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Great minds: 10 players who excel at both chess and poker


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 ....

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Best Books About Chess: Queen's Gambit and More Top Chess Biographies


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‘The Queen’s Gambit’ and 5 Other Books About Chess Prodigies
These inspiring books on chess stars both real and fictional might just move you to improve your game
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If you, too, were on the edge of your seat while binge-watching Netflix’s
The Queen’s Gambit, you’re not alone. Based on the 1983 Walter Tevis book of the same name (which takes its title from a popular move), the limited-run series about fictional chess prodigy Beth Harmon (Anya Taylor Joy) set viewership records to the tune of 62 million households in its first 28 days, says the streaming service. The coming-of-age story follows orphaned Harmon as she rises through the ranks in the Sixties and Seventies, proving to be (spoiler alert ....

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