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 15 year old  Poh Yu Tian from Penang has nailed the title of International Master (IM) with a rating of  2,429 at the East Asian Youth Chess Championship in Pulau Pinang. Talk about impressive as he was clear first with an impressive 8 out of 9 points in the classical time control event.He had won the rapid chess event earlier. Plus, he didn't...

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 THE STAR, TUESDAY 16 JULY 2024NationTiny tot rules the chessboardSix-year-old Eng Aik Guan is so small that he needs props to make his movesBy N. TRISHA trishang@thestar.com.myGEORGE TOWN: Bolstered by a cushion on his chair to reach the chessboard, six-year-old Eng Aik Guan raises the eyebrows 'of almost every opponent he has ever met. But to move his knights, bishops and so forth,...

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 This is a bit off topic from chess but deals heaviliy with a chess player's most important tool - the BRAIN!!The Transformative Power of Reading: How It Changes Your Brain ChemistryIn today's fast-paced digital world, reading might seem like a quaint pastime, overshadowed by the constant ping of notifications and the allure of scrolling through social media feeds. However, the simple act of...

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  General LLMsGeneral LLMs, such as ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude, are designed to handle a wide range of topics and tasks. They have been trained on diverse datasets and can generate human-like text based on the input they receive. They are the craze nowadays with people heaping praise and others not impressed by what they can do.They are cool to a certain degree  but...

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