Richard Chang slides an electronic pawn across the chessboard on his computer screen. An instant later, his opponent’s pawn moves noiselessly in response. “His moves are very good. He knows what he’s ...

A pilot computer program on chess games designed by Gary Kasparov was launched on Monday in Georgia to assist the country's youth to learn about the game. It was announced on Monday by Georgia's ...

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As computers get better at chess, their games look more human. Their moves seem more connected to known strategic plans, and when they aren’t, the logic can still often be discerned by experts. But ...

AIs have defeated humans at even more computationally difficult games. This is an Inside Science story. A new computer program taught itself superhuman mastery of three classic games -- chess, go and ...

You need no particular knowledge or affection for the game of kings to appreciate the whimsy of “Computer Chess.” The genius of this indie is its cleverness in capturing the driest of times and the ...

Thanks to over 3,000 backers a new electronic, connected chess computer and board have taken Kickstarter by storm raising over $900,000 with still 24 days remaining. ChessUp is a new chess computer ...

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When you visit the History of Computer Chess exhibit at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, the first machine you see is "The Turk." In 1770, a Hungarian engineer and diplomat ...