIDE’s 12 leading ‘
classical’ and ‘
rapid&blitz’ (10-and-3 minute clocks) game formats.
Romanian bookmaker Superbet has announced that its ‘Superbet Foundation’ will serve again as a principal partner of the GCT 2021 tour.
Established in 2019 by company founder
Sacha Dragic the Superbet Foundation aims to support and promote Romanian sports activities. The bookmaker noted Romania ranked as 22nd out of 186 in the FIDE (International Chess Federation) rankings.
Supporting Romanian chess’ growing ambitions, in 2019 the Superbet Foundation sponsored the GCT’s Rapid&Blitz Tournament in Bucharest.
Grand Chess Tour returns in 2021
World’s Elite Grandmasters Will Compete In Five Over The Board Events From June to August 2021
Saint Louis, MO, December 10, 2020 – The Grand Chess Tour (GCT) is scheduled to return in 2021 and will feature the same five tournaments and format that was originally planned for the 2020 edition of the tour. Tour participants will compete for a total prize fund of $1.275 million over the course of the 2021 season. The prize money for the two classical tournaments will be $325,000 per event while the prize fund for the rapid and blitz events will be $150,000 each. In addition, a bonus prize fund totaling $175,000 will be awarded to the top three overall tour finishers.
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The Grand Chess Tour Returns In 2021
World’s Elite Grandmasters Will Compete In Five Over The Board Events From June to August 2021
Press Release, Saint Louis, MO, December 10, 2020
The prize money for the two classical tournaments will be $325,000 per event while the prize fund for the rapid and blitz events will be $150,000 each. In addition, a bonus prize fund totaling $175,000 will be awarded to the top three overall tour finishers.
Following the success of the 2019 Superbet Rapid and Blitz tournament in Bucharest, the Romanian capital will host the first classical event of the 2021 season in June. The 2021 Sinquefield Cup will be in August and will conclude the final leg of the tour. Between the two classical events are three rapid and blitz events, Paris, France, Zagreb, Croatia and Saint Louis, USA. There will not be a “GCT Finals” tournament in 2021; the final tour standings will be decided based on the GCT points each tour player