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Four years in the making, a unique documentary on young blind chess players from India made by British filmmaker Ian McDonald and an Indian team to screen at the World Chess Championship in Chennai. A film by Ian McDonaldIndia | 2012 | HDV | B&W | 96 minsEnglish, Hindi, Tamil, Odiya with English subtitlesproduced by Geetha J. The award-winning documentary Algorithms, directed by sports sociologist and documentarian Ian McDonald will be screened at the FIDE World Chess Championship 2013....

The first half was balanced with both sides holding fort in their halves. Both clubs had no clear chance on the goal and the first half ended with a 0-0 scoreline. The second half was action-packed and constant pressure from Dempo paid dividends with the side going 3-0 up in a span of just 12 minutes. The first goal was by Mario Mascarenhas in the 56th minute while six minutes later, Jessel Carneiro doubled Dempos’ lead in the 62nd minute....

Stephen Curry’s wife certainly doesn’t condone these memes. “I wonder why people are so hateful sometimes. I just don’t get it. I want people to know these memes aren’t coming from me and I didn’t endorse them,” Curry told Essence on Wednesday. MORE: Classic photos of Stephen Curry “I have a feeling whoever is making them is mostly men trying to pit women against each other and that’s something I don’t stand for, especially with us black women....

Tesla CEO Musk first offered to buy Twitter on April 14, a week after becoming the company’s largest shareholder. The entrepreneur announced on April 21 that he had $46.5 billion set to purchase the social media platform, and on Monday, the deal was finalized at $2.5 billion less than that. With Musk having stated that he plans to stand by his principles of allowing free speech on the platform, there has been anticipation that a number of public figures who have been banned in the past could have their accounts unlocked....

First released on March 3, Babylon’s Fall is an action role-playing hack-and-slash developed by Platinum and published by Square Enix. The game was first revealed at E3 2018, and had quite the hype being another action RPG made by the minds behind titles such as Bayonetta, Vanquish, and Nier: Automata. Unlike those titles, though, Babylon’s Fall employs the game-as-a-service model, and is currently awaiting a Season 2 content update....

The Colombia international scored his first goal since October to give his side a 1-0 victory over Cagliari on Sunday that moved them back to within two points of the top three. Bilic hints at new Bacca bid Bacca has been linked with a number of sides in recent weeks, including Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain as well as former club Sevilla and Premier League outfit West Ham. His representative, Sergio Barila, has also confirmed lucrative offers from China, but says the 30-year-old is keen to remain at San Siro....

As long as the party leader of a group that’s playing Back 4 Blood has one of the future paid DLCs, all members of the party have access to that content. This will allow players to stay together through whatever future content rolls out to the wave-based survival FPS. Among the potential content teased for future Back 4 Blood DLC include new maps, gameplay, and campaigns. RELATED: Back 4 Blood Shows Off PvP Mode Swarm...

Bangladesh cruised to a five-wicket win in Mirpur to move 1-0 ahead in the three-game series, the 50-over victory coming off the back of a Test series whitewash. While Bangladesh’s spinners dominated the Tests, it was the seamers who impressed in the first ODI, with Mashrafe Mortaza and Mustafizur Rahman sharing six wickets. The Windies finished on 195-9 from their 50 overs, a target Bangladesh reached with 89 balls to spare, helped by an unbeaten 55 from Mushfiqur Rahim....

He is not exactly like most players, in that he can do this. The backflip catches are unbelievable. In fact, in this age of hoaxy viral videos that turn into AT&T ads, you'd be silly not to question a video like this. But unlike the AT&T "Hello!" ad, this one has a real name attached to the player, so we're inclined to believe this one. (Via TBL)

Triple H has been the brain behind NXT over the years. He was responsible for giving NXT a unique identity in WWE and turning it into a show which was more than just developmental territory for WWE. PWInsider (via CSS) reported that Triple H is still in charge, even though there are many decisions taken recently in regards to NXT without him being involved. Was Triple H involved in the recent NXT releases?...

Given Jack’s role in both games, assuming he appears in the next game is a given; however, it doesn’t seem like he would be the only. Both games have featured two protagonists, with one taking lead and the other following up. In RDR1, that’s John Marston followed up by his son; in Red Dead Redemption 2, that’s Arthur Morgan followed by John Marston. Putting them in chronological order means the secondary has, at least in the case of John Marston, followed the primary in the game....

This is the first time I’ve gone on foot to Arba’inya. I usually go by car, but this year was special. I wanted to challenge the Wahabi Sunnis, who have attacked pilgrims in the past. At 7 a.m. on Monday morning [Feb. 25], I left Baghdad with four of my friends, Musa, Ahmad, Muhammad and Basim. We took some bottles of water and carried the picture of the Imam, Al-Hussein, and two flags, one green and one black to honor him....

If you’re one of the millions Americans trying out online dating, you may sometimes feel overwhelmed not just by the amount of people you can match with, but also by the amount of rejection that may entail. You may feel so discouraged by a string of bad dates that you’ll feel ready to give up the practice altogether. But online dating is a bit of an art: with the right strategy and tools, you can find someone worth your while, whatever your end goal may be....

The site, best known for hosting adult content, allows creators to sell video clips, photos, and messages directly to subscribers on a pay-per-view basis, working from their homes and on their own schedule. Customers pay between $5 and $50 and OnlyFans take a 20% cut. The platform particularly appeals to disabled people who find it hard to work more “traditional” jobs. It provides a steady stream of income with less danger, while allowing them to work their own hours, independently....

This article will help you understand the benefits of open heart surgery and possible follow-up surgeries, as well as lifestyle changes your doctor is likely to recommend as you recover. Benefits of Surgery Surgeons use open heart surgery for conditions such as heart attack, heart failure, valvular disease, and coronary artery disease. It’s the most common method for performing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Given the scope of open heart surgery and its inherently invasive nature, it’s helpful to know that it has a longstanding and high overall success rate correcting life-threatening problems and improving quality of life....

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While obviously a fun play on words, an “open-zone” title seems like it’s the perfect design for a great Sonic game. There’s plenty to be seen about Sonic Frontiers, but that one piece of design knowledge has given fans plenty to think about and speculate over. It’s still too early to say, but an open-world Sonic game might be exactly what the series needs to get on top of the world again, and this could happen if properly implemented and designed around....

Poland hosts the largest contingent of volunteers, who spend two years on assignment. Elizabeth Metcalf, 48, is an accountant from California who now advises a railroad-repair facility in southeastern Poland on accounting methods and financial analysis. James Cason, 51, is a water-treatment specialist from Florida who offers advice on sewage systems and waste disposal to towns in the same area.David Allen, 30, is a junior-high-school teacher from Rhode Island who now instructs highly motivated students at the new English Teachers’ College in Warsaw....

After playing Iron Banner for a good amount of the day yesterday, we can answer a lot of those questions, and perhaps another: “Is Iron Banner any good?” The answer is: This might be the best Iron Banner in Destiny to date. The Power Curve In a blog yesterday, Bungie explained the updated Power Curve. It’s a graph that helps explain what’s going on inside Destiny’s code during Iron Banner (and Trials of Osiris) when level advantages are turned on....

WWE hasn’t built up many of its marquee matches for the event that well, like Brock Lesnar vs Roman Reigns. This week’s editions of Raw and SmackDown Live were mostly fillers, with little of note occurring on both shows. Although the card boasts long-awaited dream matches like AJ Styles vs Samoa Joe and Daniel Bryan vs The Miz, there is nominal interest heading into the event. The lackluster build to SummerSlam has endangered the event’s chances of success....