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Crucial Games and Tactics for SIG’s 1st Place NACCL Chess Team

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Crucial Games and Tactics for Susquehanna’s 1st Place NACCL Chess Team

June 7, 2021 by Justin B.

Over 6 Thursdays in late January and February, the inaugural online North American Corporate Chess League took place, with over 400 players and 40 teams competing on lichess.org. The league awarded prizes to both the top 15 individuals and the top 5 teams, with each team’s score equal to the...

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The Intersection of Poker + Chess

June 1, 2021 by Bill

Bill Chen, two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner, co-author of The Mathematics of Poker, an expert-level chess player, and a quantitative researcher at Susquehanna, shares his thoughts on the overlap between poker and chess.

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Book Review: The Data Detective by Tim Harford

April 14, 2021 by Todd

Tim Harford seems to be showing up again and again in the world of rational decision making, from newspapers (he is a columnist for the Financial Times) to podcasts (Fifty Things That Made the Modern Economy, Cautionary Tales, etc.) to radio (More or Less) to books (The Undercover Economist, How...

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Pro Tips for Upping Your Super Smash Bros Melee Game

March 30, 2021 by HugS

Hugo “HugS” Gonzalez, professional Super Smash Bros Melee player for Dignitas, teamed up with Susquehanna to share some pro tips for boosting your Melee play. From learning the fundamentals, to extending your combos, and controlling the stage, HugS explains how to improve your Melee game no matter your current experience...

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Meet Susquehanna’s 1st Place NACCL Chess Team

February 26, 2021 by Nicole

Over the past six weeks, Susquehanna’s chess team has been competing in the North American Corporate Chess League’s first online tournament. This online league brought together teams from 43 companies across North America and allowed for chess players of all skill levels to engage in some friendly competition, as they...

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Q+A with Dignitas Rocket League Player Joris “Joreuz” Robben

December 15, 2020 by Joreuz

Since Rocket League became free-to-play over the summer, the surge of new players has been tremendous. If you’re new to the game and are looking to up your skills, we’ve asked Joris “Joreuz” Robben, professional Rocket League player for Dignitas, to give us at Susquehanna his insight into the game...

Gaming

Option Value in Backgammon

September 22, 2020 by Jon

This quiz post looks at how the doubling cube impacts strategy in backgammon.

Gaming

Board Gaming for 2 Players or Less

July 20, 2020 by Michael

As you may know, board games are a popular activity here at SIG. Last year, our Dublin office even launched an official board games social club, where we regularly meet after work for sessions of a variety of games, including some of those discussed in other blog posts. Unfortunately those...

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Susquehanna Sponsors Esports Team, Dignitas

June 19, 2020 by Nicole

We are excited to announce Susquehanna’s sponsorship of Dignitas, one of the most competitive franchises in professional esports. Dignitas teams compete in some of esports’ most popular games, including League of Legends, Counter Strike: Global Offensive, Rocket League, and VALORANT. We will be teaming up with Dignitas’ players to bring content...

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SIG Wins US Amateur Team East Chess Tournament

March 4, 2020 by Eric

Team “SIG Calls” scored a perfect 6-0 to win the US Amateur Team East in a field of over 300 teams. They edged out “Princeton Clementine” in the final round to steal the victory and avenge last year’s loss to “Princeton Orange”. Board 1: IM Atulya led the team with...