Back in 1769, a chess playing automation by the name of The Turk was introduced by Hungarian author and inventor, Wolfgang von Kempelen. It is the first recorded machine of its kind and chess ...

Who was [Leonardo Torres Quevedo]? Not exactly a household name, but as [IEEE Spectrum] points out, he invented a chess automaton in 1920 that would foreshadow the next century’s obsession with ...

Computing, as a science and an industry, has always been intimately connected with games, and with none more so than chess. The quest to build a computer grandmaster has helped bring focus to ...

For a few days, chess fans could be forgiven for wondering if the end of the game was in sight. At the World Chess Championships in Dubai last week, reigning champion Magnus Carlsen from Norway and ...

Computer Chess isn’t just set in the early ’80s; it looks like it might have been filmed there You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Reviews and ...

Computer chess is computer architecture encompassing hardware and software capable of playing chess autonomously without human guidance. Computer chess acts as solo entertainment (allowing players to ...

Having read about the creative use of AI recently - see Gadget Book: The AI creativity code - this one caught my eye: Lc0 becoming the first neural-network project to win the Chess.com Computer Chess ...

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 ...

If you are searching for a chess computer to help refine your strategies, you may be interested in a new chess clock created by Corvi Adinventio, which combines the best of both into one smart chess ...