Here, I will describe a new type of chess puzzle, which I call Scrambled Chess . This is going to be a small example puzzle; I will commen...

Despite the vague sounding term, the concept behind Mutual Information is a rather simple one. It is essentially a measurement of the dep...

As mentioned in the previous post in this series, molecular biologists are primarily concerned with studying the expression, structure, an...

The science of molecular biology is found in the latest cancer treatment, behind the development of antiviral and antibiotic drugs, and eve...

To paraphrase Vizzini, one of the villains from the Princess Bride , most people think twice about going against the Open Sicilian  (a...

If you have read the other Chess Primer posts on this blog, " Basic Rules " and " Understanding Chess ", then you will ...

This post is intended to be read after Chess Primer: Basic Rules Now that you know how the pieces move, and how to read chess gamescores,...

Welcome!  If you are reading this, then it is likely that you don't know much about chess, but are eager to learn. Hopefully this cra...

Due to the wide scope of this blog, and the split audience it is likely to generate (something that is not recommended for blogging, I shou...

Chess is everything: art, science, and sport.  -  Anatoly Karpov For me, chess is at the same time a game, a sport, a science and an art. ...