Talk:United States Armed Forces Chess Championship

Cleaning up article
I've been working on cleaning things up and adding citations. Some notes, especially about conflicting information, are inline comments in the article itself.

Here are a few sources I haven't needed so far, but included here just in case they are needed:

- https://chessdailynews.com/larry-larkins-wins-afocc/ (2010 mostly)

- http://www.kenilworthchessclub.org/kibitzer/2009/05/2009-inter-service-chess-championship.html?showComment=1241645760000 (2009 ISCC)

- http://texasarmedforceschess.com/faq.html (upcoming tournaments)

- https://www.monroi.com/chess-blog/chess-experts/andres-hortillosa/2008-inter-service-chess-championship.html (2008 ISCC early rounds only)

- https://www.pope.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/242108/pope-snco-wins-interservice-chess-tournament/ (2010 ISCC)

- https://chessdailynews.com/air-force-dominates/ (2009 50th)

Information on ISCC events is much harder to find in general. For now, it's just mentioned at the start of the article and there's a comment after the main table for some placeholder entries. I don't think it's worth adding a list of ISCC winners without a more complete list and other information about the event.

Daniel Quinlan (talk) 03:02, 3 November 2022 (UTC)

Removed sections
This section of the article is stub quality level at best. I think there might be a place for a broader article about military use of chess in research and education that's not specific to the United States.

The removed sections that didn't fit into the article are below. -- Daniel Quinlan (talk) 03:39, 6 November 2022 (UTC)

Armed Forces Chess Research
The United States Armed Forces has studied chess in a number of different applications, from the understanding of psychology, game theory, problem solving, tactical decision making, risk taking and leadership, not to mention in computer programs, artificial intelligence and algorithms.

The Defense Technical Information Center lists over 1,500 civilian, contractor and military reports dealing with chess, chess theory and other applications of chess research.