Sources for this site:
Here we give credit to the images, websites, and textual sources used throughout this website.
HOme Page:
Arroyave, Simon. “Brown Wooden Chess Piece Set.” Pexels, https://www.pexels.com/photo/brown-wooden-chess-piece-set-2323562/. Accessed 12 Mar. 2021.
Becker, George. “Kick Chess Piece Standing.” Pexels, https://www.pexels.com/photo/kick-chess-piece-standing-131616/. Accessed 12 Mar. 2021.
Green, Alex. “Metal chess pieces on board in room.” Pexels, https://www.pexels.com/photo/metal-chess-pieces-on-board-in-room-5691871/. Accessed 12 Mar. 2021.
K., Gabby. “Happy black girl moving figurines on chess board.” Pexels, https://www.pexels.com/photo/happy-black-girl-moving-figurines-on-chess-board-5062809/. Accessed 12 Mar. 2021.
“Kids Turn Out in Central Park For Chess-In-The-Parks Tournament.” YouTube, uploaded by CBS New York, 20 Sep. 2014, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ov_q8Uq6zJg. Accessed 31 Jan. 2021.
Mittermeier, Felix. “Grayscale Photography of Chessboard Game.” Pexels, https://www.pexels.com/photo/grayscale-photography-of-chessboard-game-957312/. Accessed 12 Mar. 2021.
Stock Photo, courtesy of WordPress templates.
Why Chess:
Clip from Sohn Conference in New York City, featured here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmXwdoRG43U.
j.mt_photography. “Gray scale Photo of Person Holding Chess Piece.” Pexels, https://www.pexels.com/photo/gray-scale-photo-of-person-holding-chess-piece-3680105/. Accessed 31 Jan. 2021.
Paul, Annie Murphy. “Beyond Strategy and Winning, How Games Teach Kids Empathy.” KQED, 9 Feb. 2012, https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/18962/beyond-strategy-and-winning-how-games-teach-kids-empathy. Accessed 31 Jan. 2021.
Powell, Joanne L., et al. “The Neutral Correlates of Theory of Mind and Their Role During Empathy and the Game Of Chess: A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study.” Neuroscience, vol. 355, 2017, pp. 149-160, doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2017.04.042.
Rodriguez, Lukas. “Man Standing on Tree Branch during Sunset.” Pexels, https://www.pexels.com/photo/man-standing-on-tree-branch-during-sunset-3618162/. Accessed 31 Jan. 2021.
The Queen’s Gambit. Directed by Scott Frank, performances by Anna Taylor-Joy, Bill Camp, Moses Ingram, Isla Johnston, and Christiane Seidel, Netflix, 2020.
Wolchover, Natalie. “FYI: How Many Different Ways Can a Chess Game Unfold?.” Popular Science, 15 Dec. 2010, https://www.popsci.com/science/article/2010-12/fyi-how-many-different-ways-can-chess-game-unfold/. Accessed Jan. 31 2021.
About Us:
@agadmator. “Haven’t streamed in a long time, but since there’s not much else to do, I decided to help keep you all inside. Come join me for some fun and games. https://youtube.com/c/AGADMATOR/live.” Twitter, 27 Mar. 2020. Accessed 31 Jan. 2021.
Becker, George. “Brown Pawn Woden Chess Piece.” Pexels, https://www.pexels.com/photo/wood-dark-close-up-view-blur-136349/. Accessed 12 Mar. 2021.
Eric Schiller, featured here: https://www.chessgames.com/player/eric_schiller.html; and with personal home-page here: http://www.ericschiller.com/.
Starting Out with Chess:
agadmator’s profile picture on Twitter, found here: https://twitter.com/agadmator. Accessed 12 Mar. 2021.
Beresford. “Chess Streamer Hikaru Nakamura Signs With UTA (Exclusive).” The Hollywood Reporter, https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chess-streamer-hikaru-nakamura-signs-with-uta-exclusive. Accessed 12 Mar. 2021.
Chess Brah’s streaming profile picture, with YouTube channel found here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvXxdkt1d8Uu08NAQP2IUTw. Accessed 12 Mar. 2021.
Chess.com logo, found here: https://www.chess.com/home. Accessed 12 Mar. 2021.
JESHOOTS.com. “Person Playing Chess.” Pexels, https://www.pexels.com/photo/person-playing-chess-1040157/. Accessed 12 Mar. 2021.
Kasparov, Garry. “Garry Kasparov Teaches Chess | Official Trailer | MasterClass.” YouTube, uploaded by Masterclass, 8 Jun. 2017, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7M3-84jaMQ. Accessed 12 Mar. 2021.
Leibowitz, Jessica. “This 25-year-old earns 6 figures playing chess on Twitch-here’s how.” CNBC, 19 Feb. 2021, https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/19/25-year-old-earns-6-figures-playing-chess-on-twitch.html. Accessed 12 Mar. 2021.
lichess.org logo, found here: https://lichess.org/. Accessed 12 Mar. 2021.
Photo Courtesy of The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Atlanta. The Perpetual Chess Podcast, https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/new-blog/2017/12/19/episode-52-gm-ben-finegold-returns. Accessed 12 Mar. 2021.
Chess basics:
Featured on Amazon, available at: https://www.amazon.com/WE-Games-Walnut-Mousepad-Chessboard/dp/B01N26KO9S/ref=asc_df_B01N26KO9S/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312106963599&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3165169927528995494&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031968&hvtargid=pla-569389696479&psc=1. Accessed 12 Mar. 2021.
Machado, Raul. “Chess Pieces on Chess Board.” Pexels, https://www.pexels.com/photo/game-challenge-chess-decision-5299548/. Accessed 12 Mar. 2021.
Pixabay. “Chess Piece.” Pexels, https://www.pexels.com/photo/battle-black-blur-board-game-260024/. Accessed 12 Mar. 2021.
Intro to Strategy + Terminology:
MCjgp. Comment on “1.e4 Opening Tier List – FM Joshua Posthuma, NM Stephen Adams, and Epiphany Peters.” Reddit, 2020, https://www.reddit.com/r/chess/comments/fmvr6c/1e4_opening_tier_list_fm_joshua_posthuma_nm/. Accessed 12 Mar. 2021.
Searching for Bobby Fischer. Directed by Steven Zaillian, performances by Joe Mantegna, Laurence Fishburne, Joan Allen, Max Pomeranc, and Ben Kingsley, Paramount Pictures, 1993.
Stock.
Variants:
Chess variant icons courtesy of chess.com.
Benton, Jordan. “Shallow Focus of Clear Hourglass.” Pexels, https://www.pexels.com/photo/shallow-focus-of-clear-hourglass-1095601/. Accessed 12 Mar. 2021.
Grabowska, Karolina. “Black and Green Beads on White Surface.” Pexels, https://www.pexels.com/photo/art-pattern-texture-abstract-5477776/. Accessed 12 Mar. 2021.
Hazelwood, Suzy. “Close-up Photo of Tied Blue Box.” Pexels, https://www.pexels.com/photo/close-up-photo-of-tied-blue-box-1178562/. Accessed 12 Mar. 2021.
What to Know: Chess tournaments:
Brooklyn Castle. Directed by Katie Dellamaggiore, performances by Rochelle Ballantyne, Justus Williams, and James Black Jr., Producers Distribution Agency, 2012.
Donaldson, Emily. “Strategy Reigns Supreme as Young Chess Players Test Their Tournament Skills.” San Antonio Reporti, 18 Jan. 2020, https://sanantonioreport.org/strategy-reigns-supreme-as-young-chess-players-test-their-tournament-skills/. Accessed 12 Mar. 2021.
Griffith, Janelle. “Magnus Carlsen defeats Fabiano Caruana to retain World Chess Championship title.” NBC News, 28 Nov. 2018, https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/magnus-carlsen-defeats-fabiano-caruana-retain-world-chess-championship-title-n941361. Accessed 12 Mar. 2021.
Monroi, 2021, https://www.monroi.com/. Accessed 12 Mar. 2021.
“Norway’s Magnus Carlsen Retains World Chess Title.” VOA News, 28 Nov. 2018, https://www.voanews.com/arts-culture/norways-magnus-carlsen-retains-world-chess-title. Accessed 12 Mar. 2021.
Photo courtesy of Tolga Akmen / AFP – Getty Images. Featured in below:
The House of Staunton, 2020, https://www.houseofstaunton.com/?aw=7&coupon=GOOGLE10&gclid=CjwKCAiA4rGCBhAQEiwAelVti_TZ3nH2BettVUoeHpQf_ZYL0d22d4JVTtDd4t-EWuDbiT9fxE4hgxoCT70QAvD_BwE. Accessed 12 Mar. 2021.
U.S. Chess Federation Score Sheet, available here on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/House-Staunton-Carbonless-Chess-Sheets/dp/B0182OK9LK. Accessed 12 Mar. 2021.
Chess Notation:
batgirl. Comment on “Notation.” Chess.com, 5 May 2019, https://www.chess.com/article/view/notation-1. Accessed 12 Mar. 2021.
Stock.
Tips and tricks for chess tourneys:
“Chess Is Life Chess Game Scorebook.” Amazon.com, https://www.amazon.com/Chess-Life-Game-Scorebook-Notebook/dp/171337269X. Accessed 31 Jan. 2021.
Pereira, Antonio. “Hikaru Nakamura is the 2019 US Chess Champion.” ChessBase, 1 Apr. 2019, https://en.chessbase.com/post/us-championship-2019-11. Accessed 31 Jan. 2021.
Spiske, Markus. “One Black Chess Piece Separated From Red Pawn Chess Pieces.” Pexels, https://www.pexels.com/photo/one-black-chess-piece-separated-from-red-pawn-chess-pieces-1679618/. Accessed 12 Mar. 2021.
Stock.
Machine learning and chess:
Lohn, Andrew J. “What Chess Can Teach Us About the Future of AI and War.” Rand Corporation, https://www.rand.org/blog/2020/01/what-chess-can-teach-us-about-the-future-of-ai-and.html. Accessed 31 Jan. 2021.
Stock, courtesy of Anastasia Zanina, Shutterstock, found on: https://biox.stanford.edu/highlight/training-creativity-obtain-zany-brain-don%E2%80%99t-strain-it-unchain-it. Accessed 12 Mar. 2021.
Strogatz, Steven. “One Giant Step for a Chess-Playing Machine.” The New York Times, 26 December 2018, https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/26/science/chess-artificial-intelligence.html. Accessed 12 Mar. 2021.