Where: WEP HUB (University Library)
Description
The KAUST Facebook On-Air Series with Susan Polgar
*Speaker to be confirmed
Susan Polgar is a Hungarian-born American chess Grandmaster. She is famous for having been a child prodigy at chess, for being a pioneer for women in chess, and for being an advocate for chess in education.
Facebook On-Air consists of a 20 minute live interview and a 10 minute Q&A with the audience livestreamed at KAUST's Facebook page. The speaker will have a chance to talk about his topic in a more personal way. Don't miss your chance to ask your questions! *This interview will also be available on YouTube.
Susan Polgar will give the lunch-time lecture How AI Turned the Chess World Upside Down. Mark your calendar for Monday, January 22, 2018 at 12:30 PM to attend this lecture or watch it live on Facebook.
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We are live-streaming on the KAUST Facebook page and YouTube channel the WEP 2018 HUMAN-MACHINE FUTURE keynote lectures & lunch-time lectures. Tune in every day at 9am and 3pm -from January 14 -25- to watch the live interviews and ask your questions!
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Susan Polgar
Susan Polgar is a Hungarian-born American chess Grandmaster. She is famous for having been a child prodigy at chess, for being a pioneer for women in chess, and for being an advocate for chess in education. At the age of 15, she became the top-ranked woman player in the world, and remained ranked in the top three for the next 23 years. She was also the first woman in history to break the gender barrier by qualifying for the 1986 "Men's" World Championship. It is claimed that Susan composed her first chess problem at the age of four. She is considered the youngest composer of a published chess problem.
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