Get the latest tech news

2024's Geek 'Advent Calendar's Offer Challenges - and a Magnus Carlsen-Signed Chessboard


The long-running Advent of Code site just entered its 10th year, with 162,809 people completing both of its Day One puzzles (which involve a hunt for the missing historian of the North Pole). But its not the only site offering Christmas-themed programming puzzles: Hundreds of SQL lovers are tryin...

The long-running Advent of Code site just entered its 10th year, with 162,809 people completing both of its Day One puzzles (which involve a hunt for the missing historian of the North Pole). And Norway's biggest chess club (founded by world champion Magnus Carlsen) has even launched a site with daily chess puzzles called — what else? (It promises at the end of the event someone will win a chessboard signed by Magnus Carlsen).

Get the Android app

Or read this on Slashdot

Read more on:

Photo of advent calendar

advent calendar

Photo of magnus carlsen

magnus carlsen

Photo of geek

geek

Related news:

News photo

Geek-Friendly 'Free Comic Book Day' Titles Include Two Star Wars Books for May the Fourth

News photo

Animoca Brands unveils Anichess with Magnus Carlsen and Chess.com

News photo

Official Probe Finds Hans Niemann Didn't Cheat Against Magnus Carlsen